1. Original text

If it is crooked, it will be complete; if it is wrong, it will be straight; if it is hollow, it will be full; if it is hollow, it will be new; if it is less, it will be gained; if it is too much, it will be confused.

It is the universal custom for a saint to hold one in his arms.

If you don’t see yourself, you will be wise; if you don’t know what you are, you will be enlightened; if you don’t cut yourself off, you will be successful; if you are not proud of yourself, you will grow.

My husband does not fight, so no one in the world can fight with him.

The ancient saying that the song is complete is not true! Return sincerely.

2. Analysis and summary of each school's explanations

1. Han Pengjie's "What does the Tao Te Ching say"

The song that makes all things come true is the great way. Understand this truth Only in this way can we get satisfactory results. The specific manifestations are: like water, knowing how to reach the destination earlier in a roundabout way than in a straight line, and like water, filling the low-lying areas first; thinking that one knows little, only then can one continue to work hard and make progress, and only then can one gain; always thinking that one knows everything will be confused. Therefore, the sage knows and behaves based on the overall thinking paradigm of yin and yang complementing each other and uniting with each other: he is wise because he does not express himself; he is virtuous because he is not self-righteous; he does not attack others to promote himself, so his merits are immeasurable; he is not arrogant and boastful, so he can Keep growing. It is precisely because of the indisputable way that all things can be accomplished, but no one in the world can compete with him. The truth about Qu Zequan that has been taught throughout the ages is not a lie! It can really bring good and satisfactory results to us and allow us to obtain them.

2. Nan Huaijin's "Laozi He Shuo"

The principle of "the music is complete" is not original to Laozi, it has long been in the "Book of Changes". Especially when Confucius described the Yili in "Xici Zhuan", he explained this principle more thoroughly. Confucius also said in "Xici Zhuan" that "the music makes up all things without leaving it behind."

"What is wrong makes it straight" means correcting something that is crooked. Our ancestors have long known the physical laws of the universe. Nothing is straight. Straightness is man-made and forced. Therefore, the idiom "overcorrecting" has been formed.

"Where there is depression, there will be overflow". Water flows downwards. Any low-lying place will have a lot of running water and will be filled most easily.

When a person does things, no matter big or small, he must grasp the spirit of Taoism - the principles of "Ququan", "Wangzhi", "Waying" and "Xinxin" . This is the art of life. If you want to handle your life and your career future in a safe and charming way, you should grasp these principles. And these four principles, to sum up, are just an extension of "Qu Ze Quan".

Then, further extending the positive warning of the way of "Ququan", he said the famous saying "less will lead to gain, more will lead to confusion". The more knowledge, the greater the troubles. The greater the wealth, the deeper the pain! That’s why the Buddhist scriptures call troubles “troubles.” The more troubles there are, the more confused and unclear your thoughts will be.

"It is the way of the world for a sage to hold one in his arms." Laozi said: Since ancient times, wise people - saints, must "take one to be the way of the world". It is true but inextricable, and they stick to one principle. Take care of yourself. But what is "one"? "One" is Tao.

"Don't see yourself, so you know." People should always reflect on themselves so that they can see themselves. Why is it said here that "you don't see yourself, so you know"? This means that people must not cling to their own subjective prejudices. If they cling to their own subjective prejudices, it will be like the "obstacle of knowledge" mentioned in Buddhism, and will actually hinder themselves!

"It is not self-righteous, so it is manifest." "Self-being" and "self-seeing" are almost the same principle, but there are differences in the similarities. "Self-righteousness" means actively thinking that I must be right and that I am absolutely not wrong.

"If you don't cut yourself off, you will have merit." "Self-cutting" is synonymous with self-praise. It is almost normal for people who have achieved merit to like to express their merit.

"If you are not proud of yourself, you will grow up." "Self-precious" is what we call self-esteem today. To put it nicely, it is called self-esteem, and to put it poorly, it is called arrogance. Self-esteem and arrogance are almost the same mentality. ,

"The husband does not fight, so no one in the world can fight with him. The ancient saying that the song is complete is not true. It is true and complete." At this point, the whole article is still an old saying - - "Qu Zequan".

