Tao may not be obstructed.

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If the eye is unobstructed, the result is sight. If the ear is unobstructed the result is hearing. If the nose is unobstructed, the result is sense of smell. If the mouth is unobstructed, the result is sense of taste. If the mind is unobstructed, the result is wisdom. If wisdom is unobstructed, the result is Tê. "Tao may not be obstructed. To obstruct is to strangle. This affects the base, and all evils spring into life. "All sentient beings depend upon breath. If this does not reach them in sufficient quantity, it is not the fault of God. God supplies it day and night without cease, but man stops the passage.

Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 26, §7 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Chuang Tzu, when nothing obstructs, the eye sees, the ear hears and the heart perceives; Heaven fills us day and night with its breath, and it is we who, through our tensions and clutter, close the passage. Today, notice what is cluttering you (a grudge, a worry, too many activities) and set it down for a moment, letting your breath flow freely.

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