From Lao Tzu: “Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to.’”
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Quote of the day 11/24/24
From Lao Tzu: “A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
Quote of the day 07/24/24
From Zhuangzi: “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.”
Quote of the day 07/23/24
From Zhuangzi: There was an old and crooked oak tree by the village shrine, every branch twisted and gnarled. The tree was large enough to shade several thousand oxen and was a hundred spans around. It towered above the hilltops with its lowest branches eighty feet from the ground. More than ten of its branchesContinue reading “Quote of the day 07/23/24”
Quote of the day 07/22/24
From Zhuangzi: “Forget the years, forget distinctions. Leap into the boundless and make it your home!”
Quote of the day 07/20/24
From Zhuangzi: “The fish trap exists because of the fish. Once you’ve gotten the fish you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit. Once you’ve gotten the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words exist because of meaning. Once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. Where canContinue reading “Quote of the day 07/20/24”
Quote of the day 07/19/24
From Zhuangzi: Cook Ting was cutting up an ox for Lord Wen-hui. At every touch of his hand, every heave of his shoulder, every move of his feet, every thrust of his knee – zip! zoop! He slithered the knife along with a zing, and all was in perfect rhythm, as though he were performingContinue reading “Quote of the day 07/19/24”
Quote of the day 06/24/24
From Zhuangzi: “To know when to stopTo know when you can get no furtherBy your own action,This is the right beginning!”
Quote of the day 06/23/24
From Zhuangzi: “Words have value; what is of value in words is meaning. Meaning has something it is pursuing, but the thing that it is pursuing cannot be put into words and handed down.”
Quote of the day 06/22/24
From Zhuangzi: “The Consummate Person uses his mind like a mirror, rejecting nothing, welcoming nothing: responding but not storing. Thus he can handle all things without harm.”
