Many years after using it as an epigraph for my PhD dissertation, I come once again across this passage from the Chuag Tzu:
“The reason for a fish trap is the fish. When you’ve got the fish,
you can forget the trap. The rabbit’s the reason for the snare.
When you have the rabbit, you forget the snare. The meaning of
the song in your heart is the reason for the words, but once you’ve
got the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can I find
someone who’s forgotten the words – to have a word with?”
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