Tao in aforisme

by Zhuangzi

Daca ne lasam devorati de grijile acestei lumi este pentru ca ignoram Calea, principiul Taoist care spune ca totul in acest univers este opera legii alternantei. Totul apare si dispare, se naste si moare, urmand cursul firesc al fenomenenelor naturale. Succesul si esecul se impletesc - ele vin fiecare la timpul lor si este cu totul inutil sa vrem sa le fortam sau sa le evitam. In realitate nimeni nu poate produce nimic in acest univers daca nu este in acord cu Tao, si ignora dreapta masura care este cea a fenomenelor naturale. In fond, este ceea ce spune si Iisus atunci cand arata ca nimeni nu-si poate clinti nici macar un fir de par din capul sau daca nu asta e vointa lui Dumnezeu.

135 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

庄子 or 莊子 Zhūangzi (c. 369 BC - c. 286 BC).
Zhuangzi, or “Master Zhuang” (also known in the Wade-Giles romanization as Chuang-tzu) was, after Laozi, one of the earliest thinkers to contribute to the philosophy that has come to be known as Daojia, or school of the Way. According to traditional dating, he was an almost exact contemporary of the Confucian thinker Mencius, but there appears to have been little to no communication between them. He is ranked among the greatest of literary and philosophical giants that China has produced. His style is complex—mythical, poetic, narrative, humorous, indirect, and polysemic.