Listen to this articletónɡɡuī-shūtú 同归殊途
Arrive at the Same Destination via Different Routes / Rely on a Common Ontological Entity
虽然有着相同的目标，但所走的道路不同。“同归殊途”语出《周易·系辞下》，大致包含两方面的含义：其一，指不同学派、不同人对于社会秩序、价值的理解虽然不同，主张的社会治理方法也有差异，但他们的目标是一致的，都是谋求社会的安定、繁荣。其二，指万事万物虽然呈现出不同的样态，但他们都归附或依赖于一个共同的本体。
This term means to reach the same goal through different routes. Coming from The Book of Changes, the term has two meanings: First, different schools of thought and different people have different understandings of social order and values, and the ways of governance they advocate also vary, but their goals are the same – stability and prosperity of society. Second, though things under heaven manifest themselves in different ways, they all belong or rely on a common ontological entity.
引例 Citations：
◎天下同归而殊途，一致而百虑。（《周易·系辞下》）
（天下之人有着相同的目标，但所走的道路不同；有着相同的关切，但有上百种不同的想法。）
All people under heaven have the same goal, though they take different routes; they cherish the same concern, but they hold different views. (The Book of Changes)
◎子曰“天下同归而殊途，一致而百虑”，一本万殊之谓也。（王夫之《周易外传》）
（孔子说“天下同归而殊途，一致而百虑”，是说天下万物依赖于一个共同的本体［本体表现在不同的事物之中］。）
Confucius said, “Under heaven, people have the same goal but they go by different routes.” This means that all things under heaven rely on the same ontological entity. (Wang Fuzhi: Explanatory Notes to The Book of Changes)
