To wear yourself out illuminating the unity of all things without realizing that they’re the same – this is called "three in the morning." Why "three in the morning?" There was once a monkey trainer who said at feeding time, "You get three in the morning and four in the evening." The monkeys got very angry, so he said, "Okay, I’ll give you four in the morning and three in the evening." At this the monkeys were happy again. Nothing was lost in either name or reality, but they were angry one way and pleased the other. This is why the sage brings "yes this" and "no that" together and rests in heaven the equalizer. This is called taking two paths at once.
Chuang Tzu (24)
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Hello —
I came across your blog about a week ago while scanning the Web hoping — given the fair number of group philosophy blogs nowadays — to find blogs that dealt with Confucian philosophy (not much luck there, I’m sad to report!).
I see that you are now in China and so you’re the right person to ask — my wife and I are planning to bring some students to China next year (we are both professors) as part of a course to study differences in conceptions of the self in the East (Confucianism, mostly) and in the West. She’s a social psychologist and I’m a philosopher.
Anyway, I was wondering what your impressions are about travelling in China with a toddler. My daughter would be 2 at the time of the trip. Some countries, I suppose, are easier than others when it comes to taking children along. Do you have any thoughts?
Thanks, enjoy your trip, and I look forward to following your blog —
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