It is true that the Tao Te Ching has been modified in more than 700 places.

According to archaeological speculation, the most likely original is the Mawangdui Jia silk book, which is more likely to have been copied on bamboo slips from the Warring States period. Experts compared it one by one with the "Tao Te Ching" that was commonly used in later generations and came to a rather startling conclusion, that is, there are as many as 700 differences.

There are nearly 200 sentences that have completely different meanings because of one word difference. There are many people who have done research and comparison in later generations. Why are versions with so many differences so widely used? This makes the Tao Te Ching, which originally had strong creativity and vitality, cast a shadow of negative degradation.

The Tao Te Ching is often called the Book of Heaven. Different ages have different harvests, and different pronunciations also have different meanings. It is innate human nature that our upbringing determines how we understand.

Although we can always find a way out from the "Tao Te Ching", in fact, the essence is to awaken our own potential. Our abilities are always there, and we are ultimately the ones who dominate our success or failure. Although benevolence sees benevolence and the wise see wisdom, as a classic with guiding significance in life, misunderstandings often have a subtle impact on the trajectory of life.

The Tao Te Ching is full of unique features

First, image. Lao Tzu is very good at extracting philosophical sayings from common natural and social phenomena, and uses them to answer the world's problems, "cure" life's confusions, and enlighten everyone's wisdom.

Second, dialectics. Lao Tzu's remarks are full of dialectics. For him, contradiction is a universal law. The phrase "Misfortune lies where blessings depend, and fortune lies where misfortune lies" could not be more thorough in explaining the truth that blessings and disasters depend on each other and can change in an instant. It is this dialectic that makes Laozi's philosophy full of charm.

Third, coldness. Lao Tzu's words were calm, decisive, and struck the heart of people's hearts. He extremely calmly explained the hypocrisy, numbness, and ignorance in society, and warned people to let nature take its course, control desires, and be kind to all things. Very often. It can be seen that I am also a "sharp mouth, tofu heart", with a warm heart but cold words.