There is a general consensus among sages in ancient and modern times that the world is changing, impermanent, and ever-changing. Behind the ever-changing changes, there is an unchanging thing that governs everything. Some people call objective laws, some people call God, etc. In the theory of Laozi , it is Tao. Everything in the world is changing, but the principle after "change" remains unchanged. The principle of unchanging is Tao. All changes are not separated from the sect. This "sect" is Tao. To respond to all changes with unchanging conditions means to observe them with Taoism, one is everything.
In fact, Tao is not my patent, but I have raised "Tao" to the highest point of wisdom. It is said in Yi Chuan: Metaphysical things are called Tao, and Metaphysical things are called . In Chinese culture, things that are above image, beyond knowledge, and care for all knowledge are collectively called "Tao". All phenomena of tangible concrete changes are called tools. The invisible abstract, unchanging, eternal absolute essence is the regular dominant, and it is called Tao. In Buddhism, tools are often expressed in Dharma and equality, and paths are often expressed in emptiness, , Tathagata, , Dharma body, self-nature, Nirvana, middle way, etc.
"Tao" originally means road, which was later extended to the trajectory of movement and change, that is, the law that must be followed, and later interpreted as the general basis for the existence and development of things, thus becoming an ultimate philosophy concept. In Chinese traditional culture, "Tao" is a supreme point, which covers everything, and one is everything. Achieve enlightenment means entering the highest realm and reaching a very high level of thinking or wisdom. The value of all sages in ancient and modern times lies in the fact that they are the discoverers, interpreters and disseminators of "Tao", and the leaders of the spiritual kingdom.
Philosophy is an alien word, and in Greek, the original meaning is love wisdom. Tao is equivalent to philosophy, but it also transcends philosophy. Tao transcends rational thinking and logical judgment. However, philosophy is based on these two points. Tao is essentially a kind of wisdom, not a kind of knowledge. From a rational perspective, Tao is the direct perception and ultimate confirmation of the subjective and objective world, the gathering of high-end national thinking, and the most sober "self" in the national spirit.
How many sober "self" are there in the face of the cold reality? Faced with severe real crises such as ecological, social and spiritual, where will human beings go and how can human beings save themselves? People’s ultimate care and thinking never stop. Where can we find answers? Western rationalism and modern technologies cannot solve the fundamental problem. We can only find answers from the treasure house of Eastern wisdom of ancient civilizations. This has become a consensus among contemporary wise men of the East and the West.
Lao Tzu's Tao gives us a reference and an enlightenment, providing us with a view of the universe, a view of life, a value, a view of self-cultivation, and a view of health preservation. It nourishes generations of intellectual elites, enriches their spiritual world, creates the brilliant Chinese civilization, and works with Confucianism and Buddhism to create the DNA of Chinese civilization. We are descendants of dragons, not because of our black hair and yellow skin, but because our culture, our thoughts, our hearts, our spirits and our personality are all flowing with the blood of Chinese civilization.
It can be said that Lao Tzu's Tao is no less than the doctrine of any Western sage, because it belongs to us and has our unique oriental color. At the same time, Lao Tzu's Tao is completely comparable to some of the most cutting-edge modern physics theories. You will find that Lao Tzu's Tao is infinitely charming and wonderful. It can be said that by Lao Tzu's way, he can come to the world, gain a corner, he can govern the country, use troops, accomplish things, make achievements, cultivate integrity, cultivate the mind and cultivate nature, understand the mind and see the nature, and be happy to live longer; he can be invincible and can be at peace with the situation; he can travel all over the world with one word, and the only way to do it is the way.
can break your thinking. Break through all oppositions, either one or the inertial thinking, establish a holistic thinking that takes overall situation, establish a reverse thinking that breaks through common sense, and establish a yin and yang thinking that dialectically unifies .The ways of thinking between the East and the West are different from beliefs. Our way of thinking is sensible and harmonious, one and two, two and one, which is a circular belief. Taoism preaches the unity of nature, man and nature, and harmonious coexistence between man and nature. The West is rational and scientific, one is one, two is two, either this or that, it is a cross-belief that emphasizes the opposition between subject and object and conquers nature.
