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"He is perfect," replied Tzลญ Fang. "In appearance, a man; in reality, God. Unconditioned himself, he falls in with the conditioned, to his own greater glory. Pure himself, he can still tolerate others. If men are without Tao, by a mere look he calls them to a sense of error, and causes their intentions to melt away. How could I praise him?"
Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 21, ยง1 ยท ๐ Read the full passage
โจ To meditate on today
According to Chuang Tzu, T'ien Tzu Fang never quotes his master because the master gives no speeches: kindly toward all, he helps others correct themselves by the sheer rightness of his attitude. Today, if someone acts in a way that bothers you, give up the remark or the lecture, and simply show through your own behavior, gently, what seems right to you.
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