An Analysis Of The Philosophical Thoughts In "Zhuangzi: Master Of Health"

This article attempts to take health as the main line and initially explores the health care thoughts in “Chuang Tzu ”.Starting from the principle“follow the middle way”,second,being aware of one's minds,stick to initial,not to seek outside things,only to stick to one's own spirits.Finally,view the end of lives as the emancipating of one's sufferings in real world.The first chapter is the principle of health preservation.First of all,”adhere to the middle-way principle”,the principle is the rule of the nature,only we follow the principle we can gain the goal we want.we can never do things too nice or too bad,it is the same that we had better not to seek too much knowledge in life,because our life span is limited.Next,pay attention to the rule of the nature,when we do things,we need to respect the rules and follow the rule of the nature.There is a story which can demonstrate the principle.A cook whose surname is Ding,one of his knife is already with him over 19 years,the knife is still very sharp,the emperor is wondering how it could be.The cook explains the rules he mastered in dissecting the OX,he followed the ways of the muscles and the bones and the space between them.some of the bones are very hard to go through,the strategy is to find out the space between the obstructs.Once we find out the rules,we need to practice in actions.when it comes to expand the span of life we shall follow the rules of nature.The second chapter,we need to maintain the best state of our minds and thoughts.When the cook dissecting the OX,his minds enables him to get through the obstructs,that is to say,our mind can master the rule ofthings.Via practices of skills we will nearly reach the rules.How we cultivate our mind,we need to stick to thinking about nothing,that is to say,we need to have a peaceful and simple mind,to seek inner wisdom.Taking living in this world as a game,just enjoy it.we also need to develop the ability of independence from the outside things.We can try to be the most free person physically and spiritually in the world.The third chapter,when it comes to the end of lives,how we accept it is a standard that whether we are a saint person.When the time came,we need to accept it as a natural part of lives,it can be viewed as the end of punishment from the nature.There is no need for us to feel sad towards death.Maybe it can transfer to other forms of lives,it still exists in the world,the rules of nature won't disappear.We became one part of the world again,it is a usual circle of life.