Master of the Three Ways: Reflections of a Chinese Sage on Living a Satisfying Life, by Hung Ying-ming (Zicheng Hong)
Translated to English by William Scott Wilson
Shambhala Publications, Boston, Massachusetts
© 2012 224 pp.
Our ears forever hear things distasteful to them. Our mind is forever filled with events contrary to our desires. But such situations are exactly the whetstones for advancing our virtue, for putting our discipline into practice. If we always heard words pleasing to our ears, living this life would be just like being buried alive in poison. (p. 11)
