TAO TE CHING verse 13

Accept disgrace willingly

Accept misfortune as the human condition

What do you mean by “accept disgrace willingly”?

Accept being unimportant

Do not be concerned with loss or gain

This is called “accepting disgrace willingly”

What do you mean by “accept misfortune as the human condition”?

Misfortune comes from having a body

Without a body, how could there be misfortune?

Surrender yourself humbly; then you can be trusted to care for all things.

Love the world as your own Self; then you can truly care for all things.

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