The Way of Zhuang Zhou

There was a Taoist named Zhuang Zhou, also known as Zhuang Zi in the world. Zhuangzi, also known as Zhuangzi, was named Zixiu. Zixiu often worked as an official in the Mengqi Garden, and he had no other career in this position in his life. King Wei of Chu once invited Zixiu to be the prime minister of Chu, but Zixiu dismissed the invitation on the grounds that a living tortoise playing in the mud was not a dead tortoise with a high salary in the temple hexagram. Seeing this, he is indifferent to fame and fortune, cultivates his moral character, pays attention to tranquility and inaction, lets nature take its course, and is carefree and carefree.

Zixiu and Hui have a good relationship, and they both end up with each other, despising each other and benefiting each other. Huizeng was the prime minister of Liang Dynasty. He mistakenly heard someone say: Zhou wants to seize the throne! To frighten Zhou, Zhou laughed and scolded: "The owl beast saves the gentleman and despises the swan; the rotten rat is good at bewitching and despises the dragon." Hui Sui thought. In the history of ancient and modern times, the most famous debate is also about Zhou Hui. One day, the two of them were swimming in Haoqiao. Zixiu was happy, and the fish were also happy. Hui pointed out that Zi was not a fish. How do you know this? Zixiu asked him the reason, Hui obeyed him and argued, but Zhou was speechless and forced to argue, which was a defeat. Zhou Hui's acquaintances all see Zhou's high and pure ambition, which is like that of Quanbo. He is quiet and inactive. Although he loses in the debate in Hao, he still says that heaven and earth coexist with me, and all things are one with me. Heaven and man are one. I like all things to be happy. . Zixiu wrote countless Taoist scriptures and wrote hundreds of thousands of books. They are full of wit and humor. They use metaphors to describe things. His writing style is carefree and informal. He can do what he wants and stop where he wants. The chapters and lines may seem unrelated, but the length and length are indispensable.

"The way of heaven is inaction". The so-called way is born in the heaven and the earth, and it is not sealed. Tracing back to its origin, nature is its origin. All things are cyclical and controlled by nature, so it is better than man-made. Zixiu advocated uselessness. Uselessness means usefulness; great uselessness means great achievements. Like a tree, its appearance is despicable, and everyone's words are useless. A craftsman looked for a tree to build a beam, but unexpectedly the tree was bent and ugly, so he couldn't abandon it. Another craftsman looked for a tree to make a handle for a stone grinder. When he saw this tree, he was delighted. The tree is bendable and tough. It is a natural good wood, but it is ugly, so no one wants to steal it. .

Zixiu still talks about inaction, which is man-made, man-made is unhealthy, goes against nature and goes against the grain, and cannot be followed. To achieve great success by doing nothing, just follow the cause and effect of heaven and reincarnate naturally. Another person is mediocre and has no great ability, so everyone abandons him. A king was building a main city and looking for a hundred thousand strong men. He saw that this man had a humble body and a gray complexion, which frightened others, so he avoided him. As the saying goes, only if a tree fails to become useful can one avoid disaster; only if a person fails to mature can one save his life. You should be quiet and do nothing, let nature take its course.

Zhuang Zhou’s way advocates doing two things, one person doing it and one day doing it. Man-made actions go against what Heaven does, and one person's actions are counterfeit, so inaction is advocated. Heaven is what nature does, and the natural life cycle of heaven and earth has laws. Therefore, Zhuangzi said, man has no foundation, and heaven is the way. Let nature take its course. Don't blindly seek wealth, fame, and fame. The way of heaven is the ultimate. If you can do nothing, the great way can be achieved.