北山錄 5.2.13

5.2.13

"Wenzi stated: 'Huangdi's form had decay, yet his spirit did not transform. Riding upon endless changes through the transformation that does not transform.' When Jizi of Yanling went to Qi, his eldest son died and was buried between Ying and Bo (Ying and Bo were lands of Qi, in Taishan county). His grave was not so deep as to reach groundwater, and he shrouded him in contemporary clothing, saying: 'Bones and flesh return to the earth; this is destiny. As for the soul and qi undergoing change, there is nowhere it does not go.' Confucius considered him worthy. (When Zhuangzi was about to die, his disciples wished to give him a lavish funeral. Zhuangzi said: 'I take heaven and earth as my inner and outer coffin, the sun and moon as a pair of jade discs, the stars and constellations as pearls and jewels, and the myriad things as funeral gifts. Are my funerary preparations not already complete? What could you add to them?' His disciples said: 'We fear the kites and crows will eat our master.' Zhuangzi said: 'Above, I am eaten by kites and crows; below, I am eaten by mole crickets and ants. To snatch from the one to give to the other—how partial is that!')."