Tao is the origin of all things in the world. Laozi is the first philosopher in our country who tries to explain the world from nature itself without resorting to the supernatural master-the will of Heaven Emperor. Before Laozi, people thought that everything in the universe was ruled by God, and the highest God was Heaven, the so-called Emperor of Heaven. This concept did not begin to change until the Spring and Autumn Period of great social change. Laozi was an early thinker who consciously and explicitly denied Heaven Emperor in philosophy. On the basis of Zhouyi, he further clarified that "Tao" is the origin of all things in the world. Lao Tzu called the universal principle of creating everything in the world "Tao", and Lao Tzu believed that the function of Tao was involuntary and natural. Everything becomes everything because of Tao. The first chapter of Laozi said: "Tao can be Tao, but extraordinary;" The name can be named. It's very famous. The beginning of the nameless world, the mother of all things. Therefore, there is often nothing and I want to see its wonders; Often, I want to see it. Both of them have different names. They are both called Xuan. Mysterious and mysterious, the gate of Wan Qi. "That is to say, as the origin of the universe, the Tao exists forever. The operation of Tao is free and inevitable, that is, it operates according to its own laws. Everything in the world is produced by it, and it is the mother of the universe. 9 8 Z 1 I" q$ l 1 A This is Lao Zi's general understanding of Tao. What you are reading is the experience of wWw.GzZoNgjIe.Cn/xDtH/'s.
Laozi believes that Tao produces heaven and earth, and virtue is the expression of Tao. Heaven and earth nurture everything, and everything has its own shape and uses. Therefore, everything is virtuous and not respectful of Tao. The reverence of Tao and the preciousness of virtue are natural, not because of who gives it a title. Therefore, Tao produces heaven and earth, while virtue breeds, nurtures, matures and covers everything. He said: "Tao is born, morality is born, things are shaped, and devices are made." What you are reading is /xdth/ experience.
In Laozi's view, "Tao" is something that can't be seen, heard, touched or floated. Tao, invisible and formless, is the only existence in the universe, and "nature" is the "beginning of all things", the ultimate reality and the root of all things. In essence, Tao is indefinable and unspeakable. It cannot be defined by any object, and it is difficult for us to express its characteristics in words. Laozi also has many names for Tao, including "nothing", "simplicity" and "one". I can learn from Laozi. Tao is an infinite state and the source of all things. "Tao" is not static, but in the process of continuous cycle change. "Tao" can also be regarded as the mutual transformation of yin and yang, rigid and flexible opposing forces, things and principles.
For Laozi's "inaction" thought, many people mistakenly think that Laozi advocates pure inaction, but it is not. Laozi advocates inaction, which is "promising" in disguise. Laozi's "inaction" is not aimed at "inaction", but at "doing something" Because according to the "Tao" mentioned above, "inaction" will be transformed into "promising". The genius of this idea is that although it is not aimed at obtaining benefits subjectively, it can achieve benefits better objectively. The "inaction" he said is not inaction, but chaos inaction, inaction is natural, everything goes with the flow, does not act rashly, respects the laws of nature and conforms to the objective situation; Doing nothing means not doing things indiscriminately, disturbing objective laws, and even running counter to them. Laozi's inaction is a pursuit of life wisdom and a desire for Tao. Inaction is a method and attitude of standing in the world, which is similar to the doctrine of the mean. Laozi once said "die by doing nothing", which means that nothing is impossible or impossible to treat social life with an attitude of doing nothing. Therefore, Lao Tzu's "inaction" is not passive waiting and inaction, but "inaction", "inaction" and "inaction", that is, inaction and giving full play to people's subjective initiative.
Laozi is in troubled times, and the "inaction" of the rulers is exactly what the people need. The "inaction" of the rulers is to let the people live and work in peace and contentment, and life has not changed greatly. Once the ruler does something, it will definitely hurt the general public. Inaction just shows the clarity of politics and the stability of people's lives. In addition, in troubled times, the pursuit of fame and fortune should be diluted, not reckless, not indifferent to fame and fortune.
Laozi's thought is profound, especially his "inaction" thought has profound practical significance, which is of great guiding significance to politics and personal cultivation, and is worth learning and exploring.
The composition about Laozi's seven waters is very weak, but it is very powerful. In Laozi's eyes, water is the embodiment of wisdom.
