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?
ZhuangziMen do not mirror themselves in running water - they mirror themselves in still water. Only what is still can still the stillness of other things.
ZhuangziIf you wish to care for your body, first of all take care of material things, though even when you have all the things you want, the body can still be uncared for
ZhuangziThe man who has some respect for his person keeps his carcass out of sight, hides himself as perfectly as he can.
ZhuangziWhen he tries to extend his power over objects, those objects gain control of him. He who is controlled by objects loses possession of his inner self... Prisoners in the world of object, they have no choice but to submit to the demands of matter! They are pressed down and crushed by external forces: fashion, the market, events, public opinion. Never in a whole lifetime do they recover their right mind!... What a pity!
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