An idea from Mencius

Asked how he kept a steady mind from age 40, the teacher said: “I am skilful in nourishing my vast, flowing, passion-nature.” That passion-nature is qi, the energy that fills a person. It grows from right actions piled up over time, never from a single good act.

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