Chapter 1 of Reading the "Tao Te Ching" to understand the way of life Lu Xun said: "If you don't read the book "The Tao Te Ching", If you don’t know Chinese culture, you don’t know the true meaning of life.” Laozi's "Tao Te Ching" only has more than 5,000 words, but it expresses the principles of nature, which is enlightening and profound. "Tao Te Ching" mainly discusses two aspects: first, the ontology of the world - nature, that is, Tao and Yin and Yang. Tao is the truth of the world, using yin and yang to create things. The second is consciousness. Consciousness is the nature of things, and it leads to the Tao with humility and gentleness. On these two levels, two orders are constructed: one is the order between people, consciousness and nature. This order shows that people should respect, understand, and learn from nature. The second is the order between people. This order is love. Without love, this order will cease to exist. "Tao gives birth to one, which gives birth to two, two gives rise to three, and three gives rise to all things." All things originate from Tao. Tao is the ontology of the world, the only truth and the only existence, that is, Tao is the world. Without Tao, there would be no world. The world exists because of Tao. "Man follows the earth, the earth follows the sky, heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature." The Tao Te Ching describes the principles of Tao, and the principles of Tao should imitate nature, and humans, earth, and heaven should also imitate Tao. To imitate the Tao, one should follow the Tao and make use of the principles of nature for one's own use, thereby benefiting mankind and making human society "lasting forever." If we don't follow the Tao and hold the mentality that "man can conquer nature" and fight against the sky, the earth, and nature, we will suffer the consequences in the end. "The way of Heaven is to be good without fighting, to respond well without speaking, to come without being called, to be calm but good at planning. The network of heaven is vast, sparse but not lost." "Retiring after one's achievements is the way of Heaven." Heaven has its laws. , cannot be controlled by people, but we can use its laws to achieve the goals or ideals we want to achieve in practice, because "God does not disappoint those who are determined". However, after success, you must retreat at the appropriate time. "The tree is attracting the wind", we should comply with God's will and stop at the right time, so that we can protect ourselves and enjoy peace in the world. The best is like water. "Quietness can cause impatience, cold can overcome heat, and tranquility is the right thing for the world." Human beings are advanced animals, and animals still have impulses, let alone humans. So, how should we restrain our impulses? This requires us to cultivate our mind and nature so that we can achieve "quietness" and "inaction". In this way, even if we face the unpredictable changes in the world and the dark clouds are gathering, we should remain calm, face it calmly and calmly, and eventually the clouds will clear and the sun will shine. If you mess up first, you will do impulsive things, and the consequences will be worse. The Tao Te Ching cherishes its words like gold, and each word is a classic, so that people can understand the principles of nature and act according to the Tao. At the same time, it allows people to understand the way to behave in the secular world, and to make themselves happy, happy and happy by being quiet and inactive.
Reading the "Tao Te Ching" to understand the way of life Chapter 2 Chapter 63 of the "Tao Te Ching" puts forward a concept that is consistent with Buffett's thoughts: "The picture is more difficult than the easy one, and the details are greater than the details; the sage It means that outstanding people do not directly pursue big or difficult things, but consciously do not do big things or difficult things. What do they do? What they do is easier to succeed. To grasp and control big and difficult things is to start from simple and easy directions, to achieve ambitious goals, not to confront difficult problems, and to actively avoid difficult problems and do big things from small places. Straightforwardly build a big pattern and a big scene. In this way, because there is no difficulty, there is not much possibility of failure. By continuously accumulating small successes, you can achieve your big goal. I will dig it out and enter the Chinese stock market. Well done, I definitely don’t understand current economics, financial economics, and financial theory, but he has great wisdom. He starts from the simple, starts from the easy, and avoids the difficult and big, so that he can eventually become great. It is one of Buffett's core concepts and even one of the roots of Buffett's success. Buffett said: "I never try to cross the seven-foot-high railing. What I am looking for is a one-foot railing that I can easily cross." Buffett means. It's "I don't do difficult things, I just do things that kill chickens and sheep! When the difficulty of the problem is reduced, mistakes will naturally not happen." "The fundamental way to improve the success rate is to make it easy, detailed, small, not difficult, not big, not troublesome. Gradually accumulate and under the influence of time, you can become big and successful. . This is actually the fundamental way to success.
