Single Idea 7287

[catalogued under 29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 2. Taoism]

Full Idea

Fish forget about each other in the pond and forget each other in the Tao.

Gist of Idea

Fish forget about each other in the pond and forget each other in the Tao

Source

Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu) (The Book of Chuang Tzu [c.329 BCE], Ch.6)

Book Reference

Chuang Tzu: 'The Book of Chuang Tzu', ed/tr. Palmer,M /Breuilly,E [Penguin 1996], p.56


A Reaction

Strikingly different from Christianity. No wonder Europeans used to describe orientals as 'enigmatic'; the faces of Taoists presumably express indifference. Not for me, I'm afraid. I identify with my fellow humans, because of our shared predicaments.