Zhuangzi's Tomb

near Luoyang, Henan, China

The tomb of Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu),
famous Daoist storyteller is said to be
somewhere around this locale, but no
one seems to know where it is
exactly....
Zhuangzi Mu
The Empty Boat, by Osho,
is a modern book discussing in
depth ten or so stories of
Zhuangzi.  
When the Shoe Fits, another book by
Osho on the paradoxical stories of this
paradoxical man, Zhuangzi.

    This audio clip is the Zhuangzi
    story "Flight From the Shadow"
    (Chinese, Taoli Yingzi), spoken
    by a native Chinese woman, in
    modern Chinese speech.
    time: approx. 1min. 30 sec.

               Flight From
                the Shadow
           a story by Zhuangzi

    There was a man who was so disturbed
    by the sight of his own shadow, and so
    displeased with his own footsteps, that
    he determined to get rid of both.
    The method he hit upon was to run
    away from them.
    So he got up and ran.
    But every time he put his foot down
    there was another step, while his
    shadow kept up with him without the
    slightest difficulty.
    He attributed his failure to the fact that
    he was not running fast enough.
    So he ran faster and faster, without
    stopping,
    until he finally dropped dead.
    He failed to realize that if he merely
    stepped into the shade his shadow
    would vanish, and if he sat down and
    stayed still, there would be no more
    footsteps.
Maps of
Zhuangzi's
Tomb location.
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