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Taoism
Lesson 332

He who practises charity as a kindness, duty to one's neighbour as a principle, ceremony as a convenience, music as a pacificator, and thus becomes compassionate and charitable,—he is a superior man.

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He who practises charity as a kindness, duty to one's neighbour as a principle, ceremony as a convenience, music as a pacificator, and thus becomes compassionate and charitable,—he is a superior man.

Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 33, §1 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Chuang Tzu, the good princes of old put wisdom into practice through kindness, fairness and music that creates harmony, so that a fragrance of goodwill pervaded everything. Today, leave a little of this fragrance behind you: a kind word for each person you meet, even briefly.

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