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Therefore it has been said, do not let the artificial obliterate the natural; do not let will obliterate destiny; do not let virtue be sacrificed to fame. Diligently observe these precepts without fail, and thus you will revert to the divine.
Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 17, §9 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Chuang Tzu, the human must not stifle what comes from Heaven within us, nor the artificial extinguish the natural: to restore one’s nature is to return to the first truth of being. Today, notice a moment when you are playing a role or forcing a persona, and choose to be simply yourself, naturally.
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