When the mind is properly adjustedAnd quietly appliedThe Way is attainable. But when you are too fervently bentOn it, your body grows tired;When your body is tired, your spiritBecomes weary. When you spirit is weary, your disciplineWill relax, and with relaxation ofDiscipline, there follows many distractions.Be calm and pure, and the Way will be gained.
When the mind is properly adjustedAnd quietly appliedThe Way is attainable.
But when you are too fervently bentOn it, your body grows tired;When your body is tired, your spiritBecomes weary.
When you spirit is weary, your disciplineWill relax, and with relaxation ofDiscipline, there follows many distractions.Be calm and pure, and the Way will be gained.
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