We delve into The Zhuangzi

Nomadsirius

• Publisher: YH Partners
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN: 9791192838137
• Topic: Philosophy
• Subtopic: Eastern Philosophy

We delve into The Zhuangzi(In English, 2023 Revision). Prologue. Zhuang Zhou, commonly known as Zhuangzi, was born in Meng in the state of Song during the Warring States period. Meng is currently located in the north of Sang-gu, Hanam Province. The estimated dates of his life are approximately 369-286 BC. This was the era of King Hui of the Yang dynasty and King Seon of the Qi dynasty. After working as a manager at Chilwon for a while, he did not hold any official positions for the rest of his life. Instead, he devoted himself to writing and interacted with the prime ministers of his time. In a turbulent and unstable era, he viewed the world through the lens of Taoism. His ideas, which diverged from conventional reality, had a significant influence on Chinese culture. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang canonized the Zhuangzi as one of the Chinese classics and bestowed upon it the honorific title \'True Scripture of Southern Florescence\'. The philosophy of Zhuangzi also had a profound impact on Zen Buddhism during the Tang dynasty, leading to its flourishing. It is believed that the original Zhuangzi consisted of fifty-two sections, but only thirty-three sections by Guo Xiang (AD.252-312) have been reported. Guo Xiang of the Northern Song Dynasty divided it into seven sections called \'inner chapters\', fifteen sections called \'outer chapters\', and eleven sections called \'miscellaneous chapters\'. The \'inner chapters\' provide a descriptive overview of the themes of each chapter and are considered the purest form of Zhuangzi\'s philosophy. On the other hand, the \'outer and miscellaneous chapters\' provide more detailed insights into the disciples. There is a saying that the Zhuangzi is a commentary on Laozi\'s teachings, but this is an exaggerated denunciation. The Huainanzi, an ancient Chinese text, treats the philosophies of Laozi and Zhuangzi as unique thoughts within a philosophical system. Zhuangzi reinterprets the Tao proposed by Laozi in the form of stories, presenting it in a new way. Through his writings, he embodies Laozi\'s ideas and awakens the concept of the Great Integrity.

Table of contents

• Prologue.
• Publicationright
• 1. The Kun and the Peng in an empty abyss.
• 2. The Heaven is subtle.
• 3. Great wings with enough depth with wind.
• 4. A cicada and a young bird.
• 5. Time flies by.
• 6. Not fretting oneself about the world.
• 7. The vitality of the six breaths.
• 8. Why does Xu Yo refuse to rule the world?
• 9. Who is a divine one on the Miaokuyi mountain?
• 10. The blind and deaf of mind.
• 11. What is a symbol of ceremonial hats?
• 12. Different applications.
• 13. The broad and boundless village.
• 14. Why does Ziqi of South Wall take a long breath?
• 15. The music of Heaven.
• 16. The excesses of our old age.
• 17. The root of the seven emotions.
• 18. The true master.
• 19. A dull human life.
• 20. A discerning mind.
• 21. Fixed understanding and flowery expressions.
• 22. This and that, right and wrong.
• 23. To show that a finger is not a finger.
• 24. How to level all things into one.
• 25. Three in the morning.
• 26. Three extreme states.
• 27. The dazzling torch of chaos and doubt.
• 28. A time before the time to be a not yet beginning.
• 29. Starting from being to being.
• 30. The distinctions.
• 31. The treasures of Heaven, Heavenly Residence.
• 32. Conscious and unconscious.
• 33. Six divine powers of the perfectman.
• 34. Vulgarity or preciousness.
• 35. What is death?
• 36. Life is indeed a dream.
• 37. Harmonizing the natural evolution.
• 38. The shadow of the shadow.
• 39. Between Zhuang Zhou and a butterfly. (1) 原文 The Original Text.
• 40. Following and staying the middle.
• 41. What a butcher being cutting up an ox.
• 42. The pheasant with one foot in the cage.
• 43. Coming to the world and leaving the world.
• 44. The ultimate reality in use.
• 45. Going and forcing wicked men to preach on benevolence.
• 46. What even masters are also hard to beat.
• 47. To be with the Heaven.
• 48. To be with the old sages.
• 49. Keeping the practice of routine virtues.
• 50. The emptiness.
• 51. A sitting but racing around.
• 52. Why does Zigao have a fever inside?
• 53. Two great decrees in the world.
• 54. The unchanging facts.
• 55. Why does angry arise?
• 56. Like water, achieve good and lead the needy. (1) 原文 The Original Text.
• 57. Being wary of and beware of those who are fierce and violent by nature. (1) 原文 The Original Text.
• 58. The worth of useless trees. (1) 原文 The Original Text.
• 59. Why does he mean useless? (1) 原文 The Original Text.
• 60. Why do trees grow so big?
• 61. What the Holy men consider auspicious.
• 62. A deformed virtue.
• 63. Not knowing the use of futility.
• 64. A silent teaching.
• 65. The best in the world.
• 66. Zichan, the prime minister of the Zheng state.
• 67. What Zichan is ashamed of.
• 68. Heaven's Punishment on Confucius.
• 69. Gathering in admiration for Ai Taituo.
• 70. Why doesn't Ai Taituo want to take over the country?
• 71. Not to ruin the country.
• 72. The food of Heaven.
• 73. Right and wrong.
• 74. The affairs of Heaven and man.
• 75. The true man.
• 76. Spreading blessing upon ten thousand ages.
• 77. Being lofty and dignified.
• 78. What makes me live and die.
• 79. Entrusting the world to the universe.
• 80. Being swayed by rational thinking.
• 81. A realm of no life or death.
• 82. What is done in confusion.
• 83. What makes our back crooked.
• 84. The freeing from bondage.
• 85. Natural lights going out.
• 86. Singing in the very presence of the corpse
• 87. Not following secular etiquette.
• 88. The meanest thing in Heaven.
• 89. Not waking up from a dream.
• 90. Entering the empty Heaven, to become one.
• 91. Being free without hesitation.
• 92. Realizing the Great Integrity.
• 93. Who is driving the corner?
• . 94. Not entering the realm of an argument.
• 95. The arbitrary principles and regulations.
• 96. Governing a vast world without hesitation.
• 97. The government of a wise king.
• 98. About the marvelous divine power.
• 99. A true emptiness without discrimination.
• 100. There is no hurt in beating the world.
• 101. The seven holes in the features being pierced.