Tao The Pathless Path Vol 2 ~ 07
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| event type | discourse |
| date & time | 3 Mar 1977 am |
| location | Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona |
| language | English |
| audio | Available, duration 1h 33min. Quality: good. |
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| video | Not available |
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| online text | find the PDF of this discourse |
| shorttitle | TAO207 |
- notes
- synopsis
- Reader of the sutra: Sw Ananda Teertha.
- The sutra
- Tzu-hsia asked the master.
- 'What sort of man is Yen Hui?'
- 'For kindness he is a better man than I am.'
- 'What about Tzu-kung?'
- 'For eloquence he is a better man than I am.'
- 'Tzu-lu?'
- 'For courage he is a better man than I am.'
- 'Tzu-chang?'
- 'For dignity he is a better man than I am.'
- Tzu-hsia rose from his mat and asked:
- 'Then why do these four serve you?'
- 'Sit down, I will tell you. Yen Hui can be kind but cannot check the impulse when it will do no good. Tzu-kung can be eloquent but cannot hold his tongue. Tzu-lu can be brave but cannot be cautious. Tzu-chang can be dignified but cannot unbend in company. Even if I could have the virtues of the four men all together I should be unwilling to exchange them for my own. That is why they serve me without misgiving.'
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