1. Original text

Hope is natural.

Therefore, the wind does not last forever, and the showers last all day.

Who is this? world.

Heaven and earth cannot last forever, but how much worse is it for humans?

Therefore, those who practice Tao are the same as Tao; those who are virtuous are the same as virtue; those who lose are the same as loss.

Those who are the same as Tao, Tao will also be happy to gain; those who are the same as virtue, virtue will also be happy to gain; Yan.

2. Analysis and summary of each school's explanation

1. Han Pengjie's "What is the Tao Te Ching Say"

Speak less and don't forcefully issue orders, so that you can It's natural. For example, a typhoon will not blow violently all morning, and a heavy rainstorm will not rain violently all day long. Who caused this violent storm? It’s heaven and earth! The violent storms and rains caused by the violence of heaven and earth cannot last long, let alone human beings? Therefore, people who follow the Tao will become people of the same Tao; people who follow the virtues will be people of the same virtues, and people who are unruly and unethical will also be like like. Those who follow the Tao will be happy to be accompanied by the Tao; those who like virtue will be happy to be accompanied by the Tao; and those who are unethical and unethical will be happy to suffer all kinds of losses, because those who are unethical and unethical will have insufficient integrity. , no one trusts them anymore.

2. Nan Huaijin's "Laozi He Shuo"

"I hope to talk about nature" does not rarely talk about the theories of natural science. The word "nature" here cannot be used as the nature of the material world, but as a philosophical term. It can be barely explained, and it can also be said to be the expression of "it is what it is."

This chapter begins with "The wind does not end, and the rain does not end all day long. Who is this, heaven and earth! Heaven and earth cannot last forever, and how can it be worse than human beings?" It repeats the law of cause and effect of natural phenomena using metaphors. The explanation tells us that everything is in constant change, and we need to understand the phenomena of human affairs, as well as the fact that people and things do not change every minute. It is changing at any time and at any time. It is not within your power to grasp it, and there is no need to grasp it. There is only one transcendent reality that is intrinsic to our lives, and that is what is intrinsic to nature. That function, that which can change, is changed, and is subject to change, is the one thing in which nature and man are one, changing but not changing. But how can that thing be experienced? Only by understanding it from the perspective that "the Tao is the same as Tao, the virtuous are the same as virtue, and the lost are the same as lost" can we naturally achieve it. However, although some people believe in this truth, they cannot truly believe it, so they say: "The belief is not enough!" In addition, most people simply do not believe in the existence of a metaphysical way of nature, and at the same time they do not believe in the existence of a natural way. Believe in the natural laws of cause and effect in the phenomenal world. So I say: "Why don't you believe it!" It's really helpless!

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

(1) Hope to speak naturally.

Xi, if you don’t hear it, it’s called Xi. Xiyan, the way of nature, does not teach. Naturally, the world is governed by heaven, and all things will change on their own due to the fate of heaven.

(2) Therefore, the wind does not last forever, and the showers last all day.

Storms and heavy rains usually do not last a whole day. Therefore, ruling the world with human wisdom is like a storm, which cannot last long.

(3) Who is this? world.

Who caused the storm? It is what heaven and earth do.

(4) Heaven and earth cannot last forever, how much worse than humans?

The storms and rains created by heaven and earth cannot last forever, let alone the pseudo-ingenuity created by people's wisdom as a government?

(5) Therefore, those who practice Tao are the same as Tao; those who are virtuous are the same as virtue; those who lose are the same as loss.

Those who are engaged in Taoism and those who serve heaven and govern people refer to kings.

Those who follow the Tao are the same as the Tao, and there is the Taoist Saint King, who is the same as the Tao, assisting the way of heaven, practicing the teachings of nature, and doing nothing is beneficial. Precisely because you don’t dare to do anything, you can do anything.

Virtue is the same as virtue. Although it is not the same as Tao, the government should be based on heaven, follow the law of heaven and earth, and establish the teaching of the sage king. Because it does not lose its fundamentals, it can be virtuous and in harmony with heaven.

Those who have lost are the same as those who have lost. When the king governs, he does not regard Tao as his sect or heaven as his foundation. Use people's wisdom to rule the world, and use people's words to establish false teachings for the world. Government is based on hypocrisy, so it is unethical.

(6) Those who are the same as Tao, Tao will also be happy to gain; those who are the same as virtue, virtue will also be happy to gain; The Tao is also happy to get it, and it is the Taoism that is based on the Tao, based on heaven, and it follows the teachings of nature and non-action. The way of heaven is eternal, so there will never be confusion in the world.

Those who are the same as virtue will also enjoy virtue. Government should be based on heaven. If virtue is in harmony with heaven, virtue can be cultivated in the world. Although one can rule with virtue, when virtue declines, the world will be in chaos.

As for those who have lost, they will also be happy to gain. If they stray from the Tao and lose their virtue, they will lose the foundation of government. If you use the scraps of human wisdom to govern the country, and use this to govern the world, you will cause chaos in the world, and then lose the world.

(7) If there is insufficient belief, there will be no belief.

Belief and establishing religion based on people’s words and wisdom are not enough for the Tao. If you don’t believe it, even though heaven and earth do not speak the true words of heaven, they can make all things natural. The governance of human wisdom is nothing more than wind and rain, and it is not the way. Only the way of heaven can make the world permanently stable.

3. My realization - you will reap melons if you sow melons, and you will reap beans if you sow beans.

There is a saying that how you treat the world will be how the world will treat you. Your view of the world is not necessarily the state of the world; it can only appropriately reflect your state. Just as Wang Yangming said, "There is nothing outside the mind." The so-called "nothing outside the mind" means: there is no world outside your mind. The world is constructed by your mind.

As Laozi said in this chapter, "Those who follow the Tao are the same as the Tao; those who are virtuous are the same as the virtue; those who lose are the same as the lost. Those who are the same as the Tao, the Tao also enjoys it; the same as the Tao." "Those who are virtuous will be happy to gain virtue; those who are the same as those who have lost will be happy to gain what they have lost." - If you believe in Tao, your heart will be able to build a world of Tao. If you do things in Tao's way, the world will naturally give you the results of Tao. . If you believe in virtue, you can build a world of virtue in your heart. If you treat the world in a virtuous way, the world will naturally give you the results of virtue. If you believe in loss, your heart will build a world of loss. If you treat the world in the way of loss, the world will naturally give back the results of your loss.

Mrs. Thatcher once said: Pay attention to your thoughts, because they can determine your words. Watch your words because they can dictate your actions. Pay attention to your behavior because it can become your habit. Pay attention to your habits because they shape your character. Pay attention to your character because it determines your destiny.

You will reap melons if you sow melons, and you will reap beans if you sow beans. Your heart is the source of everything. Your world, your situation, and your destiny are all shaped by your "heart". Therefore, Wang Yangming's entire philosophy is called "Xinxue". He believes that the way to live in this world, to transform the world, and to get along with this world is to transform your "heart." When your heart changes, everything changes.