All the fish needs is to get lost in the water. All man needs is to get lost in Tao.
ZHUANGZIThe perfect man employs his mind as a mirror.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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When the shoe fits, the foot is forgotten. When the belt fits, the belly is forgotten. When the heart is right, “for” and “against” are forgotten. No drives, no compulsions, no needs, no attractions: Then your affairs are under control. You are a free man.
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Can a man cling to the positive without any negative in contrast to which it is seen to be positive? If he claims to do so he is a rouge or a madman.
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Perfect happiness is the absence of striving for happiness.
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If you have grasped the purpose of life there is no point in trying to make life into something it is not or cannot be.
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Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.
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When the heart is right, “for” and “against” are forgotten.
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Fish live in water. Men die in it. Nature is diverse, and not all tastes are the same.
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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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I am going to try speaking some reckless words, and I want you to try to listen recklessly.
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He who knows he is a fool is not the biggest fool; He who knows he is confused is not in the worst confusion.
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Forget the years, forget distinctions. Leap into the boundless and make it your home!
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Silence, and non action are the root of all things.
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Men of this world all rejoice in others being like themselves, and object to others not being like themselves.
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He who does his work like a machine grows a heart like a machine and he who carries the heart of a machine in his breast loses his simplicity. He who has lost his simplicity becomes unsure in the strivings of his soul.
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The eye is a menace to clear sight, the ear is a menace to subtle hearing, the mind is a menace to wisdom, every organ of the senses is a menace to its own capacity.
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