"Getting a fish, forgetting the fishing tool"
The verses in the picture are from Zhuangzi's Foreign Matters,"Getting a fish, forgetting the fishing tool"
筌者所以在魚 得魚而忘筌
蹄者所以在兎 得兔而忘蹄
言者所以在意 得意而忘言
Though the fishing tool is for catching fish,
once we have got a fish,we forget about the fishing tools.
Though the snare is for catching a rabbit,
once we have got a rabbit,we forget about the snare.
Though the words are for getting the meaning,
once we have got the meaning,we forget about the words.