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But perhaps, even more than Nabokov, it was the Romantic poet John Keats who made the case for a deep-rooted connection between the poet and the butterfly. Writing to his would-be sweetheart, Fanny Brawne, Keats sighed, ‘I almost wish we were butterflies and liv’d but three summer days – three such days with you I could fill with more ...
John Donne's "The Dream" explores love, desire, and the tension between fantasy and reality. The speaker wakes up from an intimate dream of his beloved to find that she's right there next to him, making it seem as though his dream has spilled over into real life.
- Robert Allison’s “Chuang-Tzu For Spiritual Transformation"
- Interpretations of Zhuangzi’s Butterfly Dream
- Zhuangzi’s Great Sage Dream Anecdote
- Buddhist Valid Cognition
- How to Learn to “See Nakedly”
- Similarities Between Taoism and Buddhism
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 awake...
Mr. Allison begins his exploration of Chuang-tzu’s Butterfly Dream anecdote by presenting two frequently used interpretive frameworks: 1. The ”confusion hypothesis” 2. The “endless (external) transformation hypothesis” According to the “confusion hypothesis,” the message of Chuang-tzu’s Butterfly dream anecdote is that we do not really awaken and s...
In other words, Mr. Allison sees Chuang-tzu’s story of the Butterfly Dream as an analogy of the enlightenmentexperience—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 passag...
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? Here’s a brief introduction to this vast and intricate field of inquiry: The Buddhist tradition of Valid Cognition is a fo...
So what does it mean, then, to do this? First, we need to become aware of our habitual tendency to clump together into one tangled mass what in reality are three distinct processes: 1. Perceiving an object (via the sense organs, faculties, and consciousnesses); 2. Assigning a name to that object; 3. Spinning off into conceptual elaboration about th...
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 natur...
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“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.
At ease, and reclining on flowers, If ever they study, ’t is how they may kill. The best of their mid-summer hours. And the butterfly dreamed, as is often the case. With indolent lovers of change, Who, keeping the body at ease in its place, Give fancy permission to range.
The Butterfly Dream is a significant allegory in Taoist philosophy and has been used to illustrate the concept of Wu Wei, which translates to “non-action” or “effortless action.” The story emphasizes the importance of letting go of one’s ego and allowing things to unfold naturally.
Jan 18, 2014 · Poems 1817 BY JOHN KEATS "What more felicity can fall to creature, Than to enjoy delight with liberty." Fate of the Butterfly.—SPENSER.
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