When you have mastered the Way of strategy you can suddenly make your body like a rock, and ten thousand things cannot touch you. This is the body of a rock. You will not be moved.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Mastery brings a state of unshakable stability and presence.
- In plain terms
- Master strategy to become immovable like a rock.
- What can you take from it?
- Cultivate mental steadiness to withstand external forces.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you practice steadiness?
Another view
External physical force can still move the body regardless of spirit.
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