A Man of Knowledge

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"A man of knowledge lives by acting,
not by thinking about acting,
nor by thinking about what he will think
when he has finished acting. 
A man of knowledge chooses a path
with heart and follows it;
and then he looks and rejoices and laughs;
and then he 'sees' and knows. 
He knows that his life will be over altogether too soon;
he knows that he,
as well as everybody else,
is not going anywhere;
he knows because he 'sees'
that nothing is more important than anything else. 
In other words, a man of knowledge has
no honor, no dignity, no family, no name, no country,
but only life to be lived,
and under these circumstances his only tie to his fellow men
is his controlled folly. 
Thus a man of knowledge endeavors,
and sweats, and puffs,
and if one looks at him he is just like any ordinary man,
except that the folly of his life
is under control. 
Nothing being more important than anything else,
a man of knowledge chooses any act,
and acts it out as if it matters to him. 
His controlled folly maked him say
that what he does matters and
makes him act as if it did,
and yet he knows that it doesn't;
so when he fulfills his acts he retreats in peace,
and whether his acts were good or bad,
or worked or didn't,
is in no way part of his concern."
~CC

[Gonzo]

Is that anything like the following?
The mind of a man of the Way is straightforward, without falsehood;
there is no turning away nor turning towards, no deceitful false mind.
At all times his seeing and hearing are normal; there are no further
details or subtleties beyond this. He does not close his eyes or block
his ears; it is enough that feelings do not attach to things. Since
time immemorial all the sages have only spoken of the faults of
impurity; if there is no such perverted consciousness, opinion and
thought habits, then it is like an autumn pond, limpid and clean. Pure
and clear, without contrivance, quiescent and still, without hindrance;
such is called a man of the Way. He is also called an unconcerned man.

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Gonzo wrote:
Is that anything like the following?
The mind of a man of the Way is straightforward, without falsehood; there is no turning away nor turning towards, no deceitful false mind. At all times his seeing and hearing are normal; there are no further details or subtleties beyond this. He does not close his eyes or block his ears; it is enough that feelings do not attach to things. Since time immemorial all the sages have only spoken of the faults of impurity; if there is no such perverted consciousness, opinion and thought habits, then it is like an autumn pond, limpid and clean. Pure and clear, without contrivance, quiescent and still, without hindrance; such is called a man of the Way. He is also called an unconcerned man.

Well I have to admit it sounds very similar, great quote G! (good to see you here too)! =)

[Tiff]

Thus a man of knowledge endeavors,

and sweats, and puffs,

and if one looks at him he is just like any ordinary man,

except that the folly of his life

is under control.
is under control.
endeavors
sweats, and puffs,
if one looks
just like any ordinary
Thus a man
except

the folly

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