亢倉(cang)子以(yi)為,道(dao)(dao)乃萬(wan)物本(ben)根。《亢倉(cang)子·全(quan)(quan)(quan)道(dao)(dao)》曰:“物也(ye)者,所(suo)以(yi)養性(xing)也(ye)。今(jin)世之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)惑者,多以(yi)性(xing)養物,則(ze)不知輕重也(ye)。是(shi)故圣人(ren)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)于聲(sheng)也(ye),滋(zi)味(wei)也(ye),利于性(xing)則(ze)取之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),害于性(xing)則(ze)捐之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),此(ci)全(quan)(quan)(quan)性(xing)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)道(dao)(dao)也(ye)。”又(you)稱:“故圣人(ren)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)制萬(wan)物也(ye),全(quan)(quan)(quan)其天也(ye),天全(quan)(quan)(quan)則(ze)神全(quan)(quan)(quan)矣(yi)。神全(quan)(quan)(quan)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)人(ren),不慮(lv)而(er)通,不謀而(er)當,精照無外,志凝宇宙,德若(ruo)天地,然上(shang)為天子而(er)不驕,下為匹夫而(er)不惛(hun),此(ci)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)為全(quan)(quan)(quan)道(dao)(dao)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)人(ren)。”這就(jiu)是(shi)要達到一種清靜無為的(de)自(zi)然境界,超脫一切榮(rong)辱得失的(de)思(si)(si)慮(lv),容身(shen)于道(dao)(dao)中,從(cong)而(er)獲得至真之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)道(dao)(dao)。他的(de)思(si)(si)想皆與《老子》之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)旨相(xiang)合,故為道(dao)(dao)教一并崇奉。
《亢倉子》主要繼(ji)承和(he)發展(zhan)了道家“道”的學說。唐天(tian)寶中(zhong)尊為道教四子真(zhen)經之一。原本(ben)三卷,合為一卷。底本(ben)出處:《正統道藏(zang)》洞神部(bu)本(ben)文類。參校本(ben):《四部(bu)叢刊》三編影印常熟瞿氏(shi)鐵琴銅(tong)劍(jian)樓藏(zang)宋(song)(song)刊本(ben)(簡稱(cheng)宋(song)(song)刊本(ben))。《道藏(zang)》收(shou)錄(lu)有晉太學博士(shi)何璨(can)《洞靈真(zhen)經注(zhu)》。
《歷世(shi)真(zhen)仙體(ti)道通鑒》卷四謂(wei):庚桑子(zi)(zi)(zi),陳人(ren),得(de)老(lao)君(jun)之(zhi)(zhi)道,能(neng)以耳視而目(mu)聽(ting)。居畏壘(lei)之(zhi)(zhi)山,其臣去之(zhi)(zhi),其妾遠(yuan)之(zhi)(zhi),居三年,畏壘(lei)大穰(rang)。后游吳,隱(yin)毗(pi)陵(ling)盂峰,道成仙去,其乃老(lao)子(zi)(zi)(zi)的(de)弟子(zi)(zi)(zi)。又傳說為《莊(zhuang)子(zi)(zi)(zi)》中的(de)寓言人(ren)物,得(de)太上老(lao)君(jun)之(zhi)(zhi)道,能(neng)以耳視目(mu)聽(ting)。隱(yin)居毗(pi)陵(ling)峰,登仙而去。