"Where is the Tao?" by Derek Lin in Chuang Tzu Stories

One day, a scholar by the name of Donguozi asked Chuang Tzu: “That which we call the Tao — where is it?”

The two of them were outside, and Chuang Tzu said: “Everywhere. There is no place where the Tao isn’t.”

Donguozi didn’t quite understand this, so he asked: “Can you be more specific and point it out for me?”

Chuang Tzu looked around and saw ants crawling underfoot, so he pointed to them: “The Tao is among these ants.”

This surprised Donguozi. He asked: “Why such a lowly place?”