Bit by Bit - Chapter 20, Part 8

Trey Smith

"He who possesses men will know hardship; he who is possessed by men will know care. Therefore Yao neither possessed men nor allowed himself to be possessed by them. So I ask you to rid yourself of hardship, to cast off your cares, and to wander alone with the Way to the Land of Great Silence.
~ Burton Watson translation ~

The worries of social relationships are some of the baggage we must leave at the door. To enter into the meditative state, we can't be weighed down or filled up.

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