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Attachment (Buddhism)1 quote
Those who are contented and at ease when the occasion comes and live in accord with the course of Nature cannot be affected by sorrow or joy. This is what the ancients called release from bondage. Those who cannot release themselves are so because they are bound by material things. — Zhuang Zhou · 221 BCInner peace1 quote
When one is at ease with himself, one is near Tao. — Zhuang Zhou · 221 BCLanguage1 quote
People suppose that words are different from the peeps of baby birds, but is there any difference, or isn't there? — Zhuang Zhou · 220 BCLetting go1 quote
Those who are contented and at ease when the occasion comes and live in accord with the course of Nature cannot be affected by sorrow or joy. This is what the ancients called release from bondage. Those who cannot release themselves are so because they are bound by material things. — Zhuang Zhou · 221 BCMan and animals1 quote
People suppose that words are different from the peeps of baby birds, but is there any difference, or isn't there? — Zhuang Zhou · 220 BCMan and the universe1 quote
The universe and I exist together, and all things and I are one. — Zhuang Zhou · 221 BCSelf-assurance1 quote
When one is at ease with himself, one is near Tao. — Zhuang Zhou · 221 BCThe universe1 quote
The universe and I exist together, and all things and I are one. — Zhuang Zhou · 221 BC