Men of this world all rejoice in others being like themselves, and object to others not being like themselves.
ZHUANGZIIf you have insight, you use your inner eye, your inner ear, to pierce to the heart of things, and have no need of intellectual knowledge.
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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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Cherish that which is in you and shut out that which is without, for much knowledge is a curse.
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Compare birth with death, compare death with life; compare what is possible with what is not possible and compare what is not possible with what is possible; because there is, there is not, and because there is not, there is.
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There is danger for the eye in seeing too clearly, danger for the ear in hearing too sharply and danger to the heart from caring too greatly.
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There is a beginning. There is no beginning of that beginning. There is something. There is nothing.
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When the heart is right, “for” and “against” are forgotten.
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The true man breathes with his heels.
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A battering ram can knock down a city wall, but it cannot stop a hole. Different things have different uses.
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During our dreams we do not know we are dreaming. We may even dream of interpreting a dream. Only on waking do we know it was a dream. Only after the great awakening will we realize that this is the great dream.
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If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind.
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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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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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For 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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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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