04-20-2022, 08:17 AM
The Love of Life Is Not Merely A Delusion? (excerpt from book Discourse on Chuang Tzu)
“How do I know that love of life is not merely a delusion? How do I know that he who dreads death is not just like a child who, having left when he was very young, no longer remembers his way back home?”
”The Lady Li Chi was the daughter of the border warden of Ai. When she was first kidnapped by the Duke of Chin and became his concubine, she wept until her tears had soaked thorough layers of her dress. After she was brought to the royal residence, shared the Duke’s luxurious chamber, and savoured delicious meats at his table, she regretted her earlier tears. How, can I know whether the dead will end up repenting the folly of their previous craving for life?”
“When morning comes, the dreamer who dreamed of quaffing wine at a cheerful banquet may weep on awakening; the dreamer who dreamed of weeping, may awaken with glee to go out hunting. While taking part in our dreams, we do not know that we are dreaming, and may even try to interpret the dream we are dreaming. It is only once we awaken, that we know it was a dream. But someday, there will be a great awakening, when we will realise that all this is also merely an elaborate dream.
https://www.amazon.com/Discourse-Chuang-Tzu-Expounding-Butterfly/dp/1522815570/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1513937050&sr=8-2&keywords=Hu+Xuezhi
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“How do I know that love of life is not merely a delusion? How do I know that he who dreads death is not just like a child who, having left when he was very young, no longer remembers his way back home?”
”The Lady Li Chi was the daughter of the border warden of Ai. When she was first kidnapped by the Duke of Chin and became his concubine, she wept until her tears had soaked thorough layers of her dress. After she was brought to the royal residence, shared the Duke’s luxurious chamber, and savoured delicious meats at his table, she regretted her earlier tears. How, can I know whether the dead will end up repenting the folly of their previous craving for life?”
“When morning comes, the dreamer who dreamed of quaffing wine at a cheerful banquet may weep on awakening; the dreamer who dreamed of weeping, may awaken with glee to go out hunting. While taking part in our dreams, we do not know that we are dreaming, and may even try to interpret the dream we are dreaming. It is only once we awaken, that we know it was a dream. But someday, there will be a great awakening, when we will realise that all this is also merely an elaborate dream.
https://www.amazon.com/Discourse-Chuang-Tzu-Expounding-Butterfly/dp/1522815570/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1513937050&sr=8-2&keywords=Hu+Xuezhi