Trey Smith
"Utilize the bounty of things and let them nourish your body; withdraw into thoughtlessness and in this way give life to your mind; be reverent of what is within and extend this same reverence to others. If you do these things and yet are visited by ten thousand evils, then all are Heaven-sent and not the work of man. They should not be enough to destroy your composure; they must not be allowed to enter the Spirit Tower. The Spirit Tower has its guardian, but unless it understands who its guardian is, it cannot be guarded."The person who is well-centered does not allow external criteria to have much impact. If a person has a strong foundation, then the winds of life cannot easily blow you down.
~ Burton Watson translation ~
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