Use things to wander your mind.

From "Zhuangzi: The Human World", the so-called riding on things means to escape from the mundane world and wander the mind, to let nature take its course and gain spiritual freedom.

Zhuangzi advocates tranquility and inaction, letting everything take its course, and abandoning "artificiality". At first glance, the word "inaction" seems a bit passive and escapist, but the so-called "uselessness can be of great use" is not stagnant in Zhuangzi. In the natural randomness of external objects, we can see a rule of thumb, which is: pursue the things you care about with a "don't care" mentality. This mentality is sometimes even closer to success than the progress itself.

Other explanations

It is valuable to achieve self-realization, but life needs to be transcended, and life needs to get rid of the burden of those heavy things and desires. Confucianism emphasizes human sociality and behavior, but Taoism requires us to return to nature and breathe and grow with all things.

In Zhuangzi’s view, no matter how many honorary titles the outside world gives you, they are not as real as the plants and trees given to you by nature. The so-called riding on things to wander the mind is to escape from society’s desire for fame and fortune. , Don't let yourself be subject to the fatigue of the mortal world. If we can understand Zhuangzi, we can travel in a materialistic society without being disturbed by external objects, and let our minds roam freely.