What does it mean to give birth to one, one life, two to two, three to all things

It means that the "Tao" gives birth to a process of all things from less to more, from simple to complex.

"The Tao is nothing, and there is born out of nothing." The Tao gives birth to one, and "one" represents space, the carrier of yin and yang. "Two" represents yin and yang. "Three" represents yin, yang, and harmony. "All things" represent everything in the material world.

The Tao is unique in that it contains the two qi of yin and yang, and the two qi intersect to form a state of uniformity, in which all things arise.

It refers to the process by which the Tao creates all things.

Tao begets one, one begets two, two begets three, and three begets all things" comes from the forty-second chapter of Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching", which is Lao Tzu's theory of cosmogenesis. When Lao Tzu speaks of "one", "two", and "three", he refers to the process by which "Tao" creates all things.

Original text of the work: Tao begets one, one begets two, two begets three, and three begets all things. All things are negative yin and embrace yang, and they are impulsive and peaceful.

What people are evil is only the lonely and widowed (gū), and the prince thinks it is called. Therefore, the thing may be lost and gained, or the benefit will be lost. What men teach, I teach.

Those who are strong will not die, and I will be the godfather.

Notes on words and sentences: 1, 2: refers to yin and yang. The Tao itself contains two opposing aspects. The unity of yin and yang is the "Tao". Thus, both opposing sides are contained in the "one".

2. Three: That is, the third person produced by the contradiction and conflict between the two opposing aspects, and then all things are generated.

3. Negative yin and embrace yang: back yin and yang.

4. Impulse to think of harmony: rush, conflict, blending. This sentence means that the two qi of yin and yang conflict and become a state of uniform harmony, thus forming a new unity.

5. Lonely, widowed, and not valley: these are all humble words used by monarchs in ancient times to call themselves.

6. Godfather: Father, some scholars interpret it as "beginning", some interpret it as "this", and some interpret it as "rules". It has the meaning of fundamental and guiding ideology.

"Tao begets one, one begets two, two begets three, and three begets all things. The moral of the word is that the Tao gives birth to all things from less to more, from simple to complex.

From: Chapter 42 of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is Lao Tzu's theory of cosmogenesis.

Huainanzi Tianwenxun is one of the earliest philosophical explanations of it that we have seen so far: "The Tao (曰曰設) begins with one, and one does not give birth, so it is divided into yin and yang, and yin and yang are combined and all things are born." Therefore, it is said:

One life is two, two is three, and three is everything". According to the explanation of "Huainanzi", "two" is "yin and yang", and the third is "yin and yang harmony".

Translation: The Tao is unique in that the Tao itself contains the two qi of yin and yang, and the two qi of yin and yang intersect to form a state of uniformity, in which all things arise.

Dao Shengyi:

Dao begets one, which means that the Great Dao incarnates the origin of all things in the universe.

One, contains these three aspects - oneness, unity, unity.

Uniqueness, that is to say, one is the only origin of all things in heaven and earth, and there is no other.

Oneness means that the state of oneness is oneness.

Unity, that is, the harmonious state of yin and yang balance.

Life two:

Binary opposition, or can be understood as the two opposing attributes of yin and yang, from this point of view, life two, that is, Tai Chi gives birth to two instruments.

The second refers to yin and yang. The Tao itself contains two opposing aspects. The unity of yin and yang is the "Tao". Thus, both opposing sides are contained in the "one".

Two begets three:

Third, the new state of harmony, no matter how things and their opposites move and transform, there will be a third state of relative equilibrium and relative harmony, and everything will arise from this, which is the "three begets of all things".