Examining the Potential for Spirituality Education in the Book of Zhuangzi

[Objective] The purpose of this study is to examine whether spirituality can be discussed in the Book of Zhuangzi amidst the need for spirituality education in the post-religious era, and to explore the possibility of spiritual education in Zhuangzi. [Contents] This study examines how Western scholars view spirituality in the Book of Zhuangzi. We then examined what Zhuangzi spirituality is, based on the “Nourishing the Lord of Life” passage, which is often used in discussions of spirituality in Zhuangzi, and how it can be found in practice and what it looks like when it is fully realized. [Conclusions] The conclusions of this study are as follows First, Zhuangzi spirituality can be characterized as the desire to encountering Shen(神). Second, he affirmed that Zhuangzi spirituality is manifested through the acts of mindfulness and forgetfulness, resulting in the attainment of the ideal human beings of the Supreme Man, the Divine Man, and the Holy Man. Third, we believe that Zhuangzi's theory of spiritual education can serve as a theoretical foundation for spiritual education in the post-religious era, as it can teach spirituality in a philosophical and literary context.