In fact, it is very simple. Zhuangzi said it very clearly. The sage appeared and brought the wisdom of Tao, but this wisdom was used by people in both the right and wrong ways. That’s why the world is becoming more and more chaotic, and the more controlled it is, the more chaotic it becomes. Zhuangzi said that giving up benevolence, morality, and wisdom will return to nature. Everything is cured naturally.

On the other hand, Laozi also said that Tao gives birth to one, gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things. In fact, many things are very simple, but we think too much and can't find the answer. Only when you give up the Tao can you truly integrate into the Tao. Only then can we return to oneness. Hehe

This is also why the more we treat it, the more chaotic it becomes, but if we don’t treat it, it will get better.

The way to govern the world - mostly due to the teachings of Lao and Zhuang, there is no cure for nature. Taoism originally had no gods or Buddhas. Therefore, those who truly learn Taoism do not believe in gods and Buddhas. Taoism is not a religion but a doctrine. Later, I don’t know why it suddenly deteriorated. Hehe The only way to cure is not to cure. This is Taoist thought.

Buddha in Troubled Times - Buddha prefers religious beliefs. Do you know India? The entire Indian society is a religion. Everyone is divided into four classes. Peasants, warriors, kings, priests. The level you are born into cannot be changed throughout your life. Using gods, Buddhas, reincarnation, and the next life as bait to lead people to do good will only lead to more chaos.

From rule to chaos is Confucianism - As far as I know, Confucianism actually includes a lot of Taoist theories, but the problem is that they do not go deep into Taoism. Later, many pedantic beliefs appeared, and some inexplicably came up with the idea that the world is unified, and that the world is great but the king's land~~~ Confucianism and Taoism later fell. But the difference is that the fallen Taoists almost completely gave up Tao and converted to religious belief. But Confucianism has always remained a doctrine. . . Instead, it ruined the ideas of many predecessors.

To put it bluntly,

The Taoist Tao is the natural Tao

The Buddhist Tao is the Tao of faith

Although Buddhism has Zen, But people who practice Zen don’t think about how to govern the world. Therefore, the Buddhist method of governing the world is to believe in religion. If you believe in gods and Buddhas, you will see gods when you raise your head three feet high. It got messy almost as soon as it started. . Hehe

The Tao of Confucianism is the Tao of humanity.

It’s just like the I Ching, it’s just the rules for how to be a successful person. Later it completely deteriorated. The Confucian Tao can be said to be about being kind to oneself. They can cure themselves, but they cannot cure others. They use their own methods to govern the country, which is fine at first, but as time goes on, it becomes chaotic and deteriorates.

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Zhuangzi said: Absolute sage and abandon wisdom

Laozi said: There is benevolence and righteousness in the destruction of the great road

Buddha said: Everything is empty, if you have thoughts or if you have no thoughts, the color will be red. The light shines through, and all the beads are red and green. The light shines through, and all the beads are all green, and all the beads are red and green.