Zhuangzi (about 369 BC-about 286 BC), named Zhou, was a Mongolian in the Song Dynasty during the Warring States Period. Thinker, philosopher and writer in the mid-Warring States period, founder of Zhuangzi, representative of Taoism, and Lao Zi were also called "Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi".
Zhuangzi should not be employed by Chu Weiwang because he stands for freedom. He only worked as a lacquer garden official in the Song Dynasty, and was known as the "proud lacquer garden official" in history, and was regarded as a model of local officials. His earliest thought of "sage inside and king outside" had a far-reaching influence on Confucianism.
He has a profound insight into the principles of the Book of Changes, pointing out that the Book of Changes is based on yin and yang, and his "three tones" thought is consistent with the three talents in the Book of Changes. His literary imagination is rich and peculiar, his language is freely used, he is flexible and changeable, and he can write exquisite and unspeakable philosophies, which is called "literary philosophy, philosophical literature". His works are included in the book Zhuangzi, and his representative works include Free Travel, Theory of Everything, Master of Health, etc.
The concept of heaven
"Tao" is the core of Zhuangzi's philosophy of transcendence, "being wary" and "forgetting" are the ideal means to achieve transcendence, "carefree travel" is the best realm of life freedom, and "the unity of all things" is the inevitable world outlook to pursue life freedom.
"Tao" is the basic concept of Zhuangzi's philosophy and the most basic category of pursuing freedom of life. Zhuangzi basically inherited Laozi's thought of "Tao". Laozi's Tao emphasizes objective significance, while Zhuangzi's Tao has risen from the subject to a universal spirit. Zhuangzi closely combined Tao with man, making Tao the highest realm of life.
The "Tao" he pays attention to is people-centered, and he looks at it from the perspectives of human life, human spiritual space and human spiritual atmosphere. He had a further understanding of Laozi's Tao and the relationship between being and not being.