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Cultivating the Inner Life - The Art of Nourishing Life
This commentary on Zhuangzi ‑ Gengsang Chu explores nourishing inner life. Through Gengsang Chu and Nan Rong Chu’s dialogue, it advocates infant‑like simplicity, transcending inner‑outer fetters to align with the Dao.
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Where Is the Dao?
This commentary on Zhuangzi ‑ Zhi Bei You unpacks three key fables. It argues the Dao permeates all things yet transcends words and intellect, with all phenomena transforming from the single universal qi.
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Chapter 33. The World (Tian Xia)
This page covers The World, Zhuangzi’s final chapter, an early survey of pre‑Qin thought. It laments the fragmentation of the unified ancient Way, reviews major schools, and assesses thinkers including Mozi, Laozi, Zhuangzi himself and the logician Hui Shi.
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Chapter 32. Lie Yukou
This page interprets Lie Yukou from Zhuangzi. Through fables, it warns against fame‑seeking and hollow ambition, satirizes worldly success, and advocates detachment. It ends with Zhuangzi’s famous rejection of lavish burial, accepting death as part of nature.
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Chapter 31. The Fisherman (Yu Fu)
This page explores The Fisherman from Zhuangzi. A wise fisherman criticizes Confucius for exhausting himself pursuing ritual and righteousness. Advocating “valuing authenticity”, he stresses inner sincerity over hollow conventions, as Confucius humbly receives his Daoist teaching.
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Chapter 30. Discoursing on Swords (Shuo Jian)
This page covers Discoursing on Swords from Zhuangzi. Dressed as a swordsman, Zhuangzi persuades sword‑obsessed King Wen of Zhao. His famous “three‑swords” allegory distinguishes true royal governance from trivial brute duels, urging rulers to focus on statecraft.