A chef named Ding slaughtered cattle for Wen. Where his hand touched, where his shoulder leaned, where his foot stepped, and where his knee pressed, there was a loud sound, and the knife pierced the cow and snapped. There is no sound that is out of rhythm: it is in line with the rhythm of mulberry dance and Jing Shou's movements.

Wen said, "Hey, that's great! How can your technology be so clever? "

Chef Ding put down the butcher knife and replied, "What I like is the law of things, which goes further than technology. When I started slaughtering cows, I saw the whole cow; Three years have passed, and I have never seen the whole cow again; Now, I contact the cow with my spirit and don't look at it with my eyes anymore. My sensory perception has stopped, and I only use my mental activities.

Follow the natural structure of cattle, make a big gap and eat along the gap between joints; According to the original tissue of cattle, the place where blood vessels connect and bones agglomerate has never been touched with a knife, let alone thick bones! Good chefs change a knife every year, because they cut meat with a knife; Usually cooks change a knife every month because they use it to cut bones.

Now, my knife has been used 19 years. It killed thousands of cows, but the blade looked as if it had just been ground from a millstone. Because there are gaps in the joints of cattle, the blade is thin to no thickness. If you insert a blade without thickness into a seam with a gap, it will be very wide and spacious, and there will definitely be a lot of room for operating the knife.

So it has been used for 19 years, but it seems that the blade has just been ground from the millstone. Even so, whenever I meet a place where bones and muscles are intertwined, I find it difficult to deal with it, so I carefully guard against it, so my eyes are focused on one point and my movements slow down, making the knife very light. As a result, it opened with a bang and scattered on the ground like dirt.

I stood up with a knife, so I looked around, so I was carefree and satisfied, wiped the knife clean and collected it. "

Wen said: "Good! After listening to Master's words, I got the truth of keeping fit.

Original text:

My skill is to help Wen. What the hand touches, what the shoulder leans on, what the foot steps on, what the knee leans on, and what the knife plays naturally are all alto: the dance of mulberry trees, the first meeting.

Wen said, "Hey, good! So much for technical coverage? "

My master released the knife and said to him, "I like Tao;" I'm entering the technical field. When the first minister solved the cow, he saw nothing but the cow; I haven't seen all the cows for three years. At this time, I met God instead of looking at him. The official knew what he wanted to do. According to heaven, we should criticize the big and guide the big, because of course, the technology and experience are not bad, but the situation is very bad! A good man is a better cutter; There are many knives and many folds in the family month.

Today, I killed thousands of cows with my sword for nineteen years, but if the blade is new. There is a gap between people for a while, but the blade is not thick; With thickness, there is space, and there is room for recovery! 19 years, the blade is new. Although, as for the competition, I think it is difficult, it is a warning that it is too late to act now.

The knife is very small, and what should be solved has been solved, such as land. Stand with a knife, look around and aim high; Hide it with a good knife. "

Wen said, "Good! I listened to my master and I have to stay healthy. "

Source: Zhuangzi Health Master-Warring States Zhuang Zhou

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The mid-Warring States period in which Zhuangzi lived was a period of dramatic social transformation in history. China society has undergone a great change, and people in troubled times are full of confusion about life and the future.

In view of the fact that people can't let their nature live freely in the cruel reality, and it's hard to enjoy life in the face of ruthless destruction, Zhuangzi carefully hides in the front, adapts in time, does not seek far harm, looks for cracked space, and avoids being destroyed or enslaved, thus preserving nature and cultivating spiritual life. This article was written in this state of mind.

This is an article on the way of keeping in good health, which discusses that "no self" should conform to nature, be careful to hide its front, and be wary of seeking freedom and generosity in the cracks to avoid being destroyed by cruel autocratic rule; Emphasize "don't lose yourself", preserve nature, improve spiritual realm and prolong spiritual life. Zhuangzi believes that the way to keep fit is to conform to nature, forget your feelings and not be trapped by foreign things.

The center of Zhuangzi's thought is, on the one hand, helpless freedom, and on the other hand, opposing letting nature take its course. Although this article talks about keeping in good health between the lines, it actually reflects the author's philosophy and life purport.

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