Zhuangzi’s famous sayings about following nature are introduced in detail as follows:

1. The beauty of heaven and earth is not mentioned, the laws of the four seasons are clear but not discussed, and the principles of all things are not explained. , the great beauty between heaven and earth, the sequence between the four seasons, the life and death of all things are all due to the power of nature, life and death, integrated, living and reproducing, natural, this is true harmony.

2. The big block carries me to form, helps me to live, makes me grow old, and rests me to die. Therefore, those who are good at life are also good at death. Nature has given me a body, used birth to make me work, and used old age to make me leisurely. Therefore, what is called good for my existence also calls good for my disappearance.

3. The most righteous person will not lose the feeling of his life. Therefore, the joint is not parallel, and the branches are not straight. Those who are long should not be considered as having excess, and those who are short should not be considered as lacking. Those ideal and right paths that are in line with the origin of things do not violate the laws of things, are in their proper place and conform to nature. Therefore, what grows together is not considered parallel, what is branchy is not superfluous, what is long is not considered a burden, and what is short is not considered insufficient.

4. Therefore, although the shank of a duck is short, it will be sad if it is continued; although the shank of a crane is long, it will be sad if it is broken. For example, if the calf of a wild duck is too short, it will cause pain if a section is connected, and it is impossible from a physiological point of view. If the calf of a crane is too long, cutting off a section will cause sorrow, then it becomes It is even more unrealistic to see a lame crane swinging back and forth. This is because there is no respect for nature and forced disposal.