This commentary on Zhuangzi ‑ Tiandi analyzes the “mechanical‑mind” farmer parable. It warns that over‑pursuit of efficiency and utility erodes innate purity, advocating natural freedom and the value of seemingly‑useless moments.
Meng Xianzi said:“A family that keeps a team of four horses for chariots should not concern itself with raising chickens and pigs for profit;a household entitled to cut ice for ancestral rites should not raise cattle and sheep for gain;a state possessing a hundred war chariots should not employ ministers who amass wealth through…
A man who pursues learning must collect his scattered thoughts and concentrate all his mental powers on his studies.