Motif
Cosmic non-action as source of transformation
cosmic_non_action_as_source_of_transformation
A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family. 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 CHAPTER XVII. / AUTUMN FLOODS. / CHAPTER XVIII. / PERFECT HAPPINESS.; lines 7491-7622 confidence: high
"Heaven does nothing; yet it is clear. Earth does nothing; yet it enjoys repose. From the inaction of these two proceed all the modifications of things."
Heaven and Earth are described as doing nothing, yet all modifications of things proceed from their inaction and nothing is left unaccomplished.
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