Being is thoughtless-beyond and beneath all categories of thought. Expression is the realization of creative thought. Being is still; expression, moving. But then if I do not strive, who will?
ZHUANGZIFor we can only know that we know nothing, and a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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True depth of understanding is wide and steady, Shallow understanding is lazy and wandering, Words of wisdom are precise and clear.
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Running around accusing others is not as good as laughing. And enjoying a good laugh is not as good as going along with things.
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The enlightened attention rejects nothing nor welcomes anything-like a mirror it responds equally to all.
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To have attained to the human form is a source of joy. What an incomparable bliss it is to undergo these countless transitions.
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He who regards all things as one is a companion of Nature.
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The one-legged creature is envious of the millipede; the millipede is envious of the snake; the snake is envious of the wind; the wind is envious of the eye; the eye is envious of the heart.
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A sage steers by the bright light of confusion and doubt.
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The greatest tragedy that can befall a person is the atrophy of his mind.
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The space under the sky is occupied by all things in their unity.
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The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing. It receives but does not keep.
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Those who follow the Tao are of clear mind. They do not load their mind with anxieties and are flexible in their adjustment to external conditions.
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My opinion is that you never find happiness until you stop looking for it.
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Transmit the established facts; do not transmit words of exaggeration. If you do that, you will probably come out all right.
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When there is no more separation between ‘this’ and ‘that,’ it is called the still-point of the Tao. At the still point in the center of the circle one can see the infinite in all things.
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When I talk about having good hearing, I don’t mean just listening, but listening to yourself. When I talk about good eyesight, I don’t mean just looking, but looking at yourself.
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