"Return with all sincerity." This sentence can be interpreted in two ways. One is to say: "Qu Zequan" is the most important, and the greatest deed in life does not require success in me, whether it is success in morality, knowledge, or career. If "success is achieved, you can retreat without living" and everything will be paid off. This naked honesty is the way to "make the best of everything". This is the highest art of life. The word "sincerity" can be used as a verb, which shows that only by following the principle of "the song is the whole" can you be the one who belongs to the world and the one who is expected by the public. Another explanation is: Add a punctuation mark under the word "sincerity" to form "sincerity, return it all". In this way, it is the real condition to explain how to achieve "the song is complete", which can only be achieved by the word "sincerity". "Qu Zequan" must not be regarded as a means, it must be regarded as morality, and it must be done truly and sincerely.

3. Mr. Baiyun's "The Tao of Laozi"

(1) A crooked one will be complete, a wrong one will be straight, a hollow one will be full, a weak one will be new, a few will lead to gains, and many will lead to confusion.

Qu, here refers to one-sided, fine and small pieces. If a person thinks that he is right in everything, that his own knowledge is the truth, and that everything that is different from him is wrong, once he sees someone who is different from him, he will argue with others desperately.

This is self-serving and distorted. Such people cannot understand even a fragment of the Great Way. Only on the other hand, thinking that one's own knowledge is only one-sided, detailed and inadequate, can one abandon trivial knowledge and learn the truth.

It means to go straight in vain, to go straight in vain. If you regard yourself as complete, then you will regard yourself as straight and the Tao as wrong. If you are upright, any opinions that are different from your own are in vain. In this case, the Great Dao will not be manifested in the world. Therefore, it is the other way around. The Tao is straight and human wisdom is in vain.

If there is depression, there will be surplus. How to bend oneself to the whole way, how to waste oneself on the straight path, the key is to empty oneself and follow the way. If people are not empty, the Tao will not be contained. Wa, empty oneself. Ying, the avenue fills the body.

Wei means new, and Wei means old. Small knowledge is not lost, great knowledge is unknown. If the art of music is not destroyed, the great way will not be restored. Therefore, those who follow the Tao always follow the Tao at the expense of themselves.

The less you gain, the more you take vulgar learning and music as the foundation. If you lose something every day, you will gain something from the Tao. After explaining the shortcomings of Quxue, if the heaven, earth, and all things are unified into one, then we can see the great way.

If there is too much, there will be confusion. Tao is originally one, and Taoism is divided by the world, so there are many talents. If there are many alchemy techniques, the learning of music will flourish, and evil and eccentric theories will flourish, prevailing in their own way, and confuse the world. This is said to be confusing if there is too much.

(2) The sage holding one in his arms is the common practice in the world.

Form, formula. The style of the world refers to the etiquette, laws and regulations governing the world. Hugging one means staying on the road and never leaving. A sage must never leave the Tao, and use the Tao to govern the world, use the Tao to teach the world, and educate the people.

(3) If you don’t see yourself, you will be clear; if you don’t know what you are, you will be enlightened; if you don’t cut yourself off, you will have merit; if you are not proud of yourself, you will grow.

If you don’t see it yourself, you will understand it. Make the most of your own way and see for yourself. To bend one's own way is not to see one's own way. If you don't see yourself, you can know the way.

It is not self-righteous, so it is obvious. Yes, Naoya. If you regard yourself as upright, you will regard Tao as wrong. If you regard the Dao as straight, you will regard yourself as wrong. Therefore, if the holy king does not regard himself as upright, the great way will be manifested in the world.

If you don’t cut yourself down, you will have merit. Cutting off means boasting and being complacent. This sentence corresponds to the previous sentence "There is surplus when there is depression". What the self has failed, the Tao has accomplished. What the self gains, the Tao loses. A saint is not self-satisfied, so he can succeed in the world.

