Motif
Natural disposition harmed by artificial cultivation
natural_disposition_harmed_by_artificial_cultivation
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Wisdom Teaching and Moral Instruction. 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 KNOWLEDGE TRAVELS NORTH. / CHAPTER XXIII. / CHAPTER XXIV. / CHAPTER XXV.; lines 11217-11365 confidence: medium
Chuang Tzŭ says contemporary people put their Godhead out of sight, abandon natural dispositions, part with feeling and souls, and allow harmful things to grow like reeds, rushes, sores, and ulcers.
Chuang Tzŭ contrasts natural disposition with deliberate self-regulation and depicts harmful growths replacing neglected inner nature.
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