Reading the "Tao Te Ching" to understand the way of life Chapter 3 A hidden theme throughout the "Tao Te Ching" is that it opposes skills, knowledge, and chaos, advocating waiting for the development of things themselves, and naturally become. Taoism emphasizes that misuse of knowledge, techniques and intelligence is very dangerous. Inaction, lack of knowledge, and lack of intelligence and skills are the basic characteristics of successful people in the eyes of Taoists. It is the fundamental idea of ??Taoism to advocate the fundamental principle of relying on the development of things, relying on the self-evolution of things, and gaining something for nothing. For thousands of years, the above ideas of Taoism have been regarded as conservative, backward and even reactionary. I now think that this view may be a reflection of ignorance. The Taoist emphasis on inaction, lack of knowledge, and lack of intelligence and skills is based on the belief that nature itself will exist and develop in the most reasonable way. Following the natural development of events and following the rhythm of nature is the smartest approach. Random thinking, random thinking, random research, and random actions are confusing the whole story, and regard human participation as the main condition for natural development. In fact, the development of things is the natural attribute of things, and they can develop naturally without human intervention. If people overdo it, Interference would destroy the most logical natural development of things. In the process of interfering with nature, a "knowledgeable person" causes much more trouble than the benefits! Human beings' poor "wisdom" often fails to succeed in the face of the inherent wisdom of nature! I personally think that Taoism The idea is a very profound philosophy and has strong guiding significance for investment. Taoism emphasizes that after knowing the most basic principles, logic and rules, you must pursue stupidity, stupidity, foolishness and stupidity. You must do less, think less and think less. Don't seek knowledge, don't develop intelligence, don't develop skills. Strictly speaking, Taoist thought is not a correct theoretical guidance for modern science and technology. But for investment, these Taoist views are the most correct. The more you think about investing, the greater the probability of making a mistake. The more you operate, the greater the risk of losing money. The more knowledge you have, the greater the possibility of being self-righteous. If you think you are smart, you are more likely to act arbitrarily. The bigger. Therefore, if you master less knowledge and do as little as possible, your investment performance will automatically improve. As long as you know the ultimate general truth, as long as you know the real essential logic and laws, as long as you don't know other things, you don't know, and if you don't know, you don't know. Knowing too much and being too clear is harmful.
Reading the "Tao Te Ching" to understand the way of life Chapter 4 Laozi pointed out in the first chapter of the "Tao Te Ching"; "The Tao can be Tao, but it is not the eternal Tao. The name can be named, but it is not the eternal name. The nameless nature of all things Beginning, known as the mother of all things." Literally speaking, if the Tao can be expressed in words, it is not the eternal Tao. A name that can be expressed in words is not a permanent name. The true eternal path and eternal name cannot be expressed in words. It cannot be expressed in words, but can only be understood. The main purpose of Laozi's Taoism is to study the origin of the universe and find the beginning and mother of all things. Hengdao and Hengming are the gates of all kinds of things. They are mysterious and mysterious. We can only understand them with our hearts. Laozi also pointed out: "Man follows the earth, the earth follows the heaven, the heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature." In other words, Tao comes from nature, is the law of nature, and is the embodiment of various laws of motion. Everything in the universe comes from Tao and is the embodiment of Tao. The Tao circulates without peril, and is the foundation of all things in the universe. It is the mother of all things in the universe. According to the current law of conservation of mass and energy in physics, matter cannot be created or disappear out of thin air. It can only be transformed from one material form into another material form, or from mass to energy, or from energy to mass. Matter is in a sequence of infinite movement and infinite change. Matter by its very nature has neither a day of creation nor a day of disappearance. But in terms of its movement cycle and evolution cycle, matter has birth and death. Any celestial body or any object has a day when they are born and formed, and a day when they are bound to perish and disappear. All celestial bodies or objects, various types of creatures or biological individuals are in the cycle of life and death, in cyclical motion, and all have a certain periodic rate. Matter exists forever in infinite cyclic motion. The basic particles of matter are the origin of everything in the universe. Even if the universe, galaxies and other celestial bodies die, the basic particles of matter will not disappear. They will still exist in some form of existence unknown to us. In a long enough time, these particles will form the universe again. The universe lives forever in this infinite reincarnation, without beginning or end. Laozi's Tao well reveals such a law; Tao refers to both the material particles themselves and the spirit; it is the law of nature and the universal law of the movement and development of all things.
