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“Not to understand is profound; to understand is shallow. Not to understand is to be on the inside; to understand is to be on the outside.”
― Zhuangzi, The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu

tags: grasp, insight, knowledge, perception, perspectivism, reality, understanding

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“Where is that man who has forgotten words that I may have a word with him?”
― Chuang Tsu

tags: philosophical

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“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.”
― Chuang Tzu

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“The purpose of a fish trap is to catch fish, and when the fish are caught the trap is forgotten. The purpose of a rabbit snare is to catch rabbits. When the rabbits are caught, the snare is forgotten. The purpose of the word is to convey ideas. When the ideas are grasped, the words are forgotten. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words? He is the one I would like to talk to.”
― Chuang Tzu

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“Once upon a time, I, Chuang Tzu, dreamt that i was a butterfly. flitting around and enjoying myself. I had no idea I was Chuang Tzu. Then suddenly I woke up and was Chuang Tzu again. But I could not tell, had I been Chuang Tzu dreaming I was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming I was now Chuang Tzu? However, there must be some sort of difference between Chuang Tzu and a butterfly! We call this the transformation of things.”
― Zhuangzi, Chuang Tsu: Inner Chapters

tags: butterfly, chuang-tzu, dreams, reality, taoism

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