the self is a passing shape zhuangzi

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Key Takeaway: Who Dreams Whom?.

Who Dreams Whom?. The self is a passing shape. It tells of Zhuang Zhou dreaming that he is a butterfly, waking, and asking whether Zhou dreamed the butterfly or the butterfly dreamed Zhou. The passage leaves that question open rather than stating that reality is an illusion. • The self is a passing shape

According to the Tao Te Ching by Laozi and the Zhuangzi, the foundational texts of Taoist philosophy, Who Dreams Whom?.

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Who Dreams Whom?

It tells of Zhuang Zhou dreaming that he is a butterfly, waking, and asking whether Zhou dreamed the butterfly or the butterfly dreamed Zhou..

The self is a passing shape

The passage leaves that question open rather than stating that reality is an illusion..

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