Wednesday, April 22, 2009


A fully achieved person is like a spirit!
The great marshes could be set on fire,
but she wouldn't feel hot.
The rivers in China could all freeze over,
but she wouldn't feel cold.
Thunder could suddenly echo through the mountains,
wind could cause a tsunami in the ocean,
but she wouldn't be startled.
A person like that could ride through the sky
on the floating clouds, straddle the sun and moon,
and travel beyond the four seas.
Neither death nor life can cause changes within her,
and there's little reason for her
to even consider benefit
or harm.

Zhuangzi (Nina Correa)

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