Single Idea 7280

[catalogued under 27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 2. Life]

Full Idea

As all life is one, what need is there for words?

Gist of Idea

As all life is one, what need is there for words?

Source

Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu) (The Book of Chuang Tzu [c.329 BCE], Ch.2)

Book Reference

Chuang Tzu: 'The Book of Chuang Tzu', ed/tr. Palmer,M /Breuilly,E [Penguin 1996], p.15


A Reaction

In a sense this is nonsense, but it has an appeal. I presume that God would not need words, any more than he would need arithmetic. Life is obviously a complex one, with parts which can be discussed.