Governing The World

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T'ien Ken in the course on his wandering on the Mount Yin, came to River Liao. There he met a nameless man to whom he put forth a question, “How would you carry on the governing of the world?'

“Go away," said the man who happened to be a Tao saint.

The Tao man further accused, “You are rude! Why do you ask me a question for which I am not prepared?"

The nameless one proceeded, “I would just play the part of the 'Maker' of all things. When I am tired, I would climb over the bird called 'light' and fly beyond all the directions and go about wandering in the land of no where! Now what method do you have for governing the world that you ask me?"

T'ien, however would not let go of the saint. He further pressed the saint with the same query.

The Tao man replied, “Let your mind revel in pure simplicity, merge with the original space idly with indifference. Go with the natural flow of things and do not allow any personal or selfish motive to intervene. Do this, and the world will be governed !"