This was a very insightful read. I really enjoyed the passage, "Before pleasure, anger, sorrow, and joy have arisen, we are in the center. When these passions have arisen and when all attain their proper degree, we are in harmony. That center is the root of the universe; that harmony is the Tao, reaching out to all things. Once we find the center and achieve harmony, heaven and earth take their proper places, and all things are fully nourished." This passage, to me, meant that before you throw any emotions into the mix, we are all in the same state of mind. However, once we start experiencing emotion is when we start on our journey to happiness. Finding the right balance of emotion allows us to be happy, and everything else falls into place.
Another piece of this read that i liked stated, " Thus, in dealing with people, we already have the perfect model of behavior inside us. Just act sincerely in accordance with your true nature. Don't do to others what you wouldn't want done to you." I thought this quote was really true and was stated very nicely. We all know how we would want to be treated, but for some reason not all of us treat other's the same way. We were built with the perfect model of how to behave, but most shy away from this model. Almost as to say, act with instinct and not with feeling.
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