Everything in the universe is derived from the most basic particle of matter, and from this one. So Lao Tzu said: "Tao gives birth to one, gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things." In terms of life, Lao Tzu also has unique insights; Chapter 20 of the [Tao Te Ching] says: "The common people are enlightened, but I am alone in the dark. The common people are observing, but I am alone in the dull. It is like the sea, hurricane; if There is no end, everyone has it, but I am stubborn and mean. I am different from others, but I value my mother." People in the world may appear wise and brilliant, or they may appear severe and harsh. They all seem to be very capable. But people like Lao Tzu who understand Tao appear dull and dark; simple and honest, even seem stupid and clumsy. But this is exactly what follows the Tao, which is to live without being, to do without relying on, and to grow without killing. It is called Xuande. Lao Tzu also has unique insights in terms of wisdom, wealth, and death; he believes that "those who know others are wise, those who know themselves are wise, those who are content are rich, and those who die without dying live long." In daily life, we have this feeling. Whenever we know others and ourselves, we will appear smarter and do things better. When we know contentment, we feel rich and fulfilled. "Those who die but do not die live long" means that although the body dies, the Tao still exists; life comes from nature, and death means returning to nature. Zhuangzi's wife died, and Zhuangzi sang a song to send her to heaven. He believes that life and death are like the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Death is not a sad thing, but a good thing to return to nature. Therefore, Zhuangzi sang with drums and pots to see his wife off. Taoism also has a famous saying: Where does life come from, and where does death go? The universe was created and developed from the most basic particles of matter, and after a long enough time, it will return to the most basic particles of matter. Even the universe will perish one day, let alone human beings? Therefore, don’t regard death as so terrible. We should let nature take its course and treat it with a normal heart.
Reading "Tao Te Ching" to gain insights into the way of life Chapter 5 "Tao Te Ching" is only eloquent in five thousand words, but it has deeply influenced the historical development of China for more than two thousand years. It has cleansed many confused souls. To this day, Lao Tzu's thoughts still permeate our lives. The New York Times even listed Laozi as the top ten writers of ancient and modern times, which shows his status. I heard someone say before that middle-level people learn the Analects of Confucius, and high-level people learn from Laozi. The profoundness of his thoughts has been praised by many successful people and corporate CEOs, and more and more foreigners are studying Lao Zhong, and Lao Tzu is the first to bear the brunt. I checked on Dangdang.com and found that there are many foreign language versions. As a Chinese, I have a deep sense of pride in my heart. Lu Xun said, "If you don't read Laozi, you don't know Chinese culture and the true meaning of life." Many people think that Lao Tzu's thinking is relatively passive, weak and not strong. I think this is a misunderstanding. What Lao Tzu said about governing by doing nothing is letting nature take its course, selfless governance, not doing nothing, doing nothing is for the sake of better things. The reason why "you" can give people convenience is because "nothing" plays its role, and "nothing" plays a greater role. Lao Tzu believes that nothingness is existence and existence is nothingness. But the two cannot be equated, because nothing is the source of all things, and nothing creates anything. I think it's like one becomes two and two becomes one in Zhouyi's yin and yang philosophy. One is two, and two is one. There is no contradiction between the two. Bruce Lee, the King of Kung Fu, practiced martial arts and finally realized the highest state of martial arts, "taking the impossible as the law, and the infinite as the limited." In fact, it also originates from Laozi’s thoughts. For