Not knowing the profound meaning of things, we disturb our (original) peace of mind to no purpose.

"When we are in the Way, when we act without love or hate, hope or despair or indifference, the meaning of things is self-evident, not merely impossible but unnecessary to express. Conversely, while we are looking for the significance of things, it is nonexistent. Our original nature is one of perfect harmony with the universe, a harmony not of similarity or correspondence but of identity.

"Neither follow after nor dwell with the doctrine of the void.

"We are not to be beguiled by the senses, by the apparent differences of things. On the other hand, we are not to fall into the opposite error of taking all things as unreal and meaningless. This is the basis of much of the poetical thinking of Swinburne, of Shelley and Byron. It tinges the poetry of Matthew Arnold, Clough, Christina Rossetti. It is the basis of all passive, quietistic thought. Both these extreme views are wrong."