Laozi is a wise philosopher. He absorbed the experience of many predecessors, even including some local slang proverbs. In his books, we can also see traces of his quoting others' words, such as "if you are ignorant, if you retreat, if you abandon the Tao", such as "if you want to abolish it, you must restore it"; If you want to take it, you must stick to it. ""What have you done wrong? Said Shang Lin quoted Zhou Shu as saying, "If you want to defeat it, you must help it; "If you want to take it, you have to give it." It can be seen that Laozi refined this knowledge and forged his own knowledge system. This is probably an important reason why Laozi's thought is particularly concise and meaningful!
In fact, the reason why Laozi can explain his truth so thoroughly makes many people feel very reasonable is that he is good at using appropriate metaphors, or that he has found a carrier that can explain the truth and make everyone feel very kind-water. "Good as water, water is good for everything", and water can be from soft to weak to strong. Water is the embodiment of Tao, and there is virtue in Tao. It is this thing that makes people understand Laozi's philosophy without falling into empty metaphysics, or weakness becomes a sign of lack of backbone and ability. The profound observation of water makes people quickly enter the ideological situation of Laozi, thus perceiving a kind of spiritual comfort. Therefore, later Taoists, like Zhuangzi, took water as the background of their activities, such as the northern suburbs, Qiushui and Haoshang, and even created a fisherman with far-reaching influence similar to Laozi. But for water, Lao Tzu mostly takes its weak and humble side, and less emphasizes its ability to destroy. This is because Lao Tzu opposes destruction and war.
Composition about Laozi 8 Laozi, who are you? Laozi was born in the Spring and Autumn Period. Zu was a calligrapher in the Western Zhou Dynasty, handed down from generation to generation. Laozi inherited his ancestral business and became the curator of the Western Zhou Dynasty Library. Laozi's ups and downs are not only an official resume, but also a civilian life. During his tenure as curator, he read widely, was proficient in history, astronomy and geography, and studied the Book of Changes, forming his own unique viewpoint, which is the so-called world outlook. To this end, Confucius asked Laozi four questions about heaven, earth and man, and Laozi answered them all, which made Confucius amazed and admired. His evaluation: dragon, see the beginning but not the end.
Being an official is tiring, officialdom is dangerous, and the world is evil. I'm tired of this world and gave up my official position. I rode a donkey and went west to Hangu Pass. After Hangu Pass, my old friend Guan Yinzi stayed overnight and confided in him. It was not until dawn that my old friend felt deeply enlightened by Laozi and suggested writing a book to keep his name. At the invitation of an old friend, I left the Tao Te Ching, which consists of two 5,000 words. To pass, and then to Zhuangzi, became Zhuangzi's words.
Laozi and Zhuangzi's words have been done, and the ancients admire them. In the Warring States period, a hundred schools of thought respected Laozi and Zhuangzi alone, and the two emperors, Wen and Jing, regarded Chinese studies. What is this? Laozi and Zhuangzi pay attention to people's simple and natural attributes. Empathy is a natural law of sentimentality and ruthlessness. By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Confucianism was respected and Taoism was abandoned, which was carried forward by Dong Zhongshu. In order to safeguard the interests of the ruling class, the royal family has a close relationship with the state, and feels that Confucianism is more conducive to binding people's nature and making people respect Confucius, so as to serve Confucianism. Respecting emperors and untouchables is very beneficial for the ruling class to control officials and appease the people; From the beginning, Confucius was carried out in a sedan chair with eight lifts. From then on, Confucius went from cloth to the highest hall of culture and became a saint! So far, Yu Dan, a professor at China Renmin University, has been a guest of CCTV, preaching The Analects of Confucius. However, the Analects of Confucius advocated by Yu Dan, as Yu Dan himself said, has become a new interpretation, interpreted by Cheng Er, which is quite different from what Zhu Mo thought. Yu Dan said that from a big perspective, building a harmonious society is the mainstream; From the perspective of people themselves, great love is boundless, and people are caring and calm, and they are saints. Zhu Cheng's ethics preached Confucius' concept of respect and inferiority, fooled the people and misinterpreted Confucius.