can open up wisdom. Everyone has an endless treasure that opens your spiritual back garden. This is enlightenment and enlightenment. Open up the great wisdom of life, expand your spiritual space, and improve your life realm, and have a big vision, a big picture, a big mind, and a big mind. Beyond the bond of self-centeredness, all problems are self-problems, break through yourself and liberate yourself. Myopia that transcends utilitarianism gives you a clairvoyance that looks down on the world. Learn to look at the world with Taoism, look down on the world from a higher perspective, see through all the world, follow the general trend of nature, and live freely and freely. If poverty can limit a person's imagination, then wisdom can improve a person's happiness value.
can correct the three views. Why do people have troubles and pains? It is because they cannot see through and can't let go. There is nothing wrong in the world, and mediocre people disturb it. Tao is an ideal paradigm of thought, which provides us with a view of the universe, outlook on life, and values. By governing the country with Tao, you can eliminate chaos and stabilize society; by cultivating yourself with Tao, you can cure mental trauma and return to your natural nature. Tao is the unity of truth, goodness and beauty. Tao follows nature, returns to simplicity and truth, and the highest good is like water. It helps us re-understand the world, see the reality clearly, understand ourselves, improve ourselves, liberate ourselves, transcend ourselves, and achieve ourselves.
Therefore, it can be said that Lao Tzu's Tao has opened a door for us, the door of wonders and the door of enlightenment. Entering it, we will find that we have stood at the top of Mount Everest of our thoughts, overlooking all the mountains, and the scenery here is unique. Looking down on everything, transcend everything, breaking through everything, the worldly dust and smoke have been away, the struggle between the strong and the strong has been away, and only a quiet heart, a calm heart, a heart that is in harmony with the Tao, communicates with the spirit of heaven and earth, and is free and free.
Lao Tzu's way is the door to all wonders, which is profound and profound, and cannot be described, but it is very difficult to get started. It is necessary to overcome many obstacles. There are two main obstacles, one is common views. If the common people’s views are not empty, how can we discuss the Tao? If we do not escape the world and common sense, we will not be able to realize the Tao. If we do not vulgarity, we will be immortal bones, and sentimentality is the heart of Buddha. Furthermore, Tao is not superstition or religion. If you believe in ghosts and gods, you cannot see the Tao. God is sensible and knowable, and Tao is invisible and omnipresent. Ghosts and gods are a kind of transcendence of human limitations, and Tao completely transcends ghosts and gods and transcends everything. The second is self. The self is the biggest obstacle to attaining the Tao. Only by transcending the self can one enter the Tao. In the narrow world of the self, one cannot enter the Tao. Only by abandoning secular prejudice and transcending self-enclosure can one or two of the mysterious way.
Understanding I have five thousand words , let’s start with Chapter 1. It can be said that this chapter is Lao Tzu's Taoist sect, the gate of all wonders, and the mystery is endless. Judging from Taoism, everything is one.
can be told, it is very good; it can be named, it is very good.
None is called the beginning of heaven and earth; there is called the mother of all things.
Therefore, there is always nothing, and I want to see its wonders; there is always something, and I want to see its connotation.
These two are both named after the same name. They are both called mysterious, mysterious and mysterious, and the door to all wonders.
, cannot be told, cannot be named. Tao, transcends words and phenomena, transcends time and space, transcends experience, transcends all forms, transcends rational cognition, transcends secular values, transcends anthropocentrism, transcends individualism, transcends utilitarianism . Therefore, the ways that can be told and called are not the great ways that transcend in eternity. The ways that we understand, interpret and use are only part of the ways, not all or the whole. Just like a blind man touching an elephant, we only touch part of the elephant, and we are by no means the whole of the elephant, so we should not be arrogant or self-righteous.
All things in heaven and earth have a common beginning or starting point, that is, "nothing", creating something out of nothing, nothing is the starting point.The existence process of all things in heaven, earth and all things is "existence". There is existence, and there is nothing, that is non-existence. In this sense, "existence" is the mother of all things in heaven, earth and earth. "Have" is also a process of existence with conditions, prerequisites, foundations and scope.
