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Zhuangzi, Gia-Fu Feng, Jane English: Chuang Tsu (Paperback, 2014, Hay House, Inc.) 5 stars

Chuang Tsu: Inner Chapters is a companion volume to Gia-fu Feng and Jane English’s translation …

If my left arm became a rooster, I would use it to herald the dawn. If my right arm became a crossbow, I would shoot down a bird for roasting. If my buttocks became wheels and my spirits a horse, I would ride them. What need would I have for a wagon? For we were born because it was time, and we die in accordance with nature. If we are content with whatever happens and follow the flow, joy and sorrow cannot affect us. This is what the ancients called freedom from bondage. There are those who cannot free themselves because they are bound by material existence. But nothing can overcome heaven. That is the way it has always been. Why should I be upset?

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