Lao Tzu advocates that people should not seek externally, but should seek internally.
This is the same as Wang Yangming's "Xinxue".
The Tao in the Tao Te Ching represents wisdom, which is why so many wise sayings are derived.
Below, the famous sayings of "Tao Te Ching":
1. "The difficult things in the world must be done with ease; the great things in the world must be done with details."
( It means that nothing in the world is difficult, it all starts with simple things, and nothing in the world is big, you have to do everything you do carefully)
2. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with something simple." "One step"? Original words:
"The tree that hugs each other is born from the ground; the nine-story platform starts from the base soil; the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."
(Yes. It is said that everything starts from scratch. If you want to do it, start doing it now. "
("Tao Te Ching" actually told us very early on that good and bad fortunes depend on each other, so don't complain about fate. Difficulties will definitely teach you something.
And there is We need to keep the mentality of "being prepared for danger in times of peace" and not live in comfort forever)
4. "The legal net is wide and open, and there is no leakage"
5. "The weak is stronger than the strong"
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These are all pointed out in the Tao Te Ching.
Little common sense about Lao Tzu:
1. The origin of Lao Tzu’s name. There are two origins of Lao Tzu’s name.
There is a saying: Some people say that he was born with a white beard. He has white eyebrows, so he is called "Laozi".
The second type: Lao Tzu, surnamed Li, given name Er, courtesy name Boyang, also known as Lao Dan, Li is the same as "Lao", Er and "Dan" mean the same thing, Lear means "Lao Dan" , the respectful title is "Laozi".
2. Once upon a time, Confucius traveled thousands of miles to discuss knowledge with Laozi.
3. The book "Tao Te Ching" is the knowledge obtained from the scriptures by those who admire Laozi's knowledge. (Lao Tzu summarized his wisdom in the book "Tao Te Ching".)
Lao Tzu emphasizes "Be at ease with your heart, don't have too many attachments in your heart, don't be too competitive, it is easy to be restrained by pursuing external things." We.”
I have the habit of reflecting on myself.
Lao Tzu always maintains reflection on himself and vigilance on society.
I once worked as a library administrator, which gave him a certain insight into society.
"The Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao" is a sentence at the beginning of "Tao Te Ching". It is the core point of this book and is also emphasized by Lao Tzu. It says that life can have certain standards, but not Bound by standards. ”
(Tao means standard)
Lao Tzu’s point of view is “We must follow our own hearts.”