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Quick Zen Story by Xhaust

The great Taoist master Chuang Tzu once dreamt that he was a butterfly
fluttering here and there. In the dream he had no awareness of his
individuality as a person. He was only a butterfly. Suddenly, he awoke and
found himself laying there, a person once again. But then he thought to
himself, "Was I before a man who dreamt about being a butterfly, or am I
now a butterfly who dreams about being a man?"

From: http://www.cyjack.com/cognition/Zen%20Stories.htm

Quick Zen Story

Xhaust

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    That's a cool zen story. That's quite a deep question he asked himself.

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      Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

      I wonder why he awoke so suddenly...? Does the butterfly exist when he dreams about it? What caused him to dream of being a butterfly?

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        You're welcome. The third question is a good question to posed.