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A drunken man who falls out of a cart, though he may suffer, does not die. His bones are the same as other people's; but he meets his accident in a different way. His spirit is in a condition of security. He is not conscious of riding in the cart; neither is he conscious of falling out of it. Ideas of life, death, fear, etc., cannot penetrate his breast; and so he does not suffer from contact with objective existences. And if such security is to be got from wine, how much more is it to be got from God. It is in God that the Sage seeks his refuge, and so he is free from harm.
Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 19, §3 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Chuang Tzu, the sage remains whole because he lives united with nature, as if sheltered within it: nothing finds a hold to hurt him. Today, when you feel fragile, go and spend a few minutes near a tree, a garden or water, and let nature wrap around you.
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