Tao gives birth to one, two, three and everything? , is a sentence in Chapter 42 of Tao Te Ching. Friends who like ancient books are probably familiar with these two sentences. If we discuss it purely from philosophical theory, it is estimated that not many people are interested. So, should we discuss it from another angle and think it is whimsical?
Human law is the earth, the earth is the sky, and the Tao is nature. From the twenty-fifth chapter of Laozi's Tao Te Ching.
Original: things are rare and precious, and they are born naturally. Lonely, independent without change, week without danger, can be the mother of the world. I don't know its name, but the word Dao is stronger than the name. The big day is gone, the death is far away, and the day is far away. The old road is big, big, big, and the king is big. There are four big cities in the territory, and Wang is one of them. Man's law is based on the earth, the earth is based on the sky, the sky is based on the Tao, and the Tao is natural.
The meaning of this chapter is: everything is one, which exists before heaven and earth. No sound, no image, unique, constantly circulating, can be the mother of all things in the world. Don't know its name, just call it Tao, and barely call it Da. It's big and there is nothing, but it's gone, gone a long way, and returned to the side. So the road is big, the sky is big, the land is big, and the king is big. There are four universes, and Wang is one of them. People take the law, the land takes the law, the sky takes the law, and the Tao takes the law naturally.
In Laozi's view, there is a Tao above heaven and earth, and the operation of heaven and earth is based on Tao, and Tao is the biggest. But he didn't say that human beings can learn from Tao, only from heaven and earth, and approach Tao through heaven and earth. And Tao, great, gone, far away, opposed. It is boundless, therefore, Tao has nothing external to learn from.
Lao Tzu said:? The road is big, the sky is big, the land is big, and the people's congress is large. There are four big cities in the area, one of which is inhabited. Man's law is based on the earth, the earth is based on the sky, the sky is based on the Tao, and the Tao is natural. ? In other words, Tao? Or? In the domain name? One of the four (nature) has not surpassed nature to become the master of nature, nor is it a supernatural god. With what? Tao? What is the traditional concept to rule the world? Ghosts? Useless (? Is it a ghost or not? )。 ? Tao? No desire, no desire, no desire, can be regarded as small, it is the end result of all things, can be regarded as great. So, in traditional culture? God and ghosts? Everyone here has lost its dominant position and no longer has any authority.
Tao? Dominant, but? Tao? But he doesn't pretend to be the master. ? Tao