Bit by Bit - Chapter 2, Part 14

Trey Smith

To use an attribute to show that attributes are not attributes is not as good as using a non-attribute to show that attributes are not attributes. To use a horse to show that a horse is not a horse is not as good as using a non-horse to show that a horse is not a horse, Heaven and earth are one attribute; the ten thousand things are one horse.
~ Burton Watson translation ~

How do I justify myself? By justifying myself!

How do I rationalize that whatever I want to do is the best thing to do? By rationalizing that the best thing to do is what my ego wants to do anyway!

I justify and rationalize my life by justifying and rationalizing it.

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