We delve into The Zhuangzi(In English, 2023 Revision).

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We delve into The Zhuangzi(In English, 2023 Revision).

Prologue.

 

Zhuang Zhou, commonly known as Zhuangzi, was born in Meng in the state of Song during the Warring States period. Meng is currently located in the north of Sang-gu, Hanam Province. The estimated dates of his life are approximately 369-286 BC. This was the era of King Hui of the Yang dynasty and King Seon of the Qi dynasty. After working as a manager at Chilwon for a while, he did not hold any official positions for the rest of his life. Instead, he devoted himself to writing and interacted with the prime ministers of his time. In a turbulent and unstable era, he viewed the world through the lens of Taoism. His ideas, which diverged from conventional reality, had a significant influence on Chinese culture.

 

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang canonized the Zhuangzi as one of the Chinese classics and bestowed upon it the honorific title ‘True Scripture of Southern Florescence’. The philosophy of Zhuangzi also had a profound impact on Zen Buddhism during the Tang dynasty, leading to its flourishing. It is believed that the original Zhuangzi consisted of fifty-two sections, but only thirty-three sections by Guo Xiang (AD.252-312) have been reported. Guo Xiang of the Northern Song Dynasty divided it into seven sections called ‘inner chapters’, fifteen sections called ‘outer chapters’, and eleven sections called ‘miscellaneous chapters’. The ‘inner chapters’ provide a descriptive overview of the themes of each chapter and are considered the purest form of Zhuangzi’s philosophy. On the other hand, the ‘outer and miscellaneous chapters’ provide more detailed insights into the disciples.

 

There is a saying that the Zhuangzi is a commentary on Laozi’s teachings, but this is an exaggerated denunciation. The Huainanzi, an ancient Chinese text, treats the philosophies of Laozi and Zhuangzi as unique thoughts within a philosophical system. Zhuangzi reinterprets the Tao proposed by Laozi in the form of stories, presenting it in a new way. Through his writings, he embodies Laozi’s ideas and awakens the concept of the Great Integrity.

 

 

Author ‘NomadSirius’ Introduction.

 

‘Sirius’ is the brightest star in the night sky. Its name is derived from the Greek word “Seirios,” meaning ‘glowing’ or ‘scorching.’ Imagining Sirius rising just before sunrise, I embark on the classic and humanities-inspired ‘Nomad’ journey. With the aim of introducing the essence of Oriental culture to the West, I am planning to publish a series of 333 eBooks, an English Oriental Humanities Glossary, and an aesthetically pleasing English Fantasy novel.

 

A series of 333 eBooks.

 

1. 노자의 언어로 세상을 성찰하다(In Korean, 2022).
2. We permeate into The Tao Te Ching(In English, 2022).
3. 화이트헤드의 언어로 세상을 성찰하다(In Korean, 2022).
4. We permeate into The Function of Reason(In English, 2022).
5. 장자의 언어로 세상을 성찰하다(In Korean, 2022).
6. We permeate into The Zhuangzi(In English, 2022).
7. 칼 구스타프 융의 언어로 세상을 성찰하다(In Korean, 2022).
8. We permeate into Psychology of the Unconscious(In English, 2022).
9. 붓다의 언어로 세상을 성찰하다(In Korean, 2022).
10. We permeate into The Diamond Sutra(In English, 2022).
11. 니체의 언어로 세상을 성찰하다(In Korean, 2022).
12. We permeate into On The Genealogy of Morality(In English, 2022).
13. 예수의 언어로 세상을 성찰하다(In Korean, 2023).
14. We delve into Romans(In English, 2023).
15. 인문잡학으로 소통하다 1(In Korean, 2023).
16. East communicates with West 1(In English, 2023).
17. 화이트헤드의 언어로 세상을 성찰하다(In Korean, 2023 개정판).
18. We delve into The Function of Reason(In English, 2023 Revision).
19. 노자의 언어로 세상을 성찰하다(In Korean, 2023 개정판).
20. We delve into The Tao Te Ching(In English, 2023 Revision).
21. 칼 구스타프 융의 언어로 세상을 성찰하다.(In Korean, 2023 개정판).
22. We delve into Psychology of the Unconscious(In English, 2023 Revision).
23. 장자의 언어로 세상을 성찰하다(In Korean, 2023 개정판).
24. We delve into The Zhuangzi(In English, 2023 Revision).

 

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We delve into The Zhuangzi(In English, 2023 Revision).

ⓒ YH Partners 2022

The Date of Publication. 2023.7.20.

Author. nomadsirius.

Publisher. YH Partners.

The Registration Number of Publisher. 2022000013.

Price of eBook. $12.

Address. 20 Landmark-ro, Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea.

E-mail. liberalistkr@gmail.com

ISBN. 979-11-92838-13-7.

This book is copyrighted by the author and YH partners.

 

 

 

 

 

Table of contents.

 

A Happy Excursion, A fish changes into a bird(1-13).

1. The Kun and the Peng in an empty abyss.
2. The Heaven is subtle.
3. Great wings with enough depth with wind.
4. A cicada and a young bird
5. Time flies by.
6. Not fretting oneself about the world.
7. The vitality of the six breaths.
8. Why does Xu Yo refuse to rule the world?
9. Who is a divine one on the Miaokuyi mountain?
10. The blind and deaf of mind.
11. What is a symbol of ceremonial hats?
12. Different applications.
13. The broad and boundless village.

