Zhuangzi Quotes


The hearing that is only in the ears is one thing. The hearing of the understanding is another. But the hearing of the spirit is not limited to any one faculty to the ear, or to the mind.


Citations

Zhuangzi. The Way of Chuang Tzu. Translated by Thomas Merton, New Directions, 1965, p. 53.

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Zhuangzi
Zhuangzi
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  • Nationality: Chinese
  • Profession: Philosopher

Zhuang Zhou, commonly known as Zhuangzi (also rendered as Chuang Tzu), was an influential Chinese philosopher who lived around the 4th century BC during the Warring States period, a period corresponding to the summit of Chinese philosophy, the Hundred Schools of Thought. He is credited with writing—in part or in whole—a work known by his name, the Zhuangzi, which is one of the foundational texts of Taoism.