An Analysis of the Wandering at Ease in the Zhuangzi

• Main Authors: Kuo, Yueh-Kuei, 郭月貴
• Other Authors: Chow, Ta-Hsing
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/50672402421924163073

碩士 === 華梵大學 === 哲學系碩士班 === 101 === ABSTRACT The book Zhuangzi, as the highest category of “Dao” for its philosophy, showing awareness of the nature of the universe, and dealing with the interpretation of life, philosophy of mind teems with life. The journey to Dao, is the nature of life that in the process of gradual appearing. Said the Zhuangzi Zhibei you chapter to experience Dao should be anxious about by cultivated gentlemen. How to achieve the physical signs of paradise spirit, experience of Dao, spiritual and getaways border should be absolute freedom in limited life and body, through continuous self-transcendence, cultivation practice experience, and finally is the soul of Zhuangzi's concern. “Wandering at Ease” for the first chapter of the book Zhuangzi, meaning the gist of Zhuangzi's thought, the absolute freedom of the spirit of life and escape, is an ideal of life. How carefree roaming, “Wandering at Ease”, reflect this life? From the book Zhuangzi, we know of course, the step of experiencing Dao is the path to achieve the escape. “Meditation” and “fasting of mind”, cultivation efforts, are the methods to keep the reality of life and spirit platform (Lingtai). Thus one can experience tranquility, forgotten, harmony of artistic conception, and the beauty of life. A life-course perspective and wakening takes place by experiencing Dao, so people may once again return to the life at ease, the nature, and of happiness and freedom. "Beyond-style” escape, break all the limits and constraints of human world, to raise spirit freedom at ease with no hindrance situation. If we were to enjoy life, like visual art in general with a mind of jumping- off, beyond-style, Zhuangzi is providing this kind of life. If we could appreciate and carry out the deepest meaning of Zhuangzi in daily life, then it should be the guide of life, and then life is an art, a nature show, which leading out a truth, a kind of beauty of living. When we examine the contemporary ecological problems and the atmosphere of education environment carefully, the more than 2000-year-old wisdom of Zhuangzi's philosophy of life is offering a possible way out.