Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature
This commentary on Zhuangzi ‑ Ma Ti uses Bo Le’s horse‑taming metaphor. It criticizes forced conformity by sages’ rituals‑virtues, and praises primitive simplicity where beings thrive freely without artificial reshaping.
This commentary on Zhuangzi ‑ Pianmu critiques forced performative morality. Using metaphors like duck‑crane legs and lost‑sheep parable, it warns against sacrificing one’s true nature for external social or moral standards.