 

On Making All Things Equal, All things are essentially one(14-39).

14. Why does Ziqi of South Wall take a long breath?
15. The music of heaven.
16. The excesses of our old age.
17. The root of the seven emotions.
18. The true master.
19. A dull human life.
20. A discerning mind.
21. Fixed understading and flowery expressions.
22. This and that, right and wrong.
23. To show that a finger is not a finger.
24. How to level all things into one.
25. Three in the morning.
26. Three extreme states.
27. The dazzling torch of chaos and doubt.
28. A time before the time to be a not yet beginning.
29. Starting from being to being.
30. The distinctions.
31. The treasures of heaven, Heavenly Residence.
32. Conscious and unconscious.
33. Six divine powers of the perfectman.
34. Vulgarity or preciousness.
35. What is death?
36. Life is indeed a dream.
37. Harmonizing the natural evolution.
38. The shadow of the shadow.
39. Between Zhuang Zhou and a butterfly.

 

The Presevation of Life, Discipline the mind and the body(40-43).

40. Following and staying the middle.
41. What a butcher being cutting up an ox.
42. The pheasant with one foot in the cage.
43. Coming to the world and leaving the world.

 

In the World of Men, Empty your mind(44-63).

44. The ultimate reality in use.
45. Going and forcing wicked men to preach on benevolence.
46. What even masters are also hard to beat.
47. To be with the heaven.
48. To be with the old sages.
49. Keeping the practice of routine virtues.
50. The emptiness.
51. A sitting but racing around.
52. Why does Zigao have a fever inside?
53. Two great decrees in the world.
54. The unchanging facts.
55. Why does angry arise?
56. Like water, achieve good and lead the needy.
57. Being wary of and beware of those who are fierce and violent by nature.
58. The worth of useless trees.
59. Why does he mean useless?
60. Why do trees grow so big?
61. What the Holy men consider auspicious.
62. A deformed virtue.
63. Not knowing the use of futility.

 

The Residence of Virtue Complete, The virtue reveals full(64-73).

64. A silent teaching.
65. The best in the world.
66. Zichan, the prime minister of the Zheng state.
67. What Zichan is ashamed of.
68. Heaven’s Punishment on Confucius.
69. Gathering in admiration for Ai Taituo.
70. Why doesn’t Ai Taituo want to take over the country?
71. Not to not ruin the country.
72. The food of Heaven.
73. Right and wrong.

 

The Venerable Teacher, Be so for oneself as it is(74-93).

74. The affairs of heaven and man.
75. The true man.
76. Spreading blessing upon ten thousand ages.
77. Being lofty and dignified.
78. What makes me live and die.
79. Entrusting the world to the universe.
80. Being swayed by rational thinking.
81. A realm of no life or death.
82. What is done in confusion.
83. What makes our back crooked.
84. The freeing from bondage.
85. Nutural lights going out.
86. Singing in the very presence of the corpse.
87. Not following secular etiquette.
88. The meanest thing in Heaven.
89. Not waking up from a dream.
90. Entering the empty heaven, to become one.
91. Being free without hesitation.
92. Realizing the Great Integrity.
93. Who is driving the corner?

 

Fit for Emperors and Kings, Follow the changes of nature(94-101).

94. Not entering the realm of an argument.
95. The arbitrary principles and regulations.
96. Governing a vast world without hesitation.
97. The government of a wise king.
98. About the marvelous divine power.
99. A true emptiness without discrimination.
100. There is no hurt in beating the world.
101. The seven holes in the features being pierced.

 

 

 

 

1. The Kun and the Peng in an empty abyss.

 

A Happy Excursion, A fish changes into a bird.

 

(1) 原文 The original text.

 

 

We delve into the Zhuangzi in English.

 

北冥有魚其名爲鯤

In the north of an empty abyss, there is a fish called the Kun.

 

鯤之大不知其幾千里也

It is so huge that I do not know its size, possibly spanning thousands of li.

 

化而爲鳥其名爲鵬

It undergoes a transformation into a bird known as the Peng.

 

鵬之背不知其幾千里也

The wings of the Peng are of indeterminate size, possibly spanning thousands of li.

 

怒而飛其翼若垂天之雲

When it ascends and takes flight, its wings cover the sky like clouds.

 

是鳥也海運則將徙於南冥南冥者天池也

With the onset of seasonal current changes, it embarks on a journey to the southern empty abyss, known as the Celestial Lake.

 

齊諧者志怪者也

In the ancient texts of Marvels, we find descriptions

 

諧之言曰鵬之徙於南冥也

of how, when the Peng soars towards the southern empty abyss,

 

水擊三千里

the waters within a three thousand li radius are disturbed,

 

摶扶搖而上者九萬里

as it conquers the whirlwinds and ascends to a height of ninety thousand li,

 

去以六月息者也

beginning a six-month flight amidst strong gales.

 

(2) 註 My commentary.

 

 

One line a day, what I read is like this.

 

By cultivating the body and mind, you behold the Great Integrity.

 

The northern empty abyss represents “nature,” serving as the origin of the mind.

 

The southern empty abyss serves as the foundation of the body and represents “life.”

 

The Kun and the Peng symbolize vitality, embodying the essence of the living wind as fundamental energy.

 

They move 21,600 times each day, signifying the continuous flow of vital force.

 

Through refining the vitality between body and mind, one can cultivate a harmonious connection.

 

Engage in playful exploration while nurturing both the body and mind.