Zhuangzi
Zhuangzi
chinese-philosopher knowledge shut
Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse.
life-and-death unity body
...the ten thousand things belong to one storehouse and life and death share the same body.
promise mind victory
Sound intelligence promises victory in every battle.
encouragement anxiety mind
Those who follow the Tao are of clear mind. They do not load their mind with anxieties and are flexible in their adjustment to external conditions.
understanding doe finest
Understanding that rests in what it does not understand is the finest.
tao made walks
The tao is made because we walk it,things become what they are called.
attachment affirmation tao
When affirmation and negation came into being, Tao faded. After Tao faded, then came one-sided attachments.
eggs heaven earth
Heaven is like an egg, and the earth is like the yolk of the egg.
prayer children love-life
Who knows when the end is reached? Death may be the beginning of life. How do I know that love of life is not a delusion after all? How do I know that he who dreads to die is as a child who has lost the way and cannot find his way home? How do I know that the dead repent of having previously clung to life?
empathy mind ears
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.
happiness believe people
When I look at what the world does and where people nowadays believe they can find happiness, I am not sure that that is true happiness. The happiness of these ordinary people seems to consist in slavishly imitating the majority, as if this were their only choice. And yet they all believe they are happy. I cannot decide whether that is happiness or not. Is there such a thing as happiness?
archer hands skills
An archer competing for a clay vessel shoots effortlessly, his or her skill and concentration unimpeded. If the prize is changed to a brass ornament, the hands begin to shake. If it is changed to gold, he or she squints as if going blind. The abilities do not deteriorate, but belief in them does, as he or she allows the supposed value of an external reward to cloud the vision.
cherish curse
Cherish that which is in you and shut out that which is without, for much knowledge is a curse.
encouraging mind may
Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.