All specific things have two names, one is called having and the other is called nothing. In terms of its formation process, it is "existence"; in terms of its disappearance process, it is "non". As for the present, it is "existence"; as for the ultimate, it is "non-existence". Among the two names, Lao Tzu emphasized nothing more, believing that only by keeping the "nothing" can one keep "existence". "There is" and it will be almost over. Only by guarding the "nothing" is truly guarding the infinite "existence". Only by guarding the invisible "fundament" can the branches and leaves flourish for several years.
Life is a process of "having", with wealth, success and fame. It seems that only by really having these things can you "have" this life proudly. In fact, in the end you will find "nothing". Therefore, I warned that after success, we should retreat, and the way of heaven should withdraw from "existence", enter "non" and exit from "death", exit from "death", and enter a new "birth". Everyone is doing the process of "from nothing to something", and everyone is doing the practice of "from something to nothing" is not possessed by everyone.
"has" is always limited, marginal, scoped, restricted, and conditional. Only "nothing" is infinite, boundless, invisible, without any support, without any restraint, infinite possibilities, infinite vitality... This is "always nothing, want to see its wonder", always keep this "nothing" and "create something out of nothing", you will find that the wonder of this world is infinite, and everything is possible.
has an idiom, "no beginning and no end", which describes that the universe has no beginning and no end. The universe transcends time and space. In Lao Tzu, it can also be understood in this way, "the beginning of nothing, the end of nothing". All "existence" begins with "nothing" and ends with "nothing". There is something out of nothing, and there is return to nothing. "nothing" has infinite possibilities, and "existence" has only one end point - "non-nothing". Human cognition is limited, the world is infinite; needs are limited, and desire is infinite; life is limited, and the mind is infinite...
The greatness of people lies in the construction of a virtual world, called it a name, or concept, or reason. This world of "name" is based on the world of "real". Fundamentally, this so-called "real" is also not real, and is changing all the time. " people cannot step into the same river twice", and the most pitiful thing about people is that there is no reality, but the name is still there. This is the name of existence and death. People are very likely to be immersed in the virtual world constructed by themselves and cannot extricate themselves. "Can be talked about" and "Can be known" represent the subjective world of people, which is not the same as the objective world of "constant Tao" and "constant name".
If everyone is a leaf, then "Tao" is a tree, representing the whole. People often can only see the dry branches, leaves, flowers and fruits on the ground, and the roots of the ground and the sky that make the whole tree. The great use of "fundament" is to achieve the dry branches, leaves, flowers and fruits. Humans often cannot see the "fundament", and they cannot understand its great use. Everyone is like a drop of water, unable to see the "Tao" like the "sea". In the whole world, the place where we live is like a piece of floating ice. We only see the water part of the floating ice, and most of the water surface cannot be seen. The floating ice is a whole, just a part of the sea, and people only see that point above the water, and do not see the entire floating ice and the depth of the sea. This is just as modern scientific theory tells us that the material world we feel only accounts for 4% of the entire world, and 96% of the dark matter and dark energy are something we cannot feel.
The common way is the way of heaven, the way of the universe, the way of "nothing", and the way of inconvenience. The common way breaks through the limitations of human thinking and the limitations of time and space of "existence". It establishes its roots from "nothing", and becomes obvious as "existence", and is the constant way. It is beyond words, incredible, wonderful, unlimited, and unchanging. It transcends both the secular knowledge and views of mankind and ghost worship.
In fact, my " doors of wonderful " cannot be crossed by ordinary people. For the world, the threshold is very high, and it is not a threshold, one is higher than the other. Chapter 1 of "Laozi" proposes three thresholds, or three barriers. Only by passing these three barriers can you enter the Taoist sect.
