#abilitiestraining# Introduction "The Tao Te Ching", also known as "Laozi", is a work written by the pre-Qin scholars in ancient China before the division of the family. Written by Laozi and Li Er during the period, it is an important source of Taoist philosophical thoughts. Below is a selection of classic sentences from the Tao Te Ching shared by . Welcome to read and reference!

1. Selected classic sentences from the Tao Te Ching

1. Everyone in the world knows that beauty is beautiful, and this is evil; everyone knows that good is good, and that is not good. ——Source: Chapter 2 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: Everyone knows that the reason why beauty is beautiful must be because of some ugliness; everyone knows that the reason why good is good must be because of evil. .

Understand that beauty and ugliness, good and evil exist in opposition.

2. Knowing the male and guarding the female is the stream of the world; knowing the white and guarding the black is the pattern of the world; knowing the glory and guarding the disgrace is the valley of the world. ——Source: Chapter 28 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: Knowing that one's nature is masculine, but maintaining femininity, (will become) the ditch where the world returns. Knowing that one's nature is pure and pure, but one maintains a chaotic and dark state, this will become a paradigm for the world. Knowing the glory of status, but sticking to a humble position, (will become) the valley where the world surrenders.

This sentence has become the appeal of many famous people in history.

3. Keep the door shut, and be inactive all your life. ——Source: Chapter 52 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: Block the channel of selfish desires and close the door of emotion, and you will not be embarrassed in your life.

I understand Lao Tzu’s words, which express the principle of keeping one’s body clean and keeping one’s desires in check.

4. The way of heaven is beneficial but not harmful. The way of a saint is to work without fighting. ——Source: Chapter 81 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: The laws of nature benefit all things and do not harm all things. The principles followed by saints bring benefits to people in the world but do not harm them. Don't compete with it.

I understand that Laozi made a concluding discussion on "Tao". "The way of heaven is beneficial but not harmful" is Laozi's view of nature. "The way of a saint is to work without fighting" is his political outlook.

5. Born without having anything, doing without relying on it, succeeding without living. ——Source: Chapter 2 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: Nurturing all things without taking it as your own, doing your best for all things without taking credit for your own efforts, accomplishing great things without taking credit for yourself.

The enlightenment device is Xiao Yiman, and it is open to all rivers. Humble people are proud of themselves, but those who do great things are always humble.

2. Selected classic sentences from the Tao Te Ching

1. Rule the country with justice, use military force with magic, and conquer the world with nothing. ——Source: Chapter 57 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: Only by governing the country with righteous principles, using military force with clever strategies, and resting with the people and calming the people's hearts can we submit to the world.

I understand that to govern a country must be upright, to use military force wisely, and to comply with nature, in order to achieve governance without doing anything. This is Lao Tzu's basic strategy on governing the country, using troops, and bringing peace to the world.

2. Seeing small means bright, keeping soft means strong. ——Source: Chapter 52 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: Observing a few subtle things is called enlightenment, and holding on to weakness is called strength.

Those who are capable of realizing something promising should be aware of the situation clearly, and be able to remain soft when dealing with others.

3. If a great achievement is missing, its use will not cause any harm. If there is a big surplus, it will be of endless use. Great straightness is like bending, great skill is like clumsiness, great debate is like indifference. ——Source: Chapter 45 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: The most perfect one always makes people feel that there is something missing, but its effect never fails. The fullest thing seems empty, and its effects are endless. The most upright ones seem crooked, the most dexterous ones seem clumsy, and the most eloquent ones seem unable to make sense.

I understand that Laozi believes that when things reach a state, their manifestations will return to nature.

4. Misfortunes lie on the back of blessings, and blessings lie on the backs of misfortunes. ——Source: Tao Te Ching 58

Translation explanation: Misfortunes, blessings depend on them, blessings, disasters are hidden in them.

I feel that this is a famous saying of Laozi with dialectical thinking. We must treat misfortunes and blessings correctly, see advantages from disadvantages, and find disadvantages from advantages.

5. Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes. ——Source: Chapter 60 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: Governing a big country is like cooking small fish (same principle).

I feel that this is Laozi’s strategy for governing the country. Mao Chuanyun: "If you cook fish with trouble, it will break into pieces; if you treat the people with trouble, they will fall apart. If you know how to cook fish, you will know how to treat the people."

3. Selected classic sentences from the Tao Te Ching

1. Trust words are not beautiful, good words are not believed; good people do not argue, debaters are not good, knowledgeable people are not knowledgeable, and knowledgeable people do not know. ——Source: Chapter 81 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: Honest language is not beautiful, beautiful language is not honest, kind people do not know how to use sweet words, people who use smooth words are not kind; wise people People are not knowledgeable, and people who are knowledgeable are not wise.

I realized that Laozi put forward the theory of "truth, goodness and beauty", which is the incisive conclusion of the five thousand words of "Laozi".

2. I have three treasures, which I must hold on to and protect: the first is compassion, the second is frugality, and the third is not daring to be the first in the world. ——Source: Chapter 67 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: I have three treasures that I will never give up: one is kindness, the other is frugality, and the third is not to be aggressive.

