The creature born is the creature dying.
ZHUANGZIThe creature born is the creature dying.
ZHUANGZIFlow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.
ZHUANGZIEverything has what is innate,everything has what is necessary.
ZHUANGZIMen of this world all rejoice in others being like themselves, and object to others not being like themselves.
ZHUANGZIThe man who has some respect for his person keeps his carcass out of sight, hides himself as perfectly as he can.
ZHUANGZIPerfect happiness is the absence of striving for happiness.
ZHUANGZIWhen people do not ignore what they should ignore, but ignore what they should not ignore, this is known as ignorance.
ZHUANGZIAre you and I perchance caught up in a dream from which we have not yet awakened?
ZHUANGZIIf you have grasped the purpose of life there is no point in trying to make life into something it is not or cannot be.
ZHUANGZIOnce Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly.
ZHUANGZIFish live in water. Men die in it. Nature is diverse, and not all tastes are the same.
ZHUANGZIDo not struggle. Go with the flow of things, and you will find yourself at one with the mysterious unity of the Universe.
ZHUANGZIWords exist because of meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words.
ZHUANGZIHe who knows the activities of Nature lives according to Nature.
ZHUANGZIMen honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it.
ZHUANGZINever admire a man by his strength; judge him in how he uses it- A way is made by walking it.
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