What the Tao Te Ching says, what the Tao Te Ching says

The Tao Te Ching is about human behavior and the way of life.

As stated in the Tao Te Ching, "human behavior and the way of dealing with the world" can be said to be the core content of the text. This book focuses on the "Tao" and points out that mastering the true meaning of the "Tao" is of great significance to people's behavior and behavior.

The Tao Te Ching emphasizes the idea of "doing nothing and governing well", that is, pursuing the realm of "governing without doing nothing" and "being at peace with fate" in behavior, so as to achieve the harmony between mind and matter, the harmony between self and others, and the harmony between nature and society. The realization of this state of life is not only a requirement for the practitioner himself, but also a call for the society and environment in which he lives.

Tao Te Ching also put forward that a reasonable and orderly social operation should follow the principle of "Tao", and the spiritual pursuit should penetrate into material life and social relations, such as "business is thick, and the people do not tend to the market", "indisputable virtue is called Xuande", etc., which is an ideal pursuit of human social life, and provides an important reference and thinking for people's way of life.

Tao Te Ching examines people's behavior and way of life through the "Tao", aiming to provide people with a spiritual guide, so that people's lives are more fulfilling and people's social life is more orderly.

The role of the Tao Te Ching

The Daode Kaidong Sutra is one of the ancient Chinese philosophical classics and a representative work of Taoist thought. The Tao Te Ching believes that all things are born from the "Tao", and this "Tao" is formless and invisible, but it is omnipresent. Therefore, among the many ideological concepts, "Tao" has become the most important concept of the Tao Te Ching.

It proposes that the origin of the "Dao" is ethereal, and to realize the unity of the "Dao", it is necessary to seek a state of unity between heaven and man.

It also puts forward many ideas on handling interpersonal relations and managing social relations, such as "peace and poverty and keeping the way, happy water and pleasing clouds", "those who know others are wise, and those who know themselves are wise", "governing a big country is like cooking small fresh", etc., providing some enlightenment for the philosophy of life. In general, the Tao Te Ching is an important classic in Chinese philosophy and Taoism, and is considered one of the treasures of Chinese culture.

Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is widely regarded as the oldest philosophical classic in the world, and the Tao Te Ching, which is only 5,000 words, has always been known as the most difficult classic to read in traditional Chinese culture.

It is the work of Lao Tzu, the culmination of Legalist thought, and the idea and spirit, and Lao Tzu advocates non-action.

Tao Te Ching is a work of Lao Tzu, a great philosopher in ancient China more than 2,000 years ago, and is a classic of ancient Taoist philosophy, known as the representative of oriental culture, and has also had a wide and far-reaching influence in the world.

The Tao Te Ching is divided into two, which is the Tao Jing and the Tao Te Ching, the first part is the Tao Sutra, which talks about the law, and the second part is the Tao Te Ching, which talks about application.

First of all, to emphasize that the Tao Te Ching is not philosophy, at least not what is commonly called philosophy.

Secondly, to explain that for different people, the Tao Te Ching can read different contents, which is understandable, but this does not mean that what you read is the Tao Te Ching, but only your own understanding.

Finally, I would like to point out that the Tao Te Ching is not for reading, but for understanding, cultivating, and proven.

Lao Tzu made it very clear that it is necessary to practice "teaching without words", and not saying is actually not the meaning of not speaking, but the meaning of not thinking or arguing, because thinking must be with the help of language; Lao Tzu also said: "No worries about learning", what is learning? It is also a kind of thinking activity, therefore, learning has nothing to do with morality, so it is said that it is necessary to "learn day by day" and "increase day by day for the Tao".

Therefore, the above three points are very important and are necessary conditions for the realization of the Moral Principles. ）