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Zhuangzi Quotes

I am going to try speaking some reckless words, and I want you to try to listen recklessly Picture Quote #1

Either in conflict with others or in harmony with them, we go through life like a runaway horse, unable to stop Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The true man of the past waited upon Heaven when dealing with people and did not wait upon people when dealing with Heaven Picture Quote #1

The enlightened attention rejects nothing nor welcomes anything - like a mirror it responds equally to all Picture Quote #1

Can a man cling to the positive without any negative in contrast to which it is seen to be positive? If he claims to do so he is a rouge or a madman Picture Quote #1

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Men do not mirror themselves in running water - they mirror themselves in still water. Only what is still can still the stillness of other things Picture Quote #1

Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him? Picture Quote #1

To have attained to the human form is a source of joy... What an incomparable bliss it is to undergo these countless transitions Picture Quote #1

Let everything be allowed to do what it naturally does, so that its nature will be satisfied Picture Quote #1

All men know the use of the useful, but nobody knows the use of the useless. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so that I can have a word with him? Picture Quote #1

The Tao has no place for pettiness, and nor has virtue. Pettiness is dangerous to virtue; pettiness is dangerous to the Tao. It is said, rectify yourself and be done Picture Quote #1

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If you wish to care for your body, first of all take care of material things, though even when you have all the things you want, the body can still be uncared for Picture Quote #1

The knowledge of the ancients reached the highest point - the time before anything existed. This is the highest point. It is exhaustive. There is no adding to it Picture Quote #1

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? Picture Quote #1

For we can only know that we know nothing, and a little knowledge is a dangerous thing Picture Quote #1

Human life is limited, but knowledge is limitless. To drive the limited in pursuit of the limitless is fatal; and to presume that one really knows is fatal indeed! Picture Quote #1

In an archery contest, when the stakes are earthenware tiles a contestant shoots with skill. When the stakes are belt buckles he becomes hesitant, and if the stakes are pure gold he becomes nervous and confused. There is no difference as to his skil Picture Quote #1

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All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility Picture Quote #1

Are you and I perchance caught up in a dream from which we have not yet awakened? Picture Quote #1

...the ten thousand things belong to one storehouse and life and death share the same body Picture Quote #1

Words are for meaning: when you’ve got the meaning, you can forget the words Picture Quote #1

Horses have hoofs to carry them over frost and snow; hair, to protect them from wind and cold. They eat grass and drink water, and fling up their heels... Such is the real nature of horses Picture Quote #1

So if loss of what gives happiness causes you distress when it fades, you can now understand that such happiness is worthless. It is said, those who lose themselves in their desire for things also lose their innate nature by being vulgar Picture Quote #1

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Hence it demands the emptiness of all the faculties. And when the faculties are empty, then the whole being listens. There is then a direct grasp of what is right there before you that can never be heard with the ear or understood with the mind Picture Quote #1

Right is not right; so is not so. If right were really right it would differ so clearly from not right that there would be no need for argument. If so were really so, it would differ so clearly from not so that there would be no need for argument Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Now, when ordinary people attempt to find happiness, I am not sure whether the happiness is really happiness or not. I study what ordinary people do to find happiness, what they struggle for, rushing about apparently unable to stop Picture Quote #1

Water becomes clear and transparent when in a quiescent stage. How much the more wonderful will be the mind of a sage when poised in quiescence! It is the mirror of heaven and earth, reflecting the ten thousand things Picture Quote #1

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I am going to try speaking some reckless words, and I want you to try to listen recklessly (Zhuangzi Quotes) Either in conflict with others or in harmony with them, we go through life like a runaway horse, unable to stop (Zhuangzi Quotes) 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 (Zhuangzi Quotes) The true man of the past waited upon Heaven when dealing with people and did not wait upon people when dealing with Heaven (Zhuangzi Quotes) The enlightened attention rejects nothing nor welcomes anything - like a mirror it responds equally to all (Zhuangzi Quotes) Can a man cling to the positive without any negative in contrast to which it is seen to be positive? If he claims to do so he is a rouge or a madman (Zhuangzi Quotes) Men do not mirror themselves in running water - they mirror themselves in still water. Only what is still can still the stillness of other things (Zhuangzi Quotes) Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him? (Zhuangzi Quotes) To have attained to the human form is a source of joy... What an incomparable bliss it is to undergo these countless transitions (Zhuangzi Quotes) Let everything be allowed to do what it naturally does, so that its nature will be satisfied (Zhuangzi Quotes) All men know the use of the useful, but nobody knows the use of the useless. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so that I can have a word with him? (Zhuangzi Quotes) The Tao has no place for pettiness, and nor has virtue. Pettiness is dangerous to virtue; pettiness is dangerous to the Tao. It is said, rectify yourself and be done (Zhuangzi Quotes) If you wish to care for your body, first of all take care of material things, though even when you have all the things you want, the body can still be uncared for (Zhuangzi Quotes) The knowledge of the ancients reached the highest point - the time before anything existed. This is the highest point. It is exhaustive. There is no adding to it (Zhuangzi Quotes) 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? (Zhuangzi Quotes) For we can only know that we know nothing, and a little knowledge is a dangerous thing (Zhuangzi Quotes) Human life is limited, but knowledge is limitless. To drive the limited in pursuit of the limitless is fatal; and to presume that one really knows is fatal indeed! (Zhuangzi Quotes) In an archery contest, when the stakes are earthenware tiles a contestant shoots with skill. When the stakes are belt buckles he becomes hesitant, and if the stakes are pure gold he becomes nervous and confused. There is no difference as to his skil (Zhuangzi Quotes) All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility (Zhuangzi Quotes) Are you and I perchance caught up in a dream from which we have not yet awakened? (Zhuangzi Quotes) ...the ten thousand things belong to one storehouse and life and death share the same body (Zhuangzi Quotes) Words are for meaning: when you’ve got the meaning, you can forget the words (Zhuangzi Quotes) Horses have hoofs to carry them over frost and snow; hair, to protect them from wind and cold. They eat grass and drink water, and fling up their heels... Such is the real nature of horses (Zhuangzi Quotes) So if loss of what gives happiness causes you distress when it fades, you can now understand that such happiness is worthless. It is said, those who lose themselves in their desire for things also lose their innate nature by being vulgar (Zhuangzi Quotes) Hence it demands the emptiness of all the faculties. And when the faculties are empty, then the whole being listens. There is then a direct grasp of what is right there before you that can never be heard with the ear or understood with the mind (Zhuangzi Quotes) Right is not right; so is not so. If right were really right it would differ so clearly from not right that there would be no need for argument. If so were really so, it would differ so clearly from not so that there would be no need for argument (Zhuangzi Quotes) 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 (Zhuangzi Quotes) 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 (Zhuangzi Quotes) Now, when ordinary people attempt to find happiness, I am not sure whether the happiness is really happiness or not. I study what ordinary people do to find happiness, what they struggle for, rushing about apparently unable to stop (Zhuangzi Quotes) Water becomes clear and transparent when in a quiescent stage. How much the more wonderful will be the mind of a sage when poised in quiescence! It is the mirror of heaven and earth, reflecting the ten thousand things (Zhuangzi Quotes)

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