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I am going to speak some reckless words,
and I want you to listen recklessly.
What if Maya quit and everyone suddenly woke up? What if the walls came tumbling down and truth was revealed for all to see? What if we were all catapulted out of the oily black smoke of delusion and into the clear blue sky of lucidity? You destroy the dreamstate illusion by opening your eyes, so what if everyone’s eyes popped open and we all stopped seeing what’s not and started seeing what is? Would that be a good thing, or a bad thing?
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Only after the great awakening will we
realize that this is the great dream.
Chuang Tzu (or Zhuangzi) was a 4th-century BCE Chinese philosopher associated with Daoism. His teachings, recorded in the text Zhuangzi, emphasize spontaneity, non-attachment, and living in harmony with the Dao (the Way). He used humor, paradox, and allegorical stories to challenge rigid thinking, social conventions, and the limits of human knowledge. Notable ideas include the relativity of perspectives (e.g., the Butterfly Dream parable) and the idea of “wu wei” (effortless action). His philosophy promotes a free-spirited, natural way of living, detached from societal constraints.