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Taoism
Lesson 348

He acts differently from the vulgar crowd, but takes no credit for his exceptionality; nor because others act with the majority does he despise them as hypocrites.

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He acts differently from the vulgar crowd, but takes no credit for his exceptionality; nor because others act with the majority does he despise them as hypocrites.

Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 17, ยง4 ยท ๐Ÿ“– Read the full passage

โœจ To meditate on today

According to Chuang Tzu, the accomplished person follows inner intuitions and often acts differently from the crowd, but never despises those who think or live differently, knowing that they simply do not see in the same way. Today, when someone makes a choice you would not make, keep to your own path without judging them or trying to convince them.

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