I understand that Laozi proposed the "Three Treasures" as his theoretical basis. Compassion is the starting point and destination of the "Three Treasures"; frugality in life and simplicity in government are the key to the "Three Treasures"; only if one "does not dare to be the first in the world" can he be the first in everything, this is the core of Lao Tzu's "Three Treasures".

3. A person who is good at being a soldier will not use force; a person who is good at fighting will not be angry; a person who is good at defeating the enemy will not fight against him; a person who is good at using people will be subordinate. ——Source: Chapter 68 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: A person who is good at being a general never boasts about his bravery; a person who is good at fighting does not get angry easily; a person who is good at defeating the enemy does not fight with the enemy. In head-to-head confrontation, people who are good at using people are humble to others.

Perception of "being at the bottom" and "not fighting" are important aspects of Laozi's thought. This article combines the use of troops and personnel to explain the "virtue of indisputability" and emphasizes the application of the idea of ??"the weak prevails over the strong" in military affairs.

4. When the resisting troops add up, the one who mourns will win. ——Source: Chapter 69 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: The two armies are evenly matched, and the sad side wins.

I feel that the sad soldiers will win, and the army has great fighting power in the face of grief, anger and oppression.

5. If the people are not afraid of authority, great authority will come. ——Source: Chapter 74 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: When the people no longer fear the coercion (of the rulers), then the threat of chaos will come.

Winning the hearts and minds of the people and paying attention to people's livelihood are the foundation of social stability.

4. Selected classic sentences from the Tao Te Ching

1. The picture is more difficult than the simplicity, and the details are greater than the details. ——Source: Chapter 63 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: When dealing with difficult things, we must start from the easy place, and when doing big things, we must start from the subtle places.

I understand that only by going from easy to difficult and accumulating little can we achieve great things.

2. The difficult things in the world must be done in the easy way; the great things in the world must be done in the details. ——Source: Chapter 63 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: Difficulties in the world must happen from easy things, and great things in the world must happen from small things.

I understand that big and difficult things in the world are difficult. If you think big and start small, nothing can't be done. Promising people often accomplish great things by starting from nothing. If you don't do small things, you won't accomplish big things!

3. Treat the problem before it exists, and treat it before it is in chaos. ——Source: Chapter 64 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: Do things before they happen, and deal with disasters before they happen.

I understand that Laozi put forward the perspective of changes and development of things. Things are changing quantitatively, but before a qualitative change occurs, some are still in their infancy, so they must be solved as soon as possible.

4. The tree that hugs each other is born from the smallest grain; the nine-story platform starts from tired soil; the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ——Source: Chapter 64 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: The big tree that hugs each other is grown from young buds; the nine-story high platform is accumulated with baskets of soil; thousands of miles away Yes, it also comes from step by step.

Perception reveals the profound truth of quantitative change and qualitative change. Only by starting from reality and accumulating bit by bit can we achieve great things.

5. If you are careful from the end to the end, you will never fail. ——Source: Chapter 64 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: If you treat the work at the end as seriously as you did at the beginning, you will never be unsuccessful in anything you do.

I realize that persistence is the key to doing things. Whoever laughs last, laughs best.

5. Selected classic sentences from the Tao Te Ching

1. If you promise lightly, you will have little faith; if it is easy, it will be difficult. ——Source: Chapter 63 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation and explanation: People who make promises easily are bound to break promises easily, and people who see things as easy are bound to encounter unexpected things. difficulty.

I understand that a promise is worth a thousand dollars, and what you say must be done. Only when you think things through carefully can you have a plan in mind and accomplish great things.

2. The heaven and earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs; the saints are unkind and regard the common people as stupid dogs. ——Source: Chapter 5 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: Heaven and earth show no partiality and allow all things to grow and perish on their own; sages show no preference and allow the people to make their own ends meet.

I understand that the rut dog was a dog that was tied with straw during ancient sacrifices. Although people decorated it beautifully, they threw it away after use. They did not love it or hate it. People treated the rut dog like this. An attitude of letting nature take its course. The sage has no preference and returns nature to the people.

3. Everything in the world is born from existence, and existence is born from nothingness. ——Source: Chapter 40 of "Tao Te Ching"

Interpretation: All things in the world are born from (visible) specific things (being), and specific things (being) are caused by the invisible "Tao" produce.

I feel that this is Laozi’s diagnosis of the universe.

4. The Skynet is vast and sparse but not lost. ——Source: Chapter 40 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: The sky net is vast and boundless. Although the mesh is thin, there will be no leakage.

I feel that this is the same as "If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing yourself" and "Don't stretch out your hands, otherwise you will be caught".

5. The way of heaven has no relatives and always associates with good people. ——Source: Chapter 79 of "Tao Te Ching"

Translation explanation: The way of heaven has no preference for people, but the result is that it always helps good people.

I feel that if you are in the right path, you will get many help, but if you are in the wrong path, you will get little help. The way of heaven is left to nature by doing nothing, but the result is that it often helps kind people.