阐微庄子的安身立命之道

Expounding the Way of Zhuangzi s“Living in Peace”

《庄子》不仅有着思想深刻的道体论和人性论,而且包含思想深刻的德行观和修养功夫论,并由此提出了其“安身立命”思想。庄子认为,大道虽无形、无象、无言,却运行天地、默化万物,人出生后便与道体相离,随着成长过程中形体情识的增益,人会与道渐行渐远;但因人乃万物之最灵,所以每个人都能领悟大道,并返合于道,借由离形去知、心斋、坐忘等手段,进入才全而德不形的中和境界。只要达到庄子所说的各当其分、事称其能之境,人们就可以游刃有余地安身立命,进而愉悦逍遥地乘物游心、济世利民。

Zhuangzi not only has a profound theory of Taoism and human nature,but also contains a profound view of morality and virtue cultivation,and thus puts forward his thought of“living in peace”.Zhuangzi believed that although Tao is invisible,shapeless and wordless,it breeds the heaven and earth and silently changes all things.People are separated from Tao when they are born.With the increase of their physical and emotional knowledge in growing up,people will gradually move away from Tao.However,because people are the most spiritual of all things,everyone can comprehend and return to Tao.By means of purifying the heart and forgetting the desires,can we enter a neutral realm where talent is all but virtue is invisible.As long as we reach where we should be able to do what we have to do as Zhuangzi said,we will be able to live in peace and contentment,and then we will be able to enjoy the pleasure of enjoying things and benefiting the people.