Liang Dong on Zhuangzi

Name: Liang Dong on Zhuangzi
ISBN: 9787218134208

Liang Dong江西科学技术出版社、广东人民出版社2019

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Series: Liang Dong on Zhuangzi
ISBN: 9787218134208

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Summary

Liang Dong on Zhuangzi is a series interpreting Zhuangzi that Liang Dong launched after What Does the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon Say. It originated from his audio program on Ximalaya FM, The Road to Spiritual Freedom in Zhuangzi, and was later edited and expanded into book form. The series continues his method of explicating classics sentence by sentence and paragraph by paragraph, placing chapters from the inner chapters of Zhuangzi within the circumstances of contemporary life. What it discusses is not philology or textual criticism, but how to get along with oneself, with others and with the world. The series does not cover all of Zhuangzi in one volume; each volume focuses on a single chapter and treats it thoroughly. Published volumes include Free and Easy Wandering (two volumes), On the Equality of Things, Nourishing the Lord of Life, In the Human World, The Sign of Virtue Complete, The Great and Venerable Teacher (two volumes) and The Normal Course for Rulers and Kings—seven titles in nine books. Liang Dong's style is humorous and colloquial, often starting from concrete dilemmas at work, in the family or in relationships, and translating ideas such as "following nature," "fasting of the mind," "the useful and the useless" and "misfortune and fortune leaning on each other" into ways of thinking usable today, giving readers a broader perspective when facing anxiety, grievance, gain and loss, and choice. The content responds to the emotional and situational problems modern people commonly encounter: why one does not live as oneself, why one is always proving oneself, why relationships drain one. For readers new to Zhuangzi, the series serves as an introductory guide; for those who have read the original, it offers another, more life-oriented point of reference.

Editor's review

很多人对《庄子》的印象，是课本里几段难啃的文言文，或者是“消极避世”的标签。梁冬这套书要做的，恰恰是把这层隔膜去掉：他把庄子从学者的书斋里请出来，放到上班、开会、家庭矛盾、人际摩擦这些具体场景中，让两千多年前的话重新变得能听懂、能用上。这套书有三个值得注意的地方。一是“一册一篇”的结构，不贪多，把《逍遥游》《齐物论》《人间世》等篇目各自讲透，读者可以按自己最关心的议题挑着读，不必从头啃到尾。二是口语化的讲述保留了音频节目的现场感，读起来轻松，但观点并不轻飘，尤其在谈“有用与无用”“做好人的危险”“得失心”时，往往能击中成年人的隐痛。三是它并不替代原典，每册附有对应的《庄子》原文，方便读者合上书后再回到文本本身。蔡志忠曾为这套书作推荐。对想在通勤、睡前读点东西、同时又希望读后有所得的读者来说，这是一套门槛不高、但不会让人觉得被糊弄的国学读物。

Who it's for

A good fit for

对《庄子》有兴趣，但读原典觉得吃力、需要有人领读的读者
在职场人际、家庭关系中常感消耗，想换个角度看问题的成年人
喜欢音频节目式口语讲解、偏好轻松阅读节奏的读者
希望从传统经典中寻找情绪调节与生活智慧的普通读者

Not a good fit for

希望获得严格学术考证、版本校勘或训诂注释的研究者
期待逐字逐句文言白话对照翻译、用作教材的读者
偏好系统哲学论证、不接受口语化与个人化发挥的读者

Reading tips

可先读《人间世》或《养生主》这类与日常处境贴近的篇目，再回到《逍遥游》理解整体气象。
每读完一章，配合书末附录的《庄子》原文对读一遍，体会解读与原典之间的落差和呼应。
不必追求一次读完，把它当作床头书或通勤读物，每次读一两章更容易消化。
读完后尝试用自己的话复述该篇的核心主张，检验是否真的理解了而不只是觉得“说得对”。

About the publisher

江西科学技术出版社、广东人民出版社

Jiangxi Science and Technology Publishing House and Guangdong People's Publishing House have only one co-published title in our catalog: Liang Dong's Talks on Zhuangzi by Liang Dong. Around this single title, the two houses' publishing direction leans toward philosophy of religion and Eastern philosophy, using a contemporary author's interpretation of a classical text as an entry point to present Zhuangzi's thought to general readers in an accessible, conversational form. Public information is limited, so the complete lists and division of labor of the two houses cannot be confirmed. Judging from the title in our catalog, their selection emphasizes the use of authors with broad public influence to turn classical Chinese philosophy into readable popular works. As the representative author, Liang Dong's narrative style gives this title its distinctive character and suggests that both houses are working to combine traditional culture with popular reading.

FAQ

《梁冬说庄子》是一本书还是一套书？

是一套系列丛书，每册讲解《庄子》内篇中的一个篇目，包括《逍遥游》《齐物论》《养生主》《人间世》《德充符》《大宗师》《应帝王》，其中《逍遥游》和《大宗师》各分上下册，合计七册九本。

这套书和梁冬的音频节目是什么关系？

内容源自梁冬在喜马拉雅FM的音频节目《庄子的心灵自由之路》，成书时经过整理，并补充了节目中未收录的讲解内容，因此比音频更完整、更适合反复查阅。

没有文言文基础能读懂吗？

可以。全书以现代口语讲解为主，从当代生活场景切入，每册末尾附有对应的《庄子》原文，读者可以先读讲解，再对照原文，逐步建立对文本的感觉。

这套书里的解读是否等同于《庄子》原意？

书中的解读带有明显的个人风格和当代化发挥，属于“借庄子谈生活”，不宜当作严格的学术注解；想深入原典的读者，还应另外参考专业的注释本。

系列各册之间需要按顺序读吗？

不必。各册相对独立，分别对应不同篇目，可以按兴趣挑选；若想把握整体脉络，建议从《逍遥游》入手，再读《齐物论》等理论性较强的篇目。

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About the author

Liang Dong Author · Chinese · 1974

Liang Dong, born in 1974 in Guangdong, graduated from the Communication University of China (formerly the Beijing Broadcasting Institute). He has served as a host and chief editor at Phoenix Television and as vice president of Baidu, and later founded Zheng'an Health and Zheng'an Culture. He is also a vice chair member of the Health Service Working Committee of the China Association of Chinese Medicine. A student of national medical master Deng Tietao and renowned Chinese medicine practitioner Li Ke, he has long been devoted to bringing Chinese medicine and Eastern philosophy to the public. His works center largely on the Huangdi Neijing, including the seven-volume What Does the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon Say, the Xu Wenbing on the Huangdi Neijing series, and individual volumes such as The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon: Ancient Innocence and The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon: Regulating the Spirit Through the Four Seasons. He is also the author of bestsellers such as Liang Dong on Zhuangzi and Joy. In addition, he has hosted programs including Dong Wu Duilun and Guoxuetang, using dialogue and accessible explanation to bring health, medicine, and Eastern philosophy into popular reading.