The Simple Way, Part 73

The Simple Way
The Life & Teachings of Zhouzi
by Scott Bradley

When a delegation of Taoist priests from a nearby temple came and offered to absorb the community as one of their own, Zhouzi answered thus:

“Though all things in the world are divided by class, the Mystery in all makes them both One and Unique. To class the Mystery, whether as a this or a that, would be like attempting to parcel the sky. Pray call us Taoists for the sake of the peace, yet we cannot embrace one thing at the expense of the rest.”

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