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Thought for the day 10/24/03

Started by pkamm, 10/24/2003 05:21PM
Posted 10/24/2003 05:21PM Opening Post
Accept disgrace willingly.
Accept misfortune as the human condition.

What do you mean by "Accept disgrace willingly"?
Accept being unimportant.
Do not be concerned with loss or gain.
This is called "accepting disgrace willingly."

What do you mean by "Accept misfortune as the human condition"?
Misfortune comes from having a body.
Without a body, how could there be misfortune?

Surrender yourself humbly; then you can be trusted to care for all things.
Love the world as your own self; then you can truly care for all things.


Lao Tzu, Tao-te-Ching (Ch. 13)