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Taoism
Lesson 209

Only by cultivating such repose can man attain to the constant.

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Those whose hearts are in a state of repose give forth a divine radiance, by the light of which they see themselves as they are. And only by cultivating such repose can man attain to the constant.

Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 23, ยง7 ยท ๐Ÿ“– Read the full passage

โœจ To meditate on today

According to Chuang Tzu, a heart that has become perfectly peaceful radiates a natural light that shows it what is still artificial within it; the more it lets go of this, the more stable it becomes. Tonight, in the quiet, think back to a moment of the day when you played a role, and gently ask yourself what your simplest and truest heart would have done.

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