You are still guided by your expectations.
ZHUANGZIThe true man breathes with his heels.
More Zhuangzi Quotes
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When the heart is right, “for” and “against” are forgotten.
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I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man.
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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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He who regards all things as one is a companion of Nature.
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When you are identified with the One, all things will be complete to you.
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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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Sound intelligence promises victory in every battle.
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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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Take care of your body, then the rest will automatically become stronger.
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The living all find death unpleasant; men mourn over it. And yet, what is death, but the unbending of the bow and its return to its case?
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When deeds and words are in accord, the whole world is transformed.
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The eyes envy the mind.
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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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Forget the years, forget distinctions. Leap into the boundless and make it your home!
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The torch of doubt and chaos, this is what the sage steers by.
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