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Can sagehood be attained through study?

It can.

Someone Asked: Can sagehood be attained through study?

I Answered: "It can."

He Then Asked: "Is there some special requirement for this?"

I Answered:

"There is indeed; singleness is the requirement.
Singleness is the absence of desire.
If one is without desire,
he is empty in his quietude
and straight-forward in his actions.

To be empty when quiet bring enlightenment;
to be straight-forward in one's actions brings impartiality.

Enlightenment leads to penetration
and impartiality to universality.

This is not far from sagehood."

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