example, the void in the middle of a cup can hold things. If there is already an object in the cup, it cannot hold anything more. The empty cup mentality we often talk about means that you should not hold the "full" attitude. If the water is too full, it will overflow or even overturn. There is an episode in "The New Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that tells the story of Cao Pi and Cao Chong. Cao Chong has always been smart and smart, and was deeply loved by Cao Cao. In order to fight for the throne, Cao Pi poisoned his younger brother Cao Chong. Sima Yi saw this and said, "A truly smart person doesn't show it to others." Regardless of the authenticity of this period of history, the story shows that ordinary people only pursue the appearance of things and seek perfection and profit, which leads to countless disputes. People should be gentle and humble and give in. Lao Tzu said that grievances can save lives, taking less can lead to more gains, and greed can lead to confusion. If you don't fight with me, no one in the world can fight with you. Just because you don't fight with others, others won't fight with you. This is exactly the principle of fighting without fighting. Therefore, if one is too wise and stupid, a wise person should behave foolishly, and if he is too smart, he will be hated by others. Football emperor Beckenbauer admires me very much. After leading the German team to win the Hercules Cup, he suddenly retired. Many people were puzzled. Later, in an interview with reporters, he revealed his thoughts. He said, "Retiring after success is the way of heaven." Retreating does not mean hiding one's tracks or retreating, but hiding oneself, not revealing one's edge, and not taking credit for one's achievements.
After a person succeeds, he cannot get carried away. He should remain calm and indifferent so that he can last long. Lao Tzu said, "The best thing is like water. Water is good for all things and benefits all things without fighting. It is what everyone hates, so it is almost in line with the Tao." People with perfect personality nourish all things like water and never compete with nature. They stay in a humble place that everyone hates. He is willing to go where others are not willing to go, and he is willing to do things that others are not willing to do. A moral person is humble to others, and humility can win love. Thinking of others at all times can actually achieve your own ideals. "You don't have to be selfless to be selfish," explains this truth. We often say that "the sea is open to all rivers, and it is great if it has tolerance." This sentence should first come from Laozi, "The reason why the river and the sea can be the king of a hundred grains is because they are good at controlling them, so they can be the king of a hundred grains." Only those who are low can be filled. If you look up to others in a low place, others will respect you more. Water can make it square or round, and good interpersonal relationships should be like water, able to blend into any container. I think the root of tolerance lies in understanding. By putting yourself in other people's shoes, you will avoid your own resentment and unnecessary arguments. Maybe some people will say, I am just an ordinary working class, is Lao Tzu's great way really that important? In fact, regardless of whether it is important or not, he has deeply influenced every Chinese person, as well as some foreign "fans" of Lao Tzu. . A person's self-cultivation must be cultivated, and no one is born with good self-cultivation. Whether you want to do a great career or just do good things for others, you must first cultivate yourself, and then you can manage your family, govern your country, and bring peace to the world. The above is purely a personal understanding. In the opinion of Qing Dynasty scholar Ji Xiaolan, Taoist thought is comprehensive and comprehensive throughout the ages. I only have a superficial understanding of it. People will continue to grow as their own life experiences increase. I believe that they will eventually have a deep understanding of what Lao Tzu wants to instill in them. people's thoughts, thereby improving the quality of our lives.
