"This is to be understood not as an eschewal of the enjoyment of life, but recognition that spiritual and religious goals are impeded by such indulgence. Those who practice ascetic lifestyles do not consider their practices virtuous in themselves."
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Lindsey Wei in Valley Spirit: A Female Story of Daoist Cultivation, Singing Dragon, 15 January 2013, p. 62.
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