莊子是古代最善用神話的哲學家之一，他以神話的寓言來啟發智慧並揭示哲理，在〈消遙遊〉中開宗門義地以「鯤化鵬」的變化神話，表示其中心思想是一自我超越的精神，並唯有追求與萬物冥合為一才可達成其境界。莊子的精神境界的完成，事實上與原始宗教信仰有密切的關係，莊子繼承了《山海經》裏的變化神話，一方面發展出與萬物冥合的自我超越的精神系統；另一方面，他的神話思維同時也積澱著原始宗教中的鬼神信仰，並且繼續保留今天的民俗信仰中。

　　　　　Chuangtzu was an ancient philosophers was good at using myth. He explored philosophical doctrine and revealed his wisdom through the use of allegory. In “Shiau-yau yu”, he clearly explained the meaning of “K'un changes and becomes P'eng”, and declared its central thought to be the spirit of Self-transcendence. It could only be reached by seeking to become one with all things. The completion of Chuangtzu's spiritual self-transcendence has a close relation with primitive religious belief. Chuangtzu inherited the myth of becoming in “Shan-hae Jing”. From it, he developed the spirituality of self-transcendence through the union with all things. He also kept some of the ancient believes in ghosts and spirits; these believes are still alive in Chinese religions today.