The essential Tao : an initiation into the heart of Taoism through the authentic Tao te ching and the inner teachings of Chuang-Tzu by Cleary Thomas F. 1949-

Author:Cleary, Thomas F., 1949-
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mind, Body, Spirit, Oriental & Indian philosophy, Sale Adult - Philosophy / Eastern Religion, Religion, Eastern - Taoism, Taoism, Sale Books, Reference, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Dao de jing (Laozi), Nanhua jing (Zhuangzi)
Publisher: Edison, N.J. : Castlebooks
Published: 1998-03-05T16:00:00+00:00

Startled and embarrassed, Tzu-ch’an changed his attitude and said, “Say no more.”

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In the state of Lu a certain man whose foot had been chopped off repeatedly came to see Confucius.

Confucius said to him, “You got into trouble like this because you were not prudent before. What can you do about it from now on?”

The footless one replied, “I just didn’t know what I should do and used my body carelessly; that is how I lost my foot. The reason I am coming here now is that I still have something more valuable than a foot, and therefore I’m trying to keep it intact.

“Heaven covers all, earth bears all. I considered you like heaven and earth; how could I have known you’d still be like this?”

Confucius said, “I am being narrow-minded. Why don’t you come in and talk about what you’ve learned?”

But the footless one left.

Confucius said to his disciple, “You should work diligently on this. That was a man who had his foot chopped off, yet still strives to learn in order to compensate for the faults in his previous actions. How much more will someone who would keep virtue intact!”

The footless one said to Lao Tan, “Confucius has not reached human completeness; otherwise why could he come to study from you so attentively? He even seeks fame, which is a deceptive illusion, not knowing that completed people consider it a fetter to them.”

Lao Tan said, “Why not get him to consider death and life one thread, get him to consider approval and disapproval one continuity, thus freeing him from his fetters?”

The footless one said, “Heaven is punishing him; how can he be released?”

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