The enlightened attention rejects nothing nor welcomes anything-like a mirror it responds equally to all.
ZHUANGZIAll the fish needs is to get lost in the water. All man needs is to get lost in Tao.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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The right way to go easy is to forget the right way.
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The man who has some respect for his person keeps his carcass out of sight, hides himself as perfectly as he can.
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Great understanding is broad and unhurried; little understanding is cramped and busy.
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Easy is right. Begin right and you are easy. Continue easy and you are right. The right way to go easy is to forget the right way, and forget that the going is easy.
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You cannot speak of ocean to a well-frog, the creature of a narrower sphere. You cannot speak of ice to a summer insect, the creature of a season.
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Once Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly.
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To exercise no-thought and rest in nothing is the first step toward resting in Tao. To start from nowhere and follow no road is the first step toward attaining Tao.
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The greatest tragedy that can befall a person is the atrophy of his mind.
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All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility.
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Great knowledge sees all in one. Small knowledge breaks down into the many.
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The space under the sky is occupied by all things in their unity.
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The sage embraces things. Ordinary men discriminate amongst them and parade their discriminations before others. So I say; those who discriminate, fail to see.
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Great knowledge is universal. Small knowledge is limited. Great words are inspiring; small words are chatter.
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I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man.
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The eyes envy the mind.
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