Although Chuang Tzu's outer chapters is claimed to be not the works of Chuang Chou, but in chapter fifteen, "Constrained in Will", the theme of the chapter is similar to the inner chapters' theme of being a sage, especially from chapter four, "In the World of Men", and chapter six, "the Great and Venerable Teacher". The teachings of being a sage, spiritual essence, and being a True Man from this chapter is alike the teachings …
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…to give them some quotations from Chuang Tzu for their learning and ask me to explain the words to them. After thinking about it, I said, "you can only learn the difficult thing once you have learn the basic thing surrounding you, reading the words would not be benefit unless you introspect your own livelihood." I continued, "the Tao of the universe is within us, and in all natural things surrounding us." They were stunned.