... Im Traum nahm sich Zhuangzi selbst als Schmetterling wahr und wusste nichts von seiner wahren Identität als Mensch. The story oftentimes referred to with the title “Zhuang Zhou Dreams of Being a Butterfly” narrates the continuous transformations of Master Zhuang into a butterfly and vice versa. If I were to follow after her bawling and sobbing, it would show that I don’t understand anything about fate. The two principal teachers within this tradition are Dharmakirti and Dignaga. Let’s try boring some holes for him.” So every day they bored one hole [in him], and on the seventh day Wonton died. Chuang Tzu was a philosopher in ancient China, who, one night went to sleep and dreamed that he was a butterfly. Only after the great awakening will we realize that this is the great dream.” ― Zhuangzi, The Butterfly as Companion: Meditations on the First Three Chapters of the Chuang-Tzu. “You lived with her, she brought up your children and grew old,” said Huizi. Go away quickly, and do not soil me with your presence. How do we know when we’re dreaming, and when we’re awake? the sun and moon as my pair of jade disks. The Taoist practice of “Aimless Wandering” is a great support for this kind of “seeing nakedly.”. ( Log Out /  Butterfly Dream Extract.pdf from PHIL 9 at DeAnza College. What is the nature of reality? Another change and she was born. The story of Chuang Tzŭ. Forgot account? It is carefully fed for several years, and robed with rich embroidery that it may be fit to enter the Grand Temple. Another change and she was born. Zhuangzi was a Taoist sage who lived during the 4th century BCE. 4 th BCE), contains a vignette that has deeply influenced cultural life in East Asia and beyond. When Master Zhuang was about to die, his disciples wanted to give him a lavish funeral. Zhuangzi is best known for the book with the same name, which is attributed to him. With my burial complete, how is there anything left unprepared? Zhuangzi once dreamt that he had turned into a butterfly, lightly floating in the air, relaxed and content, and completely oblivious to who he really was. He is also known for his famous parable about being a man who wakes from a dream, in which he was a butterfly and then does not know if he is himself again (a man) or a butterfly who dreams that he is a man. …just like the progression of the four seasons, In the midst of the jumble of wonder and mystery. Let's introduce the idea of "seeing nakedly"—which is at least a rough equivalent to Chuang-tzu’s “waking up from the dream"—by way of quoting the following passage taken from a dharma talk given by Kenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, on the topic of valid cognition: In this context, we can see perhaps how some tenants of early Chinese Taoism evolved into one of the standard principles of Buddhism. Zhuangzi Dreams of a Butterfly by Anthony Tao, Liane Halton, released 20 March 2019 Zhuangzi Dreams of a Butterfly Zhuangzi the philosopher believed in the value of non-belief. Mr. Allison begins his exploration of Chuang-tzu’s Butterfly Dream anecdote by presenting two frequently used interpretive frameworks: According to the “confusion hypothesis,” the message of Chuang-tzu’s Butterfly dream anecdote is that we do not really awaken and so we are not sure of anything—in other words, we think we have awakened, but we have not. I have determined never to take office, but prefer the enjoyment of my own free will. Once he woke up, and was both amazed and doubtful to find himself to really be Zhuangzi. But I looked back to her beginning and the time before she was born. Zhuangzi 219 right that there would be no room for argument. About See All. She is the author of several books on spirituality, including "Physics, Philosophy & Nondual Spiritual Inquiry. He didn’t know that he was Zhuang Zhou. Here, then, are some selected poems from the Zhuangzi: Once, Zhuang Zhou dreamed he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering about, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. At least in the World Civ courses of Anglophone universities, no mention of Daoism is ever complete without a discussion of Zhuāngzǐ’s dreaming of being a butterfly, usually interpreted as illustrating that (1) all things are relative and (2) Zhuāngzǐ should be regarded as charming. Whether or not Buddhism borrowed from Taoism or whether the philosophies shared some common source is unclear, but the similarities are unmistakable. Master Zhuang said: “I take heaven and earth as my inner and outer coffins. