Zen Readings of Zhuangzi
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- 对《庄子》原文有兴趣，但苦于文义艰深、需要引路人的读者
- 对禅宗思想与公案有兴趣，希望了解以禅解庄路径的读者
- 喜欢口语化讲稿、看重现实人生启发而非纯学术考据的读者
- 有一定国学基础，想串联儒释道三家思想的阅读者
Not a good fit for
- 希望获得逐字逐句注释、白话翻译或学术校勘本的读者
- 排斥宗教与修行话语、只想要纯哲学分析框架的读者
- 需要系统文本考据与版本研究的专业研究者
Reading tips
- 先通读《齐物论》原文一遍，不必求懂，再回来看讲解，对照处会更清晰。
- 按讲次顺序读，每讲读完停一停，把“是非、彼此、物我、生死”四组对照在自己生活里找例子。
- 遇到禅宗公案与佛典引文不必卡壳，可先跳过，读完全书后再回头消化。
- 可与系列中其他分册对读，体会作者以篇为单位讲解《庄子》的整体安排。
About the publisher
Named after Southern Daily, Southern Daily Press leans toward philosophy, religion, and Eastern philosophy, with an emphasis on drawing intellectual resources from classical traditional culture. Although the library currently holds only one title, Zen Interpretations of Zhuangzi already reflects its editorial interests: reading Zhuangzi through a Zen lens, blending Daoist and Buddhist thought for readers drawn to Eastern wisdom. Representative author Feng Xuecheng contributed this work, indicating the press's inclination toward authors who interpret traditional thought. Public information is limited, making a fuller account of its publishing structure difficult, but the existing title suggests a focus on doctrinal interpretation and rereading classics, with a style balancing scholarship and readability for readers interested in Chinese philosophy and religious culture.
Contents
- Introduction: Qiwulun Is the Key to Zhuangzi
- Qiwulun: The Heavenly Pipes That Play the Great Dao
- Lecture 1: From Human Pipes to Heavenly Pipes
- A tiger walks as if sick, an eagle stands as if asleep
- Entering the state of no-self
- The music of heaven and the breath of earth
- Zhuangzi's observations of nature
- We are all instruments played by the Great Dao
- Who presides over all this
- Lecture 2: The Various Aspects of the World as Zhuangzi Describes Them
- Lecture 3: The Great Dao Revealed and Hidden in Speech, Mind, and Action
- Lecture 4: Heaven and Earth Are One Finger, All Things Are One Horse
- Lecture 5: How the Dao Is Practiced and Completed
- Lecture 6: The Great Dao Achieves Nothing and Destroys Nothing
- Lecture 7: The Presence and Absence of Heaven and Earth and the Beginning and End of the Ten Thousand Transformations
- Lecture 8: The Eight Virtues, the Six Directions, the Heavenly Storehouse, and Preserved Light
- Lecture 9: Daoism's Transcendence of Worldly Dharma
- Lecture 10: Letting Go of Life and Death, Forgetting Benevolence and Righteousness
- Lecture 11: The Dialogue of Shadows and Zhuang Zhou Dreams of Being a Butterfly
- Editor's Postscript
FAQ
《禅说庄子》是一本书还是一个系列？
这本书主要讲《庄子》的哪一篇？
没有古文基础能读懂吗？
和东方出版社版本有什么区别？
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About the author
Feng Xuecheng (冯学成) is the author of two works in the library collection. His nationality, dates of birth and death, and other personal background details are not widely documented in publicly available sources. Based on the works attributed to him, he is an author who focuses on interpreting classical Chinese philosophy and traditional culture, with an emphasis on Daoist thought and the study of Zhuangzi. His works are classified under philosophy and religion, and Eastern philosophy. His representative works are the fifteen-volume set Zen Explanations of Zhuangzi and the single-volume work of the same title. In his writing, he often approaches the Zhuangzi from the perspective of mutual reference between Zen and Daoist thought, using an explanatory and expository style to connect classical texts with reflections on life. His prose has a conversational, lecture-like quality and aims to make philosophical ideas accessible to general readers interested in traditional culture and philosophy, helping them approach the basic themes of Zhuangzi's thought. Because verifiable sources are limited, his life experience and scholarly lineage cannot be described in detail here.
