When Chuang Tzu was about to die,
his disciples began planning a grand funeral.
But Chuang Tzu said:
"I shall have heaven and earth for my coffin;
the sun and moon will be jade symbols
hanging by my side;
planets and constellations
will shine as jewels all around me,
and all beings will be present
as mourners at the wake.
What more is needed?
Everything is amply taken care of."
But the disciples said:
"We fear that the crows and kites
will eat our master."
Chuang Tzu replied:
"Well, above ground I shall be eaten
by crows and kites,
and below ground by ants and worms.
In either case I shall be eaten –
so why are you favoring the birds?"
his disciples began planning a grand funeral.
But Chuang Tzu said:
"I shall have heaven and earth for my coffin;
the sun and moon will be jade symbols
hanging by my side;
planets and constellations
will shine as jewels all around me,
and all beings will be present
as mourners at the wake.
What more is needed?
Everything is amply taken care of."
But the disciples said:
"We fear that the crows and kites
will eat our master."
Chuang Tzu replied:
"Well, above ground I shall be eaten
by crows and kites,
and below ground by ants and worms.
In either case I shall be eaten –
so why are you favoring the birds?"
| oshobob The Living Workshop |
| The Empty Boat--Chinese |
| When you are listening to a Chuang Tzu, just listen. Nothing else is needed on your part but a passive receptivity, a welcome. Everything is clear, but you can make it a mess, and then you can get confused by your own creation. These disciples must have missed Chuang Tzu – they are missing him again. They are worried about what is going to be done. And this point has to be understood: a man of wisdom is always concerned with the being, and a man of ignorance is always concerned with questions of doing, what is to be done. Being is not a question to him. Chuang Tzu is concerned with being; the disciples are concerned with doing. If death is coming then what is to be done? What should we do? The master is going to die, so what about the funeral? We must plan it... --Osho The Empty Boat, ch. 11 |
| talks on Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi) 庄子的故事 by Osho (Aoxiu) 作者: 奥修 |
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| The Empty Boat |
mp3 audio clip in standard Chinese, by a native speaker
from the People's Republic of China.
text in simplified Chinese, the form used throughout
mainland China.
from the People's Republic of China.
text in simplified Chinese, the form used throughout
mainland China.
| Chapter 11 Chuang Tzu's Funeral |
| 庄子的葬礼 庄子临终时， 他的门徒开始筹备盛大的葬礼。 但庄子说： “天地就是我的灵柩； 日月就是挂在我身边的玉符， 天上的星辰 会像宝石一样在我四周闪闪发光， 所有的存在都会在场 就像守灵的送葬人。 还要什么呢？ 一切都得到了充分的照应。” 但门徒们说： 我们担心乌鸦和鸢 会吃掉我们的师父。” 庄子回答道： “对，在地上我会被乌鸦和鸢吃掉， 而在地下我会被蚂蚁和虫吃掉。 无论哪一种情况我都要被吃掉-- 所以你们为什么只想到鸟呢？” |