It's empty and unyielding, but it moves more and more. It's better to keep the center than to talk too much. This sentence means that there is nothing inside it, but its function is endless. And once you exercise, you will run endlessly and never run out. If people show off too much, they will accelerate their downfall. It is better to keep their inner purity and emptiness.

Origin: The Classic of Tao Te Ching by Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period is heartless, taking everything as a straw dog, while saints are heartless and people as straw dogs. Between heaven and earth, is it still ambiguous? Virtual and unyielding, moving out. It is better to keep the middle than to talk too much and count too little.

vernacular interpretation: there is no love in heaven and earth, and everything is regarded as a grass dog; Saints don't have the heart of kindness, and treat the people as grass dogs. The gap between heaven and earth is like a big bellows, its interior is empty, but its function is endless. And once you exercise, you will run endlessly and never run out. If people show off too much, they will accelerate their downfall. It is better to keep their inner purity and emptiness. Extended information

Writing background:

I am quiet, studious and knowledgeable. In the process of his teacher, Shang Rong, teaching knowledge, Lao Tzu always gets to the bottom of the matter and is very eager for knowledge. In order to solve his doubts, he often looks up at the sun, moon and stars and thinks about what the sky is, so that he often can't sleep. Later, Mr. Shang Rong "really learned everything from the old lady." Recommend Laozi to study in Zhoudu.

Lao Tzu's original intention is to teach people the method of cultivating monasteries. Morality is the foundation and Taoism is the sublimation of morality. Without the foundation of virtue, you will probably fail in dealing with people, managing the family and governing the country, and you will not be able to "cultivate Buddhism." Therefore, cultivating morality is to create a good external environment for monasticism, which may also be needed by people.

Monks need to have a quiet mind and a detached life, which also requires "virtue". The moral part of the Tao Te Ching accounts for a large part of the scriptures, which is the basis of monasticism. Laozi was born in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. At that time, the environment was weak in the Zhou Dynasty, and various governors were constantly fighting for hegemony. The severe turmoil and changes made Lao Tzu witness the sufferings of the people, which was regarded as the Tibetan history of the Zhou Dynasty, so he put forward a series of ideas on governing the country and protecting the people.

Introduction to the article:

The text of Tao Te Ching takes "morality" in the philosophical sense as the key line, and discusses the ways of self-cultivation, governing the country, using troops and keeping in good health, but mostly takes politics as the purpose. It is the so-called "sage inside and king outside" and is known as the king of all classics with profound meaning and extensive inclusion.

Tao Te Ching is one of the greatest masterpieces in China's history, which has exerted a profound influence on traditional philosophy, science, politics and religion? . According to the statistics of UNESCO, the Tao Te Ching is a cultural masterpiece that has been translated into foreign languages and published the most besides the Bible.