Motif
Abolition of artificial standards restores natural integrity
abolition_of_artificial_standards_restores_natural_integrity
A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family, within the sub-family Innate nature, non-action, anti-artifice, and non-aggression. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer HORSES' HOOFS. / CHAPTER X. / OPENING TRUNKS. / B.C. 481.; lines 4298-4432 confidence: high
The passage calls for removing wisdom and knowledge, jade and pearls, tallies and signets, measures and scales, and the restrictions of Sages so robbers cease and people revert to natural integrity and receive TAO.
The passage commands discarding wisdom, jade, pearls, tallies, signets, measures, scales, restrictions, musical instruments, colour categories, and craft tools so people revert to natural integrity or keep their own senses and skill.
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Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer HORSES' HOOFS. / CHAPTER X. / OPENING TRUNKS. / B.C. 481.; lines 4298-4432 confidence: high
The passage says Sages' wisdom contains instruments of government and instructs readers to discard wisdom, jade, pearls, tallies, signets, measures, scales, and sage restrictions so people may return to natural integrity and receive Tao.
The passage commands the destruction or discarding of valuables, measures, signs, music, color categories, and tools so people revert to natural integrity and keep their own senses and skill.
read in the book →