Dreams Quotes by Zhuangzi

13 Dreams quotes by Zhuangzi

Zhuangzi’s Dream verses drift between paradox and clarity, inviting you to question what’s truly real. Though only thirteen lines, they pack a timeless punch for anyone curious about the Daoist view of imagination.

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Am I a human dreaming I am a butterfly or a butterfly dreaming I am a human?

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Once Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly...

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Are you and I perchance caught up in a dream from which we have not yet awakened?

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I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly…

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During our dreams we do not know we are dreaming. We may even dream of interpreting a dream. Only on waking do…

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My most interesting memory is of my first real dream. I was a caterpillar, wriggling around in the earth, just the way…

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When you're dreaming, you don't know it's a dream. You might even interpret a dream in your dream - and then wake…

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I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who…

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Once I dreamed I was a butterfly, and now I no longer know whether I am Chuang Tzu, who dreamed I was…

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How do I know that loving life is not a delusion? How do I know that in hating death I am not…

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“Once upon a time, I, Chuang Tzu, dreamt that i was a butterfly. flitting around and enjoying myself. I had no idea…

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Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I…

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He who dreams ... does not know he is dreaming... . Only when he awakens does he know he has dreamt. But…

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Words exist because of meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words.

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