Laozi’s famous sayings about following the laws of nature are as follows:
1. God created the world with a ray of light, and this ray of light is the Tao. The Way grows longer with each passing day, so God must arrange the Way in the universe and even in every corner of people’s daily lives.
From the current point of view, the Great Dao is weakening and decaying, so people must work hard to improve themselves and think about things hundreds of millions of years from now, otherwise there is a risk of degradation and death.
2. The great road gives birth to emptiness, and emptiness gives birth to darkness, and darkness gives birth to light. In the light, all things appear. In Lao Tzu's view, darkness and light coexist, but people with a Taoist heart should tend to the light and abandon evil, let alone do evil because of the existence of darkness.
As a human being, we cannot plunder, steal, engage in sexual misconduct, or harm others for our own selfish gain, because Tao is always watching and observing us, including our conscience.
3. Tao is the obedience to the laws of nature, which means not acting recklessly or recklessly. The virtue mentioned by Laozi is the philosophical understanding of the movement of heaven and earth, which requires people to follow the Tao, do things in accordance with nature, and respect the original order of heaven and earth. In this way, our lives can be strong and soft, and advance and retreat in a measured way.
According to Taoist understanding, Tao is a state of chaos and undivided human spirit. It is a super high realm of understanding and the most authentic state of existence of all things. Tao creates one, creates two, and two Give birth to three, and three gives rise to all things. Tao is the origin of all things. All things come from Tao and will eventually return to Tao.
In this sense, Laozi's "Tao", Plato's "idea" and Hegel's "absolute spirit" are all the same concept, and the three are interoperable and integrated.
4. From a philosophical perspective, Tao is the total source and basis of the creation and evolution of all things in the universe, including human society. Naturalness is the attribute of Tao, and it is the law and regularity of Tao's generation and evolution of all things in the universe and human society.
5. The development of human society is a reflection of the laws of nature. Humans should learn more from nature instead of conquering and plundering.
Introduction to Laozi:
Laozi, male, surnamed Li, named Dan, also known as Boyang, or posthumous name Boyang. He was born in the late Spring and Autumn Period. His birth and death dates are unknown. He was born around 571 BC in Ku County (the name of the ancient county) of Chen (later moved to Chu) State in the late Spring and Autumn Period. An ancient Chinese thinker, philosopher, writer and historian, the founder and main representative of the Taoist school, and is also known as "Lao Zhuang" together with Zhuangzi. Later, he was revered as the ancestor by Taoism and was called "Tai Shang Lao Jun". In the Tang Dynasty, he was posthumously regarded as the ancestor of the surname Li. Lao Tzu is a world cultural celebrity and one of the 100 historical celebrities in the world.