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  1. Head to Head, Heart to Heart @[email protected]

    A Crooked Tree

    "A crooked tree lives its own life, while the straight tree becomes wood." This is a Chinese proverb reputed to have originated from an ancient Chinese text from around the 4th century BCE, namely the Zhuangzi which is considered to be one of the two foundational works of Taoism, written by philosopher, Zhuang Zhou. The other work is the Tao Te Ching - so it’s an important book! Apparently, it consists of stories, anecdotes, and parables concentrating on themes of spontaneity, and […]

    lynnefisher.wordpress.com/2026

    #chineseproverb #crookedtree #nature #personalgrowth #philosophy #psychology
  2. Nathaniel Daught @[email protected]

    My dad just published a book!

    📕 Zhuangzi Notes and Reflections (2026) works.hcommons.org/records/890

    “What I have written here is an English-language commentary on the classic Chinese Daoist text, the Zhuangzi. The book is named after the late fourth-century BCE philosopher Zhuang Zhou. I have posted it on an open access platform called Knowledge Commons. The link is to a free download”

    #Daoist #Daoism #Taoism #ChinesePhilosophy #ChineseLiterature #Zhuangzi #ZhuangZhou #philosophy #KnowledgeCommons #FreeBook #eBook #CreativeCommons

    #daoist #daoism #taoism #chinesephilosophy #chineseliterature #zhuangzi
  3. lumpenproletariat @[email protected]

    did he remember a lifetime of being a butterfly?

    #zhuangzhou #philosophy #meme
  4. philjreese @[email protected]

    🦋"Once upon a time, I, Zhuang Zhou, dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was Zhou. Soon I awakened, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now 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." - #Zhuangzi, Ch 2 tr Burton Watson

    #dao #tao #daoism #taoism #zhuangzhou #ChuangTzu #doist #taoist

    #zhuangzi #dao #tao #daoism #taoism #zhuangzhou
  5. Quick Quotes @[email protected]

    “When deeds and words are in accord, the whole world is transformed.”
    ― Zhuang Zhou en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuang_Z

    #Bot #Quote #FamousQuotes #ZhuangZhou

    #bot #quote #famousquotes #zhuangzhou
  6. Quick Quotes @[email protected]

    “Flow with whatever is happening and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.”
    ― Zhuang Zhou en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuang_Z

    #Bot #Quote #FamousQuotes #ZhuangZhou

    #bot #quote #famousquotes #zhuangzhou
  7. Quick Quotes @[email protected]

    “When deeds and words are in accord, the whole world is transformed.”
    ― Zhuang Zhou en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuang_Z

    #Bot #Quote #FamousQuotes #ZhuangZhou

    #bot #quote #famousquotes #zhuangzhou
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