is to pass the "name" level. It can also be said that only by crossing the "famous" level and entering the "famous" state can one get a glimpse of the story. Tao is nameless, based on inaction, roots of inaction, create something out of nothing, and do nothing without doing nothing. In the whole story, Lao Tzu particularly emphasizes the invisible and invisible Tao, selfless and desireless, inaction and nothingness, etc. Therefore, when we understand Lao Tzu's Tao, the first level is to pass the "famous" level, transcend all things in the world, and transcend language thinking, which includes both tangible and concrete things, as well as intangible abstract empirical rationality. In general, it means transcending the human-centered world, including both the objective world and the subjective world. Tao transcends all phenomena in the objective world and all value judgments in the subjective world. Things that can be said, called, imagined and discussed are among the common people. How can we discuss the Tao if people see things in the world? Therefore, there is always nothing, and I want to see its wonder. Therefore, abandon all your thoughts, views, preaching and practices, and return your mind to zero, and have an empty cup mentality, so that you can quietly observe the infinite wonders of the world. It can be said that before entering the "Tao Gate", we can only pass the first level of Taoism by letting go of everything we have.
The second is to pass the "different" level. "Different" is "two", it is an opposition. Only by breaking the two and entering the state of "one", "simple", and "mysterious" can one be free and easy. The "Extraordinary" level is a further deepening of the "name" level and a more concrete. "Everyone in the world knows that beauty is beautiful, but this is evil; everyone knows that goodness is good, but this is bad." In other words, beauty, ugliness, good and evil are all human-made, just "name". Similarly, whether there is movement, stillness, reality, high and low, favor, humiliation, weak, strong, soft and hard, etc. are all the same thing, and they are both two sides of the same body, and people in the world are often paranoid. "Difference" means two, opposite, opposition, contradiction, either this or that, binary opposition . Practicing Taoism means transcending "different" or "two", retreating from two to one, embracing one to defend the middle, becoming more and more opposed, returning to unity, absolute differences, returning to harmony, abandoning extremes, and becoming perfect. The same is true for Buddhism to talk about the only way. By breaking the inner concept of "two" elements, we can achieve the state of "forget both things and self, and unity of man and nature".
The third is to pass the "mysterious" level. Retreat two and advance one, from reality to virtual, and from reality to reality, and from "only wonder" to enter the realm of "all wonders", is the true way of nature. Lao Tzu's wisdom can be said to be the wisdom of negating and denying . There is no denying existence, one denying two, harmoniously denying opposition, and inaction denying action. Of course, Lao Tzu's "negation" is not a denial for the sake of negation, but it is conducive to our dilemma beyond cognition and reality. Lao Tzu's "Tao" is wonderful, but it is by no means mysterious in empty talk. It emphasizes "nothing" and also pays attention to "existence". It must be born and enter the world. It is by no means ignoring the real problems and not following the fireworks of the world. This is by no means the original meaning of Lao Tzu's way. Tomorrow's way is to correct the human way, which is the foothold of Lao Tzu's way. Therefore, "the mysterious is mysterious and mysterious, the door to all wonders" transcends mysterious principles, and follows nature, does nothing, benefits but not harm, does not fight, and does not fight, from "only wonderful" to "all wonders", from being alone to being good at the world, from being empty and quiet, seeing simple and simple, to being natural inaction, being charitable and frugal, and not competing or accumulating. This is the real way of Lao Tzu. This is similar to the three emptiness principles mentioned by Buddhism. It does not attach to the two extremes and returns to the middle way.
The door of all wonders is the door of enlightenment and the door of liberation. Although Lao Tzu's way is wonderful, it is beyond words and the ultimate phenomenon, the words and the way are broken, and the mind and actions are destroyed. We try to understand Lao Tzu's great way, observe the body with our body, family with our family, village with our country, country with our country, and world with our world. We still need to use language and words and text to carry the way to preach the teachings. Just like Chinese Zen, we can convey the heart with our hearts, and we can't establish words, pointing directly to the hearts of the people, but we cannot stick to words. Words are just a tool and convenience, and we forget words when we are proud, and cross the river and abandon the boat.
"Laozi" is a great classic work. The rigid text cannot fully express profound thoughts. Laozi's thoughts are like white clouds coming out of the mountains, changing in all directions, and being wonderful and natural. Just like a painter who is no matter how outstanding he is, he cannot fully draw the charm and beauty of a girl, and the deliciousness of an apple cannot be expressed clearly in limited language and words. To understand Lao Tzu's thoughts, we can only understand them with our hearts and telepathically respond to their subtleties, and we may suddenly realize them.
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