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Chuang Tzŭ said, "O my exemplar! Thou who destroyest all things, and dost not account it cruelty; Thou who benefitest all time, and dost not account it charity; Thou who art older than antiquity and dost not account it age; Thou who supportest the universe, shaping the many forms therein, and dost not account it skill;—this is the happiness of God!" Therefore it has been said, "Those who enjoy the happiness of God, when born into the world, are but fulfilling their divine functions; when they die, they do but undergo a physical change. In repose, they exert the influence of the Negative; in motion, they wield the power of the Positive."
Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 13, §3 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Chuang Tzu, who here addresses the Principle as a beloved Master, the highest joy is to recognise Him as the One who covers and carries all things, to know that we are born of Him and will return to Him, and that rest (yin) as well as action (yang) unite us with Him. Today, in a moment of rest and then in a moment of action, remember that you are carried by the Principle, and taste the trust this gives.
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