Zhuangzi glossary

 

As the seas turn,

海運

"As the seas turn" could refer to tides or changes in seasonal currents, once again raising the question of the scale of our narrative. Although the "nature's pool" comment looks suspiciously like an explanation added to the text by a later copyist, no one knows what it means. And what is the difference between the northern obscurity and the southern obscurity that makes it worth the trip?