19 Quotes by Chuang Tzu

Let your heart be at peace.Watch the turmoil of beingsbut contemplate their return.If you don't realize the source,you stumble in confusion and sorrow.When you realize where you come from,you naturally become tolerant,disinterested, amused,kindhearted as a grandmother,dignified as a king.Immersed in the wonder of the Tao,you can deal with whatever life brings you,And when death comes, you are ready.

When affirmation and negation came into being, Tao faded. After Tao faded, then came one-sided attachments.

The morning mushroom knows nothing of twilight and dawn; the summer cicada knows nothing of spring and autumn.

And 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?

Those who realize their folly are not true fools

Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious.

The purpose of words is to convey ideas. When the ideas are grapsed, the words are forgotten. Where can I find a man who has forgotten the words? He is the one I would like to talk to.

Flow with whatever is happening and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.

There is nothing under the canopy of heaven greater than the tip of a bird's down in autumn, while the T'ai Mountain is small. Neither is there any longer life than that of a child cut off in infancy, while P'eng Tsu himself died young. The universe and I came into being together; I and everything therein are One.