Reading "Tao Te Ching" to understand the way of life Chapter 6 The Tao is the way, the virtue is the virtue, and the morality is also. There is no Tao, no virtue, no morality. The reason why all things have Tao and arise by themselves is because they have Tao and are virtuous. The reason why all things have no way and self-destruct is because they have no way and no virtue. All things are born and live forever because they have a way and a source. All things are self-generated but cannot live forever, so they have Tao but have no origin. The source of Tao is mystery, the source of mystery, and the door to all wonders. All living beings have Tao and are born by themselves, but cannot live forever. There is Tao but no origin. There is Tao. If the Tao is predestined and has its source, then the Tao is the ultimate way to seek eternal life. All sentient beings who seek the Way and have good intentions are all people with the Way. Among people in the world, some people have the Way and are virtuous, some people have the Way but have no virtue, and some people have the Way but have no virtue. Some people have the Way and have virtue, which is true, good, and beautiful. Some people have the Way but have no virtue. In general, people Being without Tao and virtue is neither true nor beautiful nor good. If the heaven and earth are not benevolent, they regard all things as equal; if the saints are not benevolent, they regard the common people as sentient beings. Those who govern a large country are like cooking small dishes. Everyone who comes and goes is that the king is noble and the people are despised. It is not the case that a holy king is born, but the king is despised and the people are noble. However, the system is like this, and there is nothing you can do about it. However, people follow the laws of the land, and the land Heaven follows heaven, heaven follows Tao, and Tao follows nature. In the vast universe, Pangu created the world, and all living beings have it. All things have yin and yang, which come and go in cycles, and their paths are endless. The way of the world is that all living beings are in the way. Men love money and women love beauty. However, men do not love money and women love themselves. However, the world is unified and all living beings belong to the way. However, women’s love for beauty has existed since ancient times. However, all living beings only know how to love beauty, but do not know that what is good is beautiful. The Tao Te Sutra has an infinite way. If a good person sees it, it will be better. If a wise person sees it, it will be wiser. If all living beings see it, all living beings will understand the way. I When looking at the Tao Te Ching, the Tao is infinite, and one knows that all living beings are within the Tao. Little child, I hope that all sentient beings in the world will be righteous and virtuous. The reason why Tao is Tao, and the reason why virtue is virtue, is the meaning of morality. There is no Tao without Tao, no virtue without virtue, and no morality. The reason why all things can self-generate is because they have Tao and can survive by themselves. The reason why all things do not have the ability to self-generate and self-destruct is because all things have no Tao and no virtue. All things can survive on their own and live forever. It’s because we have the Tao and we have reached the source of the Tao. All things can survive on their own but cannot live forever, but it is because there is Tao that they do not reach the source of Tao. The source of Tao is Xuanmen, and the source of Xuanmen is the gate of all wonders. Xuanmen is the dimension, the source of dimension, and it is It is a multi-dimensional dimension. All living beings have the Way and can survive on their own, but they cannot live forever. It is because there is Tao but we have not reached the source of Tao. Those who know Tao are predestined people and also know the source of Tao. Only with the ultimate development of Tao can we know immortality. All living beings have the heart to seek Tao and people with kind hearts. , are all people who have a predestined relationship with Tao.
Among people in the world, some people are moral and virtuous, some are moral but not virtuous, but some people have no morals and no virtue. People who are moral and virtuous are true, good and beautiful, and some people are moral. And without virtue, they are just ordinary people. If some people have virtue but have no virtue, then they are not really beautiful or good. Heaven and earth are not emotional, and they are always equal to all things. Sages are not emotional, and they are always equal to the people. Governing a country is like cooking fresh food. People throughout the ages have only known that the king is noble and despised the people. Only when a wise king appeared did they realize that the king is noble but the people are valuable. However, this is because the system is like this. There is no There are other ways, but human beings draw their laws from the earth, and the earth draws their laws from Heaven's virtue, while Heaven's virtues draw their laws from Taoism, and Taoism's laws come from themselves. In the vast universe, Pangu first created the world, and then there were all living beings. All living beings have yin and yang, but the cycle continues because the Tao has no end. The truth of the world is that all living beings in the world are in the world of Tao. Men like money and women love beauty. But men don’t like money. If women love themselves, then the world will be unified and all living beings will return to the operation of Tao. However, women’s love for beauty has existed since ancient times. But all sentient beings only know how to love beauty, but they don’t know that kind people are truly beautiful. The Tao Te Ching has endless truths. Kind people will be kinder when they see it, and wise people will be wiser when they see it. , when all living beings see it, then all living beings can understand the Tao. I read the Tao Te Ching and know that there is no end to the principles in it. I also know that all living beings are in the world of Tao. Little child, I hope that people and all living beings in the world will have morality and harmony. Virtue.
