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It is said that Yang Zhu would not pluck a hair from his body to benefit the world.

dingdao

dingdao

The eternal Tao cannot be told - Tao Te Ching
I had to look him up.

We have arrived at the intersection of Kung Fu Tse and Liezi.

No.
 
dingdao

dingdao

The eternal Tao cannot be told - Tao Te Ching
The act of plucking a hair from your body to benefit the world is purely symbolic. Yang Zhu's argument was actually not interferring is the course of events in the world. If you try, you are almost always doomed to failure. If you don't try, you will never fail and might accidentally make a difference.
 
The Reverend Bob

The Reverend Bob

Fart Machine and Beastmaster
dingdao said:
The act of plucking a hair from your body to benefit the world is purely symbolic. Yang Zhu's argument was actually not interferring is the course of events in the world. If you try, you are almost always doomed to failure. If you don't try, you will never fail and might accidentally make a difference.
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Sort of like that saying "The Road to Hell is paved with good intentions"
 
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