先秦诸子中,庄子是最有魅力,也是最让人难以读懂的一人。和老子一样,庄子喜欢从水中感悟“道”的精微与幽深,但是老庄之间的思维方法却大不相同。老子以水论道,多是形而上的本体论和宇宙论;庄子则追求体道后心灵境界的飞升,且往往以水为载体,编织诡异的寓言,阐发道的真谛。 Among the pre-Qin philosophers, Chuang Tzu is the most attractive and one of the most difficult to understand. Like Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu likes to comprehend the subtlety and deepness of “Tao” from the water, but the methods of thinking between Lao and Zhuang are quite different. Lao Tzu talked about water mostly on the metaphysics of ontology and cosmology; Zhuang Tzu went after the rise of spiritual realm in the state of physical examination, and often used water as a carrier to weave strange myths and elucidate the true meaning of Taoism.