"Grappling with a plethora of ancient commentaries swirling around the essence of Dao, David Chai treats readers to deep and perceptive translations while highlighting the subtle meaning of wuwu as the 'non-being of nothingness.' Unequivocally, his book stands proudly as the foremost leader in a new generation of Zhuangzi studies." -- Journal of Chinese Philosophy ".a compelling work . The book is an outstanding and innovative commentary on one of the most valued ancient Chinese wisdom texts that skillfully summarizes centuries of exegetical literature and finds a balance in presenting contrasting and complementary views." -- Religious Studies Review "Chai provides an elaborate philosophical meontological interpretation of the ontology/cosmology found in the Zhuangzi and the implications for existential practice. It's a close, careful, but in many respects quite original reading of the classic that contributes significantly to the field of philosophical Daoist studies." -- Geir Sigurðsson, author of Confucian Propriety and Ritual Learning: A Philosophical Interpretation.