A man dreams he is a butterfly. When he wakes up, did he dream he was a butterfly, or does a butterfly now dream it is a man? A story about life and the fear of death, or about being at ease, or about shifting identity?
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Sources:
Zhuangzi: https://ctext.org/zhuangzi
Guo Xiang commentary: https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=en&res=744703
Brook Ziporyn, Zhuangzi: The Complete Writings. Hackett: 2020. (Recommended)
A.C. Graham, Chuang Tzu: The Inner Chapters. Hackett: 2001.

Contributors:
Script: Hans-Georg Moeller (https://www.amazon.com/Hans-Georg-Moeller/e/B08VS4PP7X?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1612620009&sr=1-1)
Animation: Ron Lei
Production, Subtitles (Chinese): Fai
Production, Subtitles (Spanish): Manuel Rivera Espinoza
Narration (English): Simon Barber (https://izwi.com)
Narration, Subtitles Proofread (Spanish): Andrea Martinez (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCALwrLdjry1AbD56R8Vnl6A)
Subtitles (Hebrew): Inbal Shamir
Subtitles (German): Hans-Georg Moeller

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