Am I a Man Dreaming I'm a Butterfly, or a Butterfly Dreaming I'm a Man?
“Am I a man dreaming I’m a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming I’m a man?” This question, put forth by Chuang-tzu an early Taoist master after a dream he had, begs another more fundamental question that needs to be answered: which is reality and which is a dream? The answer for me is easy. They are both dreams and they are both reality. There really is no difference between the two. They are equally valid realities, but different states of consciousness. In “dreaming”, especially in lucid... Sign in to see full entry.