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In the present article a new case will be made for the philosophical and religious merit of the  Xiang’er  commentary to the  Laozi . Throughout the text there is a normative emphasis on reaching sagehood and the levels of obedience and cultivation that this entails. The  Xiang’er  prescribes a preparatory morality that readies Daoist practitioners for the eventual return to the Dao from which everything sprang. While this creates a temporary equilibrium in which commoners are held in check by a matrix of morality, this is but a stepping stone towards the ultimate dismantling of the edifice of human consciousness and the cosmic return to the Dao, as of yet the prerogative of sages. This creates a grim religious worldview in which humans are tasked with muting the clamour of the species in order to restore the original calm and stillness of the cosmic Dao.

The Ludibrium of Living Well A Re-Evaluation of the Religious Worldview of the Xiang'er Commentary to the Laozi