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a Page. But have you not seen the victim-ox for the border sacrifice? a change took place He didn’t know that he was Zhuang Zhou. Zhuangzi's Butterfly Dream. I had rather amuse and enjoy myself in the midst of a filthy ditch than be subject to the rules and restrictions in the court of a sovereign. One night, Zhuangzi dreamed of being a butterfly — a happy butterfly, showing off and doing things as he pleased, unaware of being Zhuangzi. Most Zhuangzi stories are fairly short and simple, such as "Lickety" and "Split" drilling seven holes in "Wonton" (chapter 7) or Zhuangzi being discovered sitting and drumming on a basin after his wife dies (chapter 18), although a few are longer and more complex, like the story of Master Lie and the magus (chapter 14) and the account of the Yellow Emperor's music (c… ( Log Out /  spring, summer, fall, winter. It’s just like the progression of the four seasons, spring, summer, fall, winter.”, “Now she’s going to lie down peacefully in a vast room. When she first died, do you think I didn’t grieve like anyone else? It’s been connected with a famous parable from the Zhuangzi, usually known as “The Butterfly Dream.” And so, to throw some light on whatever unconscious connection my muses may have had to the Zhuangzi, I figured I’d perform a rendition of Zhuang’s famous parable that you can hear below. The emperor of the Southern Seas was Lickety, the emperor of the Northern Sea was Split, and the emperor of the Center was Wonton. ( Log Out /  Log In. This is called the Transformation of Things. How do I know, when I experience something I call “waking up,” that it is a waking up to “reality” as opposed to merely waking up into another level of dream? And he could not tell whether it was Zhuangzi who had dreamt the butterfly or the butterfly dreaming Zhuangzi. Only on waking do we know it was a dream. Once he woke up, and was both amazed and doubtful to find himself to really be Zhuangzi. But there must be some difference between them! One night, Zhuangzi dreamed of being a butterfly — a happy butterfly, showing off and doing things as he pleased, unaware of being Zhuangzi. He dreamt that he was flying around from flower to flower and while he was dreaming he felt free, blown about by the breeze hither and thither. Now there’s been another change and she’s dead. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. But there must be some difference between them! Zhuāngzǐ: The Butterfly Dream Procursus. He didn't know he was Zhuang Zhou. Abstract. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. But there must be some difference between them! Not much can be said about the fourth century BCE philosopher, except an entry in Sima Qian’s Records of the Grand Historian (94 BCE): Chuang-Tze had made himself well acquainted with all the literature of his time, but preferred the views of Lao-Tze; and ranked himself among his followers, so that of the more than ten myriads of characters contained in his published writings the greater part are occupied with metaphorical illustrations of Lao’s doctrines…. Suddenly he awoke, drowsily, Zhuangzi again. To Mr. Allison, neither of the above (for various reasons) is satisfactory. Zhuangzi may refer to: . “A thousand ounces of silver are a great gain to me; and to be a high noble and minister is a most honorable position. Of all the famous Taoist parables attributed to Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi (Chuang-tzu) (369 BCE to 286 BCE), few are more famous than the story of the butterfly dream, which serves as an articulation of Taoism's challenge toward definitions of reality vs. illusion. Change ). Elizabeth Reninger is a Taoist practitioner of qigong, acupuncture, and tuina massage. Zhuangzi’s Butterfly Dream Zhuangzi once dreamt that he had turned into a butterfly, lightly floating in the air, relaxed and content, and completely oblivious to who he really was. The classic Zhuangzi, a collection of sayings and anecdotes attributed to Master Zhuang Zhou (fl. Are we the dreamers, or are we being dreamed? The butterfly dream story, which is probably the best-known passage in the entire writings of Zhuangzi, goes as follows: Once Zhuang Zhou dreamt he was a butterfly, a butterfly flittering and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. Is the “me” of various dream-characters the same as or different from the “me” of my waking world? Another change and she had a body. