The Show-Off Monkey and Other Taoist Tales by Mark W. McGinnis

Author:Mark W. McGinnis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 2017-08-29T04:00:00+00:00

It is better to be content than to be important.

Long ago, the sage and his student Dizzy Kettle sat before a warm campfire on a cool autumn evening. “Master,” said Dizzy Kettle, “how can I find the words to describe the great way of nature?”

Staring at the flickering flames the sage said, “There are words to describe the parts of a horse: wither, hoof, tail, fetlock, muzzle, hock, mane, and more, but none of those words are the horse. The horse is much more than the sum of all the words put together. No words, even if there were enough to fill a library, could come close to describing the way of nature.”

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