All existing things are really one. We regard those that are beautiful and rare as valuable, and those that are ugly as foul and rotten The foul and rotten may come to be transformed into what is rare and valuable, and the rare and valuable into what |
Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse |
Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse |
Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate. |
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. |
Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness. |
I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man |
I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man? |
I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man? |
I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river. |
If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation. |
It receives but does not keep. |
Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth. |
Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it |
Rewards and punishment is the lowest form of education. |