Chuangtse: Mystic and Humorist 精彩片段：
Translator's Notes
{1} He is reputed to have lived 800 years.
{2} 1783 B.C.
{3} Philosopher about whose life nothing is known. The book Liehtse is considered a later compilation. See the section "Parables of Ancient Philosophers."
{4} The wind.
{5} 2357 B.C.
{6} Sage emperors/
{7} A sophist and friend of Chuangtse who often carried on debates with him.
{8} Agitations of the soul (music of Heaven) compared to the agitations of the forest (music of Earth).
{9} Lit. "true lord."
{10} Shih and fei mean general moral judgments and mental distinctions; "right" and "wrong," "true" and "false," "is" and "is not," "affirmative" and "negative," also "to justify" and "condemn," "to affirm" and "deny."
{11} The followers of Motse were powerful rivals of the Confucianists in Chuangtses days. See the selections from Motse.
{12} The meaning of these two sentences is made clear by a line below. "But if we put the different categories in one. then the differences of category cease to exist."
{13} Cheng and kuei, lit. "whole" and "deficient."
"Wholeness" refers to unspoiled unity of Tao. In the following sentences, cheng is used in the sense of "success " It is explained by commentators that the "wholeness" of music exists only in silence, and that as soon as one note is struck, other notes are necessarily held in abeyance. The same thing is true of arguments: when we argue, we necessarily cut up truth by emphasizing certain aspects of it.