《庄子》“撄宁”本义探赜

An Exploration on the Original Meaning of“Yingning”(撄宁)in Chuang Tzu

“撄宁”出自《庄子·大宗师》,“撄”字应解释为“损”,而非历来解庄者所认为的“纷扰”。“撄宁”作为庄子哲学中工夫修养论与境界描述的综合,表现了个体生命通过“损”的修养工夫实现内在超越的体道过程,这一特质遵循《庄子》一书哲学语言的表达方式,契合庄子哲学经典范畴之间的内在关联性及核心要义,并与庄子生命观的总体取向相辅相成。对“撄宁”本义的探赜,有助于理解庄子哲学的内在超越性。

“Yingning”comes from Chuang Tzu:The Great Master,and the word“Ying”(撄)should be interpreted as“reduce”(损),rather than“disturbance”that has always been thought by Chuang Tzu researchers.As a synthesis of the theory of Gongfu cultivation and state description in Chuang Tzu’s philosophy,“Yingning”expresses the process of individual life’s inner transcendence through the cultivation of“reduce”.This characteristic follows the expression method of the philosophical language of Chuang Tzu,which is in line with the internal correlation and core essence of the classic categories of Chuang Tzu’s philosophy,and complements the general orientation of Chuang Tzu’s view of life.Exploring the original meaning of“Yingning”is helpful to understand the inherent transcendence of Chuang Tzu’s philosophy.