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Joy and anger, sorrow and happiness, caution and remorse, come upon us by turns, with ever-changing mood. They come like music from hollowness, like mushrooms from damp. Daily and nightly they alternate within us, but we cannot tell whence they spring.
Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 2, §2 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Chuang Tzu, our joys and sorrows, our plans and regrets are like sounds coming from one and the same instrument: they arise, pass and change, like appearances on the surface of the one being. Today, when a strong emotion rises, name it gently ("here is anger", "here is joy") and watch it pass like a musical note.
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