If you are not proud of yourself, you will grow up. Corresponding to the previous sentence "less is gain, more is confusion". Self-confidence, self-reliance on having made contributions to the world, and never retreating after success. If we teach with Tao, we will become teaching with people. The sage and the Tao are one and the same, so holding on to them is the only way to gain. Now the body and the Tao are separated into two. One and two become three, and then split into infinity. Self-reliance will lead to confusion. Don’t be conceited, and when you have accomplished something, you will retire, lose your body and name, and become one with the Tao again. In this way, the world will not lose its heaven and the teachings of nature. In this way, we will not regard people as gods and people's words as teachings. Only then can the world enjoy long-lasting peace and tranquility.

(4) The husband does not fight, so no one in the world can fight with him.

A saint does not compete with heaven for merit. Only by not competing with Heaven for merit can the world never lose its Heaven. The way of heaven always flows through the world, and the world must not be taught by nature and become its own. The sage stands in accordance with the way of heaven and governs everything in the world. His achievements are so great that nothing can be added to them and nothing can be stopped. Therefore, it is said that no one in the world can compete with him for merit.

(5) Is it true that the ancient saying that the song is complete is false? Return sincerely.

Could it be that the so-called Taoism of ancient times, which is to bend one's own Taoism and rule the world with one body, is just a lie? This is the true way for the Holy King to rule the world.

Sincerity corresponds to the previous falsehood. Not just words, but sincerity. Quan, the original ancient Taoism. Return, return to the great road in the world.

3. My Realization - The Art of Qu Zequan

This chapter is easy to understand literally, and it is also very consistent with some of the qualities that we Chinese people praise every day. Our parents and teachers taught us: Be flexible when doing things, be tactful, humble and polite when speaking, be humble, forgiving, generous, don’t be proud, don’t be complacent. Unfortunately, even if we are taught from childhood, how many of us can achieve these qualities?

And these standards have become a weapon for us to evaluate others - this person is very arrogant, that person is stingy, this person is too straightforward and reckless, and that person is always too slick in twists and turns.

I wonder if we insist on relying on what Lao Tzu said about right and wrong, good and bad, whether we are also divorced from Lao Tzu's thought - "being and non-being create each other."

From the perspective of an ordinary person like me, this paragraph of Laozi is still a bit "chicken soup". How can we achieve "completeness", "straightforwardness", "fullness" and "newness"? To what extent should the song be played, and to what extent should it be in vain? If we teach our children this way, they will probably yell back: Don’t keep saying these useless truths!

Let’s talk about it again: “If you don’t see yourself, you will be wise; if you don’t know what you are, you will show it; if you don’t cut yourself off, you will be successful; if you are not proud of yourself, you will be strong. I don’t fight, so no one in the world can fight with me.”

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I have believed in these principles since I was a child. I have always believed that people should keep a low profile and do what they should do quietly, and they will always be rewarded. "Pride, complacency, self-righteousness, and arrogance and boasting" are Very bad. But in the past two years in the workplace, I suddenly found that this set of rules does not seem to work well - doing well is often not as good as speaking well, people who brag about themselves are more likely to gain the attention of leaders, and self-righteousness is often seen as decisive. Performance, while those old scalpers who work silently are often marginalized and find it difficult to get promotions in salary and positions.

I once discussed this issue with a friend, and she said that this is normal. Nowadays, leaders are so busy. If you don’t take the initiative to let the leaders see you, you are still waiting for the leaders to find you. How is it possible? And you only know how to pay silently, and you don’t fight for your own interests, you don’t know how to build your own brand, and you don’t know how to promote yourself. This is a reflection of your lack of ability. If you can’t even promote yourself, naturally you can’t promote the company. . Don't look down on those who talk and boast about themselves. Your pride is at work.

I have to admit, I think she has a point. Last time I heard an analysis, explaining why not many Chinese won the Nobel Prize. The big reason is that the values ????in the Chinese bones make the Chinese good at doing things but not talking about them. They have good results but do not publicize them. They have missed a lot. Chance.

Therefore, although what the sage said is very good, it does not prove that everything the sage said is right, or as I said before, distinguishing between good and bad, right and wrong may not be in line with Lao Tzu's philosophy. In practice, we Never be attached to a single thought in life and work. Living with awareness may be more in line with Lao Tzu's teachings!