I have heaven and earth for my outer and inner coffin, the sun and moon for my pair of jade discs, the stars for my pearls, the myriad creatures for my farewell presents. Is anything missing from my funeral paraphernalia? What will you add to these?
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"The true man of Tao is like an empty boat: he floats where the wind takes him, and he does not contend with the current."
"The sage is like a shadow that has no substance, or an echo that has no sound."
"The duck's legs are short, but if we try to lengthen them, the duck will suffer. The crane's legs are long, but if we try to shorten them, the crane will suffer. So we must not amputate what is long, …"
"The unity and my saying it make two. The two and their unity make three. Starting from here, even a clever mathematician couldn't get it, much less an ordinary person! If going from nothing to somethi…"
"He who knows how to live, lives as if he were dead. He who knows how to die, dies as if he were alive."
Conversation with disciples regarding burial, Zhuangzi (Chapter 18)
Date: 4th Century BCE
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