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Suddenly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakable Zhuang Zhou. the stars and constellations as my pearls and beads. 84 likes. If we interpret the Butterfly Dream parable as an allegory that encourages thoughtful individuals to challenge their definitions of illusion and reality, it is a very short step to see the connection to Buddhist philosophy, in which we are encouraged to treat all supposed realities as having the same ephemeral, ever-changing and insubstantial nature as a dream. 16 people like this. How do we know if what we’re perceiving is “real” or a mere “illusion” or “fantasy”? The story, as translated by Lin Yutang, goes like this: "Once upon a time, I, Zhuangzi, dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. Quotations sourced to the book known as Zhuangzi: 昔者庄周梦为蝴蝶，栩栩然蝴蝶也，自喻适志与，不知周也。俄然觉，则戚戚然周也。不知周之梦为蝴蝶与，蝴蝶之梦为周与？周与蝴蝶则必有分矣。此之谓物化。 昔者莊周夢為蝴蝶，栩栩然蝴蝶也，自喻適志與，不知周也。俄然覺，則戚戚然周也。不知周之夢為蝴蝶與，蝴蝶之夢為周與？週與蝴蝶則必有分矣。此之謂物化。 (traditional) How do I know that enjoying life is not a delus… Chuang-Tze, however, only laughed and said to them. ", Learn Religions uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience. One night, Zhuangzi dreamed of being a butterfly — a happy butterfly, showing off and doing things as he pleased, unaware of being Zhuangzi. It also reminds one of the works of Wei Wu Wei who, like Mr. Allison, uses the conceptual tools of western philosophy to present the ideas and insights of the nondual eastern traditions. When Huizi went to convey his condolences, he found Zhuangzi sitting with his legs sprawled out, pounding on a tub and singing. Two of the best-known parables of the Zhuangzi are contained here: “Three in the Morning,” and the “Dream of Zhuangzi being a Butterfly.” It is a work of true genius. If so were really so, then it would be so different from By using Learn Religions, you accept our, Robert Allison’s “Chuang-tzu for Spiritual Transformation", Interpretations of Zhuangzi’s Butterfly Dream, Qi (Chi): The Taoist Principle of Life Force, M.S., Sociology and Philosophy, University of Wisconsin–Madison, B.S., Mathematics and Women's Studies, Northwestern University, M.S.O.M., Southwest Acupuncture College–Santa Fe. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. And he could not tell whether it was Zhuangzi who had dreamt the butterfly or the butterfly dreaming Zhuangzi. See more of Zhuangzi the Butterfly on Facebook. Instead, he proposes his “self-transformation hypothesis”: In other words, Mr. Allison sees Chuang-tzu’s story of the Butterfly Dream as an analogy of the enlightenment experience—as pointing to a change in our level of consciousness, which has important implications for anyone engaged in philosophical exploration: Allison supports this “self-transformation hypothesis” in large part by citing another passage from the Chuang-tzu, viz. Did Zhuangzi dream the butterfly, or did the butterfly dream Zhuangzi?. “It should be enough simply not to weep at her death. Zhuang Zhou (莊周), the historical figure known as "Master Zhuang" ("Zhuangzi") and traditional author of the eponymous book Suddenly he awoke, drowsily, Zhuangzi again. …just like the progression of the four seasons, He was untroubled by the world, ever-easy under heaven, even when it was in revolt, logic and path in disarray, full of understanding for process and the helpless ambitions of men. Not only the time before she was born, but the time before she had a body. View Zhuangzi. Death is perceived very differently depending on the culture one is a part of. This tradition includes numerous texts and various commentaries. Contemplating the matter, he wondered whether he was, in fact, a man. Yet another change happens, and then we are dead. Later interpretations of dreams in the Chinese literary tradition drew on this strange and radical story. as if we had no name for it, and no past associations involving it. In this analysis he echoes Advaita Vedanta’s Yoga Vasistha, and it also brings to mind the tradition of Zen koans, as well as Buddhist “valid cognition” reasonings (see below). Lickety and Split often met each other in the land of Wonton, and Wonton treated them