Xu You – SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chapter 5. The Great Ancestral Master (Dazongshi)

September 11, 2026

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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”.
Zhuangzi’s Ultimate Philosophy of True Freedom

September 8, 2026

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This commentary on Zhuangzi‑Xiaoyaoyou explores true spiritual freedom. Analyzing Kun‑Peng and key fables, it discusses relativity of perspectives, “no‑dependence”, and the wisdom that uselessness can be great use.
Chapter 1: Free and Easy Wandering (Xiaoyaoyou)

September 8, 2026

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This excerpt from Zhuangzi‑Xiaoyaoyou uses Kun‑Peng and fable cases. It contrasts small‑great perspectives, explores spiritual freedom and “uselessness”, and advocates the ideal of the Perfect Person transcending worldly dependencies.
Han Feizi – Chapter 23.15

June 4, 2026

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Han Feizi tells Yao offered his throne to Xu You, who fled and lodged with a commoner. The householder hid his leather cap fearing theft, failing to grasp Xu You scorned supreme power and cared nothing for trivial belongings.
Zi Zhou Zhi Fu [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

March 19, 2026

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Zi Zhou Zhi Fu was a man from the time of Emperor Yao. When Yao offered to yield the throne to Xu You, Xu You declined. Yao then offered it to Zi Zhou Zhi Fu.
Xu You [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

March 18, 2026

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Xu You, courtesy name Wuzhong, was a native of Huaili in Yangcheng. He was a man who stood firmly on righteousness and walked squarely; he would not sit on a mat that was not straight, nor eat food that was not properly prepared. Later, he hid himself in the marshes of Pei.
Chao Fu [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

March 18, 2026

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Chao Fu was a hermit from the time of Emperor Yao. He lived in the mountains, seeking no worldly profit. In his old age, he built a nest in a tree and slept upon it; thus, the people of his time called him “Father Nest” (Chao Fu).
Nie Que [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

March 18, 2026

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Nie Que was a man from the time of Emperor Yao. Xu You was the disciple of Nie Que.
Bei Yi [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

March 18, 2026

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Bei Yi (or Pi Yi) was a man from the time of Emperor Yao. Yao’s teacher was Xu You; Xu You’s teacher was Nie Que; Nie Que’s teacher was Wang Ni; and Wang Ni’s teacher was Bei Yi.