S o it is said, for him who understands Heavenly joy, life is the working of Heaven; death is the transformation of things. In stillness, he and the Yin share a single Virtue; in motion, he and the Yang share a single flow. quote 7302 | Tchuang Tzu
T he one-legged creature is envious of the millipede; the millipede is envious of the snake; the snake is envious of the wind; the wind is envious of the eye; the eye is envious of the heart. quote 7299 | Tchuang Tzu
A frog in a well cannot discuss the ocean, because he is limited by the size of his well. A narrow-minded scholar cannot discuss the Tao, because he is constrained by his teachings. quote 7298 | Tchuang Tzu
W hen affirmation and negation came into being, Tao faded. After Tao faded, then came one-sided attachments. quote 7297 | Tchuang Tzu
M en honour what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it. quote 7296 | Tchuang Tzu
Y et the stupid believe they are awake, busily and brightly assuming they understand things, calling this man ruler, that one herdsman – how dense! Confucius and you are both dreaming! And when I say you are dreaming, I am dreaming, too. Words like these will be labelled the Supreme Swindle. quote 7295 | Tchuang Tzu
C herish that which is in you and shut out that which is without, for much knowledge is a curse. quote 7294 | Tchuang Tzu
W hat one calls right the other calls wrong; what one calls wrong the other calls right. But if we want to right their wrongs and wrong their rights, then the best to use is clarity. quote 7293 | Tchuang Tzu
W ords are not just wind. Words have something to say. But if what they have to say is not fixed, then do they really say something? Or do they say nothing? quote 7292 | Tchuang Tzu
A nd 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? quote 7291 | Tchuang Tzu
T he baby looks at things all day without winking; that is because his eyes are not focused on any particular object. He goes without knowing where he is going, and stops without knowing what he is doing. He merges himself within the surroundings and moves along with it. These are the principles of mental hygiene. quote 7287 | Tchuang Tzu
I f you have insight, you use your inner eye, your inner ear, to pierce to the heart of things, and have no need of intellectual knowledge. quote 7286 | Tchuang Tzu
F orget the years, forget distinctions. Leap into the boundless and make it your home! quote 7283 | Tchuang Tzu
I cannot tell if what the world considers ‘happiness’ is happiness or not. All I know is that when I consider the way they go about attaining it, I see them carried away headlong, grim and obsessed, in the general onrush of the human herd, unable to stop themselves or to change their direction. All the while they claim to be just on the point of attaining happiness. quote 7281 | Tchuang Tzu
L et your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return… Immersed in the wonder of the Tao, you can deal with whatever life brings you, and when death comes, you are ready. quote 7280 | Tchuang Tzu