very well. Suddenly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakable Chuang Chou. the ten thousand things as my funerary gifts. Zhuangzi (莊子), an ancient Chinese collection of anecdotes and fables, one of the foundational texts of Daoism . It is often said, for example, that Zen is the marriage of Indian Buddhism with Chinese Taoism. below ground I’d be eaten by mole crickets and ants. In the midst of the jumble of wonder and mystery a change took place and she had a spirit. First, we need to become aware of our habitual tendency to clump together into one tangled mass what in reality are three distinct processes: To see something "nakedly" means to be able to stop, at least momentarily, after step #1, without moving automatically and almost instantaneously into steps #2 and #3. Not Now. In this poem, he writes about a dream that he had of being a butterfly, flying about enjoying itself. Page Transparency See More. In the midst of the jumble of wonder and mystery ( Log Out /  16 people follow this. Here’s a brief introduction to this vast and intricate field of inquiry: The Buddhist tradition of Valid Cognition is a form of Jnana Yoga, in which intellectual analysis, in concert with meditation, is used by practitioners to gain certainty about the nature of reality, and to the rest (non-conceptually) within that certainty. A butterfly dreams of Zhuangzi. It did not know that it was Zhuangzi… According to the Chinese philosophical classic Zhuangzi, the great Daoist thinker of that name fell asleep one day and dreamed that he was a butterfly. The disciples said: “We are afraid that the crows and kites will eat you, Master!”. Now there’s been another change and she’s dead. The story, as translated by Lin Yutang, goes like this: This short story points to some exciting and much-explored philosophical issues, stemming from the relationship between the waking state and the dream-state, or between illusion and reality: Employing the language of western philosophy, Robert Allison, in "Chuang-tzu for Spiritual Transformation: An Analysis of the Inner Chapters" (New York: SUNY Press, 1989), presents a number of possible interpretations of Chuang-tzu’s Butterfly Dream parable, and then offers his own, in which he interprets the story as a metaphor for spiritual awakening. You rob the one and give to the other—how skewed would that be?”, — Zhuangzi, chapter 32 (Kern translation). Before one has fully awakened, such a distinction is not even possible to draw empirically.”. He didn’t know he was Zhuang Zhou. The Zhuangzi consists of a large collection of anecdotes, allegories, parables, fables, and "goblet words", which are often humorous or irreverent in nature. Of all the famous Taoist parables attributed to Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi (Chuang-tzu) (369 BCE to 286 BCE), few are more famous than the story of the butterfly dream, which serves as an articulation of Taoism's challenge toward definitions of reality vs. illusion. the Great Sage Dream anecdote: This Great Sage story, argues Mr. Allison, has the power to explain the Butterfly Dream and lends credence to his self-transformation hypothesis: “Once fully awakened, one may distinguish between what is a dream and what is a reality. His butterfly dream poem is among the most famous passages in ancient Chinese literature. And he could not tell whether it was Zhuangzi who had dreamt the butterfly or the butterfly dreaming Zhuangzi. 2 Share this post. Suddenly he awoke, drowsily, Zhuangzi again. "Once Chuang Tzŭ dreamt he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. Zhuangzi’s wife died. or. After Lao-tsi’s Dao Teh Ching, perhaps the most important Daoist text is the Zhuangzi. Perceiving an object (via the sense organs, faculties, and consciousnesses); Spinning off into conceptual elaboration about the object, based upon our associational networks. Leave a reply “I think you know this story. When he woke up, he did not know whether he really was a man who had dreamed he was a butterfly or whether he was a butterfly now dreaming he was a man. This belief forms the very basis for the Buddhist ideal of enlightenment. Zhuangzi — ‘Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. Other versions end in the translated line, “This is called the Transformation of Things.” Many interpretations of this tale connect Zhuangzi’s exquisite meditation on butterfly dreams to a Western tradition of epistemological skepticism from Plato to Descartes. But pounding on a tub and singing—this is going too far, isn’t it?”, Zhuangzi said, “You’re wrong. Wie ist das Buch "The Butterfly Dream" zu deuten? We may even dream of interpreting a dream. Zhuangzi, also written as Chuang Tzu or Chuang Zhou, was an influential Chinese philosopher who lived during the 4th century BCE. Community See All. In support of this argument, Mr. Allison also presents a less well-known passage from the "Chuang-tzu," known as the Great Sage Dream anecdote. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Zhuang Zhou Dreams of Being a Butterfly Once, Zhuang Zhou dreamed he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering about, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. Not only the time before she had a body, but the time before she had a spirit. and she had a spirit. So what does it mean, then, to do this? Wonton alone lacks them. The “Dream of the Butterfly” fable is employed in the Zhuangzi to juxtapose the mystical transformation of man into creature with the ordinary transformation of consciousness into unconsciousness, or life into death. Like “I cannot tell if what the world considers ‘happiness’ is happiness or not. It means to perceive something as if we were seeing it for the first time (which, as it turns out, is indeed the case!) Zhuangzi is one of the foundational texts of Chinese literature and philosophy. “The Butterfly Dream” is the most famous story in the Zhuangzi (c. 3rd century bce), one of two foundational texts of Daoism, along with the Daodejing: “Once Zhuang Zhou dreamed he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. When the time comes for it to do so, it would prefer to be a little pig, but it can not get to be so. He was quite sure that he was a butterfly. But Chuang was an admirable writer and skillful composer…The ablest scholars of his day could not escape his satire nor reply to it, while he allowed and enjoyed himself with his sparkling, dashing style; and thus it was that the greatest men, even kings and princes, could not use him for their purposes. Suddenly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakable Zhuang Zhou. Sud- denly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakable Zhuang Zhou. The story has had a substantial impact on later philosophies, both Eastern and Western. What is at stake in this philosophical exploration of a Taoist parable is, in part, what in Buddhism is known as the tenets of Valid Cognition, which addresses the question: What counts as a logically-valid source of knowledge? But he didn’t know if he was Zhuang Zhou who had dreamt he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming that he was Zhuang Zhou. Pet. Create New Account. The “endless (external) transformation hypothesis”. Another change happens, and then we are born. King Wei of Chu, having heard of the ability of Chuang Chau, sent messengers with large gifts to bring him to his court, and promising also that he would make him his chief minister. Link to post Share on other sites. To Guo Xiang it is absolutely clear at the end of the story that "it cannot be proven that there was not earlier a butterfly the dream was of a butterfly, which is an animal that very beautifully shows us the nature of, real transformation. So I stopped.”, — Zhuangzi, chapter 18 (Watson translation). “Above ground I’d be eaten by crows and kites. According to the “endless (external) transformation hypothesis,” the meaning of the story is that the things of our external world are in a state of continuous transformation, from one form into another, into another, etc. Zhuangzi Dreaming of a Butterfly, by 18th century Japanese painter Ike no Taiga The Zhuangzi consists of a large collection of anecdotes, allegories, parables, fables, and “goblet words”, which are often humorous or irreverent in nature. He didn’t know he was Chuang Chou. Between Zhuang Zhou and the butterfly there must be some distinction! the butterfly of the dream is just as real as Zhuang Zhou (or the two Zhuang Zhous) being awake (before and after the dream). “Once Chuang Chou dreamt he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. Wanting to repay Wonton’s kindness, Lickety and Split said, “All people have seven holes for seeing, hearing, eating, and breathing. 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