The theory of “Xin Zhai” (Cultivation of the Mind) proposed by Zhuangzi in “The World of Mortals” is one of the central tenets of Daoist theory on the cultivation of the mind and nature. This paper attempts to explore the theoretical significance of the “Xin Zhai” philosophy by examining the mechanisms underlying the generation of aesthetic perception. The cultivation of emptiness and stillness advocated by “Xin Zhai” represents a transformation of subjective perceptual patterns. In this process of transition, the individual moves from a state of superficial sensory perception and utilitarian subjective reasoning to a state of “listening with the breath” and an open-minded acceptance of all things, the state of the original mind. This disregard for the utilitarian value of things enables the aesthetic subject to confront the authentic form of things directly, this is the state of emptiness and stillness that “Xin Zhai” seeks to attain. By setting aside external objects and returning to the original mind, this state of emptiness and stillness opens a unique path for the generation of aesthetic perception: a path that leads from spiritual cultivation rooted in self-sustained emptiness and stillness to the aesthetic realm of absolute freedom of the mind.