Qiwu is a term of Taoist thought in the pre-Qin period of China. It refers to transcending the differences of all things and understanding the truth that all things in the universe are one ("Heaven and earth are born with me, and all things are one with me"). It is the way to reach the realm of happiness. Thoughts are mainly stated in the theory of equalizing things in the inner chapter of "Zhuangzi". The thought of equalizing things had a great influence on later Chinese philosophy, especially metaphysics of the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
Zhuangzi believes that the morbidity of human consciousness makes people focus on the ever-changing surrounding world, people's likes and dislikes, and the concept of right and wrong become fixed through various forms, even if people are keeping pace with the limited existence of the surrounding world Even in death, he is still obsessed with it. This is the origin of the idea of "Qiwu", that is, the absolute fair understanding of all limited existence, transcending the differences between things, avoiding subjective tendencies such as right and wrong, size, good and bad, etc. to look at things outside, and breaking the spiritual limitations of people's self-centeredness , to achieve the state of unity of all things, this is the pinnacle of Zhuangzi's philosophy. Zhuangzi deeply understands that human beings are different from other natural things. You only need to denounce each other as "wrong" to have completely different opinions on the same thing. However, if they coexist in "Tao", what can be " "Correct" or "Wrong"?
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