Religion
Chuang-tzŭ, the Monist
Translated by Arthur Waley (1918) · From A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems (1918)
Religion
Chuang-tzŭ levels all things
And reduces them to the same Monad.
But I say that even in their sameness
Difference may be found.
Although in following the promptings of their nature
They display the same tendency,
Yet it seems to me that in some ways
A phœnix is superior to a reptile!
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Chü-i, Po. “Chuang-tzŭ, the Monist.” Translated by Arthur Waley. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/po-chu-i/57/.
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Chü-i, Po. “Chuang-tzŭ, the Monist.” Translated by Arthur Waley. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/po-chu-i/57/.
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