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  • Zhuangzi’s Radical Politics of Wu Wei & Natural Freedom

    September 14, 2026

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    Rob

    This commentary on Zhuangzi ‑ Yingdiwang interprets its wu‑wei political thought. Via fables including Huzi‑shaman and Hundun’s death, it advocates self‑emptiness and warns against imposing artificial order on nature.

  • Chapter 7. Responding to Kingship (YingDiWang)

    September 13, 2026

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    Ana

    This Zhuangzi ‑ Yingdiwang excerpt explores ideal wu‑wei rulership via fables including Huzi and the shaman. It introduces the mirror‑mind metaphor and concludes with the famous parable of the death of Hundun.

  • 相濡以沫 (Xiāng rú yǐ mò)

    September 11, 2026

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    Ana

    This entry explains idiom “Xiang ru yi mo” from Zhuangzi ‑ Dazongshi. Originally about stranded fish, it now means supporting one another through adversity, differing from its original Daoist philosophical implication.

  • 莫逆之交 (Mò nì zhī jiāo)

    September 11, 2026

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    Ana

    This entry explains idiom “Mo ni zhi jiao” originating from Zhuangzi ‑ Dazongshi. It refers to bosom friends with perfect spiritual accord, whose friendship rests on shared philosophical insight rather than worldly gains.

  • Zhuangzi’s Ultimate Wisdom of Merging Human and Dao

    September 11, 2026

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    Rob

    This commentary on Zhuangzi ‑ Dazongshi sums up its peak Daoist thought. It depicts the True Person, explains “Sitting and Forgetting”, and advocates merging humans with the Dao while transcending attachments including life‑death.

  • Chapter 6. The Great Ancestral Master (Dazongshi)

    September 11, 2026

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    Ana

    This Zhuangzi ‑ Dazongshi excerpt portrays the ideal True Man. Through fables and dialogues, it expounds unity with the Dao, accepting life‑death transformation, and the core spiritual practice “sitting and forgetting”.

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