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  • Caigentan 29. Beyond rigid virtue

    July 29, 2025

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    Juan

    Exerting yourself to do a good job is a fine moral trait. But if you make yourself too miserable in the process, then your own ease of mind becomes impossible.

  • Caigentan 28. Merit in absence, Virtue without debt

    July 29, 2025

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    Juan

    In conducting yourself, do not expect to accomplish the greatest things; so long as you do not make mistakes, you make achievements.

  • Caigentan 27. Balance in ‘Engagement and Withdrawal’

    July 29, 2025

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    Juan

    The great officers of the court must foster in themselves a bit of the mindset of the hermit who lives in the mountains and forests.

  • Caigentan 26. Shattering obsession through reflection

    July 29, 2025

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    Juan

    If you muse on the flavor of food after you have eaten your fill, the feeling of relishing different flavors vanishes.

  • Caigentan 25. Unmasking the authentic self

    July 29, 2025

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    Juan

    Self-conceit and arrogance are the result of evil influences from outside oneself. Such influences must be suppressed; only then can healthy trends be encouraged.

  • Caigentan 24. The alchemy of transformation

    July 29, 2025

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    Juan

    Nothing is filthier than the dung beetle, yet in one morning it can turn into a cicada and drink the pure autumn dew. Rotten grass has no lustre, yet in one morning it can give birth to the glowworm, which gives out brilliant flashes of light on summer nights.

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