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From the point of view of difference," replied Confucius, "we distinguish between the liver and the gall, between the Ch'u State and the Yüeh State. From the point of view of sameness, all things are one. Such is the position of Wang T'ai. He does not trouble about what reaches him through the senses of hearing and sight, but directs his whole mind towards the very climax of virtue. He beholds all things as though one, without observing their discrepancies.
Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 5, §2 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Chuang Tzu, whoever sees all beings as one in the great whole no longer stops at small flaws, neither in himself nor in others. Today, when a flaw in someone catches your eye, step back and look at the whole person, with all the good in them.
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