Both Laozi and Confucius said that heaven and earth have a destiny. But what Laozi said about destiny is different from what Confucius said. Lao Tzu is talking about the laws of nature. The sky is changeable and changes according to the law; Heaven is heartless, which is normal. Heaven is merciless, but Tao remains unchanged. It is said that we should all follow this law, this is the human way, and this way is unchanged. The environment we live in is also the product of the sky, which reflects the changing law of the sky more objectively and truly. I'm talking about everything here. Grass can be described as small, withered in winter and born in spring; Trees blossom and bear seeds, and flying seeds into forests are all the results of natural operation and ink splashing. Explain what? Explain that people depend on the ground, the ground depends on the sky, and the sky depends on the Tao. This Tao is Dharma.
Comparing Laozi and Confucius, the illusion will make us feel that Laozi is ruthless, Confucius is more humane than Laozi, and Confucius is affectionate. What is this? The way Confucius followed was human nature. Confucius said: "at the beginning of life, human nature is good." Heaven and earth are big, and people are kind. People should be upright. People must follow the laws of heaven and earth to create a set of order, that is, the relationship between heaven and earth. Some people say that Confucius' benevolence and righteousness are false. Otherwise, how can we say that human nature is good, and at the same time, we should respect the ceremony and respect the law, which is different. It despises the equal nature of human beings, so it is pseudo-benevolence. Actually, it is not. Laozi wrote its "source" and Confucius explained its "flow". Laozi and Confucius are not a question of whose theory is right or wrong, nor is it true or false, nor is it a question of who ranks great. They are in the middle of a river, standing in different positions.
Comparing Laozi and Confucius, I think we should understand Laozi better. In people's minds, there are several misunderstandings about Laozi. One is that Lao Tzu is ruthless; The second is that Laozi is negative; Third, I feel that Laozi's skill is only a way to preserve health, far from politics and society, and it is of little use; Fourth, Lao Tzu's words are puzzling, like a gobbledygook. Who can understand them? In a word, I think what I said is too wide of the mark! We should correctly understand what Lao Tzu said about Tao and emotion. Laozi's Tao is the law of nature. As long as you act according to the laws of nature, everything is affectionate. For example, a person's biggest problem is birth, illness and death. Even with He Huan, what are you afraid of? If you do this, you will be practical. People are very equal. Family, friendship and social feelings will be normal. You will get rid of many fearless troubles and abandon unnecessary pain. As for the art of self-cultivation, it is also the result of natural laws. It has been recognized and developed for thousands of years, and there is a positive side here. Superstition is a misunderstanding of Laozi's thought, because Laozi's books are full of conjectures, which are difficult to infer. When people study them, they will be ambiguous, misguided and unreasonable, which does not belong to Laozi's thought mode.
We should correctly understand the virtue that Laozi said and the fame and fortune that we said. Lao Tzu said that virtue is not virtue. In other words, you shouldn't take what you give to others and what you get from others as your own virtue. People should obey the laws and decrees of nature. When you come from nature, you have nothing; When you belong to nature, you should have nothing to worry about. Do you have the heart of fame and fortune to think so? Without fame and fortune, you will do what you should do and not what you shouldn't do. In this case, comrades wrote "Serving the People" to commemorate Zhang Side, just to be a noble person and a pure person. Isn't it an aboveboard person to think and do this?
The composition about Laozi is simple and happy.
You don't have to bear the burden of life all the time.
Give up fame and fortune, gain and loss, honor and disgrace, simple life, a clean heart, a clear heart.
You must know how to tidy up, just like a lazy woman's needles and threads. Sweep away the dust of the soul. Do what you should do, don't do what you shouldn't do, and don't think in vain.
There is a fresh sun every day. Clean up your mind every day, there must be a kind of relaxation.
I often want to vent many terrible memories in words, read them again quietly, see an idea and feel the beauty of the language.
Simplicity itself is a kind of happiness.
Taoism is natural.
Tao is an inaction. If princes keep the way, the world will do anything.
Governing a big country is like cooking small and fresh. Don't disturb at will, people are safe and the world is safe.
Nature has its law of balance, and human beings also have the law of equality, which is the basis of harmony.
Man and nature live in harmony and maintain ecological balance. Things value nature and people value nature, which is naturally an affirmation and publicity of human nature.
People are versatile, wearing various masks and facing all kinds of people. Hiding in the corner and crying is a kind of suffering.
If you show your true colors, you may get more natural sunshine.
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We can't hear the loudest sound. It's too cold at the top, but what you hear and see is limited.
All that can be said, say it clearly; If you can't speak, you must be silent.
