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The Three Principle Texts of Daoism translated by ... - Bad Request

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Chapter 8. <strong>The</strong> Art Of LifeYEN-PING-CHUNG asked Kuan-Yi-Wu [1]cherishing life.as toKuan-Yi-Wu replied:“It suffices to give it its free course, neither checking norobstructing it."Yen-Ping-Chung said: “And as to details?"Kuan-Yi-Wu replied: “Allow the ear to hear what itlikes, the eye to see what it likes, the nose to smell whatit likes, the mouth to say what it likes, the body to enjoythe comforts it likes to have, and the mind to do what itlikes.“Now what the ear likes to hear is music, and theprohibition <strong>of</strong> it is what I call obstruction to the ear.“What the eye likes to look at is beauty; and its notbeing permitted to regard this beauty I call obstruction<strong>of</strong> sight.“What the nose likes to smell is perfume; and its notbeing permitted to smell I call obstruction to scent.“What the mouth likes to talk about is right and wrong;

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