Tao Te Ching Chapter 22 What does it mean?

Many words in the Tao Te Ching are rich in meaning, and each person's understanding is different, which is closely related to people's understanding of the "Tao". From another point of view, it can also be understood, in fact, different paths lead to the same end, and "zhang" is understood as the meaning of "revealed, revealed", and only "not self-being" can "appear" the correct truth in line with "Tao".

Lao Tzu, Chapter 22.

The song is complete, the vain is straight, the depression is profitable, the new is new, the less is gained, and the more is confused.

It is a saint holding one for the world. I don't see myself, so I know; is not self-sufficient, so it is revealed; If you don't cut yourself, you have merit; Not self-conscious, so long.

The husband is indisputable, so the world can not fight with it. The so-called "song is complete" in ancient times, is it a lie? Sincerely.

Translation: If you can withstand the twists, you can be preserved, and if you are not afraid of bending, you can straighten it. Peace of mind and low concave place can be filled, do not dislike the old utensils in order to have new utensils. Not too little is more to gain, and wanting everything will make people dizzy.

Therefore, the sages used the Tao as a way to observe and measure the world. He is not smug and only trusts his own eyes, which is why he can see the world so clearly; is not self-righteous and only believes in one's own judgment, so it is not obvious; If you don't brag about yourself, you always feel how great you are, so you can make outstanding achievements; He is not arrogant, so he can be the leader of the people.

It is precisely because he is good at being humble and not competing with others that no one in the world can compete with him. Are the words of the ancients that "seek perfection through compromise" a few lies? It's all really in harmony with the Word, and of course there are good things to come down to.

Understanding: This chapter expounds on the thesis that "the song is complete", and points out that the secret of the success of the "sage" lies in keeping the "Tao", not in over-promoting the self.

Zhaozhang, that is, significant, clear.

The original text and explanation of the twenty-first chapter of the Tao Te Ching are as follows:

Original text: The face of Confucius, but the Tao is followed. The Tao is a thing, but it is in a trance.

In a trance, there is an elephant in it; In a trance, there is something in it; There is a fine in it. Its essence is true, and in it is faith. From ancient times to the present, its name does not go to read the public.

How do I know what is going on? In this way.

Translation: The form of great virtue is determined by the Tao feasting Zen. There is no clear fixed entity for the Tao. It's so trance-like, but there's an image in it. It's in such a trance, but there are real things in it.

It is so profound and obscure, but there is essence in it; This essence is real, and this essence can be trusted. From the present to ancient times, its name can never be abolished as before, and only by virtue of it can we observe the beginning of all things. How can I know where everything began?

It is known from the "Tao".

Annotation holes: very, large; Virtue: The manifestation and function of "Tao" is "Virtue"; Capacity:

operation, form; Trance: as if, unclear; Image: image, figurative; Embarrassed:

Slim, far-reaching, invisible. Dark, dark, unfathomable; Essence: A tiny primordial substance, a subtle materiality entity.

The tiny of the small; Very true: Very true.

Faithfulness: faithfulness, faithfulness, truthfulness and trustworthiness; From the Present and the Ancient: One book is "From the Present and the Present"; Zhongfu: Fu and the father, extension is the beginning; In this way: this is the guide.