Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it.
ZHUANGZII am going to try speaking some reckless words, and I want you to try to listen recklessly.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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Where can I find a man who has forgotten words, so I can have a few words with him?
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A petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation.
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All the fish needs is to get lost in the water. All man needs is to get lost in Tao.
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Let your mind wander in the pure and simple. Be one with the infinite. Let all things take their course.
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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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Heaven is in everything: follow the light, hide in the cloudiness and begin in what is. Do this and your understanding will be like not understanding and your wisdom will be like not being wise. By not being wise you will become wise later.
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Verily God does not reward man for what he does, but for what he is.
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Only the intelligent knows how to identify all things as one. When one is at ease with himself, one is near Tao. This is to let Nature take its own course.
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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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And how do I know that the hate of death is not like a man who has lost his home when young and does not know where his home is to return to?
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The saying goes, ‘The sage rests, truly rests and is at ease.’ This manifests itself in calmness and detachment, so that worries and distress cannot affect him, nothing unpleasant can disturb him, his Virtue is complete and his spirit is not stirred up.
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The true man breathes with his heels.
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Take care of your body, then the rest will automatically become stronger.
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The sage has the sun and moon by his side and the universe under his arm. He blends everything into a harmonious whole. . . . He blends the disparities of ten thousand years into one complete purity. All things are blended like this and mutually involve each other.
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Only fools imagine they are already awake. How clearly they understand everything! How easily they distinguish this deception from that reality!
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