Everyone is bound by the laws of nature. The enlightened are not restricted by them.
An excellent way of putting it! I’m going to have to steal that one. ;-) Is it yours? I see that Google only finds your comment, so how would you like to be attributed?
(The closest phrasing I had to this is, “The only limitations you have, besides those imposed by the laws of physics, are the ones that come from your own mind.” Your version is more compact and poetic.)
LM: “The only way a woman could rule in the kingdom of Ch’in. It’s my gift to him. He was a vicious tyrant. I’m going to make him the most loved of rulers.”
X: “Don’t you get sick of him getting the credit for everything that you do?”
LM: “Not at all. As long as good is done.”
X: “You write down all that wisdom stuff—huh?”
LM: “Yes—in his book.”
X: “You give him credit for that, too?”
LM: “This wisdom comes from Heaven. What difference does it make who gets credit for it—Lao Ma or Lao Tzu?”
An excellent way of putting it! I’m going to have to steal that one. ;-) Is it yours? I see that Google only finds your comment, so how would you like to be attributed?
(The closest phrasing I had to this is, “The only limitations you have, besides those imposed by the laws of physics, are the ones that come from your own mind.” Your version is more compact and poetic.)
LM: “The only way a woman could rule in the kingdom of Ch’in. It’s my gift to him. He was a vicious tyrant. I’m going to make him the most loved of rulers.”
X: “Don’t you get sick of him getting the credit for everything that you do?”
LM: “Not at all. As long as good is done.”
X: “You write down all that wisdom stuff—huh?”
LM: “Yes—in his book.”
X: “You give him credit for that, too?”
LM: “This wisdom comes from Heaven. What difference does it make who gets credit for it—Lao Ma or Lao Tzu?”
The Debt