Read "Tao Te Ching" to understand the way of life, Chapter 7. The best is like water. Water is good for all things. People's place? 9 Shiganjie feed> by frequency P accept? Y. With kindness. Be kind and trustworthy. Good governance. Do good things. ?By?r. Husband Wei?. Therefore?o especially. Chapter 8 of Laozi can be said to be the most quoted chapter of Laozi. However, after reading several annotations, I feel that the explanations seem biased. It is undeniable that Laozi's thoughts come from Zhouyi, or Laozi's writings are actually a further explanation of some of Zhouyi's thoughts. Confucius wrote Ten Wings, which was a biography of the Zhouyi scriptures. Laozi's essays actually have this meaning, but because they did not annotate the entire text, it was turned into a separate book, but its ideas are the inheritance of the materialistic part of the Zhouyi. Therefore, it is necessary to look at Laozi's writings from the perspective of Zhouyi. Before explaining Chapter 8 of Laozi, we need to think about two concepts: "goodness" and "struggle". The good that Lao Tzu said has nothing to do with morality, but refers to the direction toward good. Or we can also directly understand it as "good", which simply refers to the state of development of things. To a large extent, fighting means disobeying. Not fighting means not going against the way of nature. Lao Tzu said, "The best good is like water. Water is good for all things but not harmful. It is what everyone dislikes. Therefore, it is more like the Tao." Lao Tzu is not talking about water here, but uses water as a symbol to explain the way of the best good in the laws of nature. Water avoids upwards and tends downwards, always flowing from high places to low places. This is the nature of water. Water nourishes the growth of all things and does not compete with all things for its own growth. This is also the nature of water. "Where everyone dislikes", here refers to the nature of water. Water avoids upwards and tends toward downwards, which is disliked by people. Therefore, Lao Tzu has actually pointed out the difference between human nature and water nature here, rather than letting people learn the nature of water. Because the nature of water is different from human nature, it is hated by people. However, this is the way water exists. We see the bad nature of water, but in water, it is its function and its nature. Therefore, Laozi said, in our eyes What is not good in water, for water, is in line with the laws of nature and the way to the best. In life, we often feel that there is something wrong with the behavior of others. In fact, from the perspective of the other person, their behavior is natural and instinctive due to the influence of their individual temperament, environment and other aspects. Perhaps in the eyes of the other party, there is something very wrong with our own behavior, and our behavior is also a natural way influenced by individual temperament and educational environment. In my own opinion, my actions are reasonable. Laozi talks about water here because he hopes to use the symbol of water to trigger people's contemplation of human nature. The way to the best good of water is like this, so what is the way to the best good for people? After reading this, we must have a The difference is that Laozi uses water to inspire people to think about their own lives in the world, rather than letting people learn the nature of "water" to avoid upwards and downwards, and to be disliked by everyone. If we think that Lao Tzu here is teaching people to learn how water exists, then it is completely contrary to Lao Tzu's teachings. After Lao Tzu talked about the best way to do water, he gave the best way to people in the following. "Living in a good place and having a good heart? Y."
With kindness. Be kind and trustworthy. Good governance. Do good things. ?By?r. "These are the best ways for people to obey the laws of nature. The word residence in a good place is not just a residence. It is a very broad concept. Any place you stay in the world can be understood as a residence. We say the best residence Where is it? Lao Tzu said it was "earth". Is the earth here the earth? I think it's more than that. Heaven and earth correspond to each other. Heaven is virtual and earth is real. The earth that Lao Tzu answered is the same as water, and it is a symbol. What is earth? We may need to look for it in the Book of Changes, because Laozi’s thoughts are derived from the Zhouyi. So I think there are two explanations of Laozi’s earth. One is the tangible earth, and we need to understand it from the tangible place. It symbolizes metaphysical significance. The second is "the terrain is Kun, the gentleman carries things with kindness". Laozi said that the best living condition is the place where the land or the land is virtuous. A kind heart? Y, what is the best state of the heart? Lao Tzu also answered the word "? Y" in a symbolic way. This word "Y" is easy to explain, because Lao Tzu discussed it in Chapter 4. "Tao?_And use it." Or not profitable. ?Y is like the origin of all things. "A perfect mentality should be like an abyss, shaped like a cup, empty rather than overflowing. Empty your heart of unnecessary things and accept the beauty of all things, instead of letting the troubles of the world crowd your heart.