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Taoism
Lesson 325

To know Tao without speech appertains to the natural.

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Chuang Tzลญ said, "To know Tao is easy. The difficulty lies in the elimination of speech. To know Tao without speech appertains to the natural. To know Tao with speech appertains to the artificial. The men of old were natural, not artificial.

Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 32, ยง4 ยท ๐Ÿ“– Read the full passage

โœจ To meditate on today

According to Chuang Tzu, knowing the Principle is not enough: the hardest thing is not to talk about It, for to know and keep silent is perfection, while to know and speak remains imperfect. Today, when you understand something deep or when you are right in a discussion, keep it to yourself and let your peace speak for you.

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