The old saying of domineering is eight words

Zhuangzi's famous domineering words, only eight words, are familiar to everyone, but almost no one knows that it comes from Zhuangzi, that is, those who follow me prosper and those who oppose me perish.

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Zhuangzi (about 369 BC-about 286 BC), a famous Zhou, was born in the Song Dynasty during the Warring States Period (the mainstream view is now the northeast of Shangqiu, Henan Province). Thinkers, philosophers, writers and Taoist representatives in the mid-Warring States period were also called "Laozi and Zhuangzi".

Zhuangzi should not be employed by Chu Weiwang because he stands for freedom. He only worked as a lacquer garden official in the Song Dynasty, and was known as the "proud lacquer garden official" in history, and was regarded as a model of local officials. His earliest thought of "sage inside and king outside" had a far-reaching influence on Confucianism.

He has a profound insight into the principles of the Book of Changes, pointing out that the Book of Changes is based on yin and yang, and his "three tones" thought is consistent with the three talents in the Book of Changes. His literary imagination is rich and peculiar, his language is freely used, he is flexible and changeable, and he can write exquisite and unspeakable philosophies, which is called "literary philosophy, philosophical literature".

His works are included in the book Zhuangzi, and his representative works include Free Travel, Theory of Everything, Master of Health, etc. According to legend, Zhuangzi tried to live in seclusion in Nanhua Mountain and was buried here. Therefore, at the beginning of Tianbao, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was named as a South China True Man, and the book Zhuangzi was also regarded as the South China True Classic.

"Tao" is the core of Zhuangzi's philosophy of transcendence, "being wary" and "forgetting" are the ideal means to achieve transcendence, "carefree travel" is the best realm of life freedom, and "the unity of all things" is the inevitable world outlook to pursue life freedom.