by Robert Wilkinson
Recently a friend of the site sent me this piece supposedly written by an early Chinese Sage named Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi). It's something to remember.
For your enjoyment,
When the Shoe Fits by Zhuangzi
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Ch'ui the draftsman
Could draw more perfect circles freehand
Than with a compass.
His fingers brought forth
Spontaneous forms from nowhere. His mind
Was meanwhile free and without concern
With what he was doing.
No application was needed
His mind was perfectly simple
And knew no obstacle.
So, when the shoe fits
The foot is forgotten,
When the belt fits
The belly is forgotten,
When the heart is right
"For" and "against" are forgotten.
No drives no compulsions,
No needs, no attractions:
Then your affairs
Are under control.
You are a free man.
Easy is right. Begin right
And you are easy.
Continue easy and you are right.
The right way to go easy
Is to forget the right way
And forget that the going is easy.
~ Chuang Tzu ~
("In the Dark Before Dawn," trans. by Thomas Merton)
© Copyright 2013 Robert Wilkinson
yes, no mind allows the initiation of the masters.
Posted by: Cathy | May 29, 2013 at 06:19 AM
Beautiful, thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Nic | May 30, 2013 at 06:56 AM
Most excellent. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Iris | May 30, 2013 at 12:47 PM