Zhuangzi
Zhuangzi
light confusion doubt
A sage steers by the bright light of confusion and doubt.
wall heart light
Look at this window: it is nothing but a hole in the wall, but because of it the whole room is full of light. So when the faculties are empty, the heart is full of light.
light earth way
Good fortune is as light as a feather, but nobody knows how to pick it up. Misfortune is as heavy as earth, but nobody knows how to stay out of it's way.
wise wisdom light
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.
chinese-philosopher dreamed dreamt flitting man
I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?
chinese-philosopher knowledge shut
Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse.
man
Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can have a word with him?
absence happiness
Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.
dream memories real
My most interesting memory is of my first real dream. I was a caterpillar, wriggling around in the earth, just the way a caterpillar would. Following my caterpillar whims, completely unaware of anyone.
reality deception fool
Only fools imagine they are already awake. How clearly they understand everything! How easily they distinguish this deception from that reality!
dream wake-up might
When you're dreaming, you don't know it's a dream. You might even interpret a dream in your dream - and then wake up and realize it was all a dream. Perhaps a great awakening will reveal this to be a dream as well.
life men breathe
The true man breathes with his heels.
men useful-things futility
All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility.
confused skills differences
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.