Too much talk and too little talk. The embarrassment of a talkative poor man.
Silence is golden, just in time. It's better to speak without words. Rich words make people feel the rich connotation and cultivation of silence.
In the TV series "Prime Minister Liu", a prince is often speechless. There are four words: "The emperor is wise", but he has always maintained his youth as an official. Buddhists often read Amitov as if explaining everything in the world.
He who talks too much will lose. It is generally believed that many words and many things. The story of Yang Xiu in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms has become a mirror of history. However, some people are usually taciturn, and when they are critical, their words are amazing and their skills are overwhelming. It is really great wisdom.
A traditional Chinese painting is called: the sound of frogs in a mountain spring. On the screen, several tadpoles swim around in the mountains and streams, conveying a beautiful image.
Hope is a state, a feeling. Timely silence will also achieve the desired effect.
He who knows himself knows.
Self-knowledge is the cleverest, so it is said that people are self-aware.
"Just like fish's water, you know yourself in cold and warmth." However, in life, how many people torment themselves wearily and compare with others, and often feel that this is inferior to others and that is inferior to others. Deny yourself again and again and lose yourself. Or overestimate your talents, be self-righteous, arrogant, and belittle yourself, or underestimate yourself, shrink back, and sink in.
Easier said than done. The ancient Greek famous saying bluntly said: Know yourself. However, this is the other side that human beings will never reach.
Society is always progressing and developing. Might as well recognize yourself, compare your own before and after, and realize your own progress.
People need to give themselves a psychological orientation in society, not to be offside, to face up to their own environment and status, to feel happy, so as to reduce the burden.
Good for evil.
Others are kind to me and never forget; Be kind to others, don't remember. Always think about people's kindness, don't think about people's evil, treat people with courtesy, and turn hostilities into friendship.
Buddha said: Therefore, seeing resentment or seeing relatives does not harm people for no reason. You think this is fate, and you are willing to accept it.
There is a famous saying that being angry is to punish yourself with other people's mistakes. Always thinking about other people's mistakes, the ultimate victim is your own mind.
As a philosophy of life, everyone should pay attention to it. As the saying goes: make a friend to clear the way, offend a person to surround the road wall. Emphasize the importance of interpersonal relationship. There are three groups of heroes. Everyone needs the care of society, the warmth of family and the friendship of friends.
Only by returning good for evil can we turn our enemies into friends, resist embarrassment, lift embarrassment and welcome the future.
Make extensive use of all aspects of expertise.
Bees make honey, pick flowers and smell the fragrance. People's achievements, in addition to dabbling in specific knowledge, but also understand other disciplines.
Vast rivers and seas, gathering many streams; The forest is quiet and there are many trees holding the moon. Therefore, the accumulation of wealth and the thinning of hair, if they reach a new height, will make life richer and more fulfilling.
It is not easy to learn from others' strengths, to achieve mastery through a comprehensive study, and to give full play to life. However, in today's world, with the explosion of knowledge and convenient information, the society needs more versatile talents. Being able to upgrade a major means being knowledgeable and outstanding.
Harmonious thought
Tao is the core of Laozi's philosophy. Tao gives birth to all things, embraces all things and controls all things. Everything goes back to its origin. In the final analysis, it is quiet, and life is often repetitive. Returning to nature is the eternal law of things, which means a harmonious cycle.
Harmony is the golden mean, reaching a balance point and an optimal state.
Tao is nature, Tao is inaction and inaction is the essence of harmony. People will do nothing if they are obedient.
Tao is born, virtue is born, things are shaped and feelings are formed. Ecological balance and important natural harmony.
Harmony is the best wish in the world.
In a soft way to the strong.
Weak as water, you can win the battle with the strong, and you can also win the battle between the enemy and the strong. A drop of water can penetrate a stone, and a rope saw can cut wood.
Be tough, lose both sides, be soft, and succeed immediately. As the saying goes: four or two dial a thousand pounds.
The drizzle is to fire, the breeze is to heat, the moon is to night, and hand in hand is to love. Although it is not vigorous, it can moisten things silently and subtly, and achieve a true meaning.
Women are like water, and a good woman is a school, purifying the soul and guiding men forward.
If you are good at guidance, your career will flourish.
It only has the advantage of rigidity, but it also has fatal injuries, such as impulsiveness, blindness and arbitrariness. And swimming lightly in it, such as an ant nest, can destroy the long beach.
About Lao Tzu's composition 10 "Lao Tzu" Chapter 27 has a sentence:
"A good man is a teacher who is not good at others; Those who are not good at people, the capital of good people, have feelings when reading Laozi. "
"Kindness" is a teacher who is "unkind to others" and is easy to understand, accept and advocate. However, it is not easy to criticize "unkindness to others", and we should take it as a mirror to expose our own shortcomings, so as to correct and improve ourselves.
No wonder Confucius said Laozi was a dragon.
Confucius also said something similar in the Analects of Confucius, Liren:
"See Xian Si Qi Yan, see Xian Si Qi introspection."
Basically, "good people" can be regarded as teachers and role models, and they can "see strange ideas" and get some insights after reading "Random Thoughts on Reading Laozi". However, if we take "being unkind to others" as a mirror, "seeing the sage Si Qi" needs considerable courage, measurement, high accomplishment and spiritual realm.
It is difficult for us to "be kind to others" and "introspect without seeing good people" because we hate bad people and we dare not face up to our shortcomings.
Only in this way, if we really want to improve ourselves, we should face ourselves squarely, dissect ourselves, let the light of justice illuminate us, let the wisdom of sages wake us up, let the evil journey warn us, and let the power of morality restrain us. Sweep away any obstacles in your mind, erase all dirt in your mind, return to a pure and ethereal natural heart, and be an honest and frank natural person.
About Laozi's composition 1 1 In recent days, I was very annoyed. I moved out a pile of old books, but when I didn't have enough to read, I read them online. I accidentally read a book, a book that benefited me for life, a book that gave me my own ideal cornerstone to see the world, a book that gave me a chance to enjoy life and give back to life ... He was Tao Te Ching, and he explained his personality.
As we all know, this book is all-inclusive, just like heaven and earth, all-inclusive and bearing everything. In addition, the first time I saw it, I didn't get much. But there is a chapter that makes me feel deeply. I remember that the original 33 chapters in the book are like this: those who know others are wise, and those who know themselves are clear. The winner is strong, and the winner is strong. Those who are content are rich, those who are forced are ambitious, those who have not lost their position for a long time live long, and those who die without dying live long. I remember when I read this, I was shocked. For the first time, I felt a lot of what everyone said: the road is not far away! Indeed, how many times have these words been quoted by many people?
In this article, I made a comparison between man and myself, in order to better illustrate the great wisdom of life without words. It's not that he wants to tell you that you need to know someone or yourself. This article is nothing more than telling the world the benefits of knowing people and themselves, and then letting people choose freely. This is simplicity and the greatness of a saint. "Knowing people" means knowing everything except yourself. In addition to others and the environment, you should also include things that are divorced from the object, such as subtle changes and development trends, in order to be called wisdom. In fact, we often hear the phrase "know yourself and know yourself", which is nothing more than the choice and supplement of wisdom by future generations. Obviously, everyone needs to know himself, so we should always erect a mirror and truly reflect ourselves to our hearts. Only after we have a clear understanding and clear positioning of ourselves can we be called wise.
A person who can beat others can be said to be strong and brave, which is nothing more than explaining another fact. What is strong is not strong, but a person who can overcome himself can be said to be firm and strong, because the weakness and inertia in people's hearts are often the most difficult to overcome, and it is difficult for a person with a sense of society not to be greedy. Tao Yuanming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty once said: "Self-centered, disappointed and sad alone." Feelings.
No matter how rich a person is, compared with nature, he is too small to have children. Therefore, only by recognizing one's own material level and not caring too much about other people's wealth can one live comfortably in a rich state, so a contented person is rich. In today's society, the cross-flow of material desires leads to cruel competition. In order to succeed, people who do what they want to do may be suspected and disputed by others, not to mention what they don't want to do. As Chen Anzhi, a master of success, said, "When a person begins to work hard for success, others love to throw cold water on it, and may say that it is a mental illness, but the beginning of mental illness may be the beginning of your success." In other words, a successful person often loses the eyes of others and takes advantage.
Everyone, without exception, is very concerned about extreme human nature. Lao Tzu also incisively said, "He who lives in his place for a long time will die but not die." A person's material life is very limited, and only a person's spirit and deeds will be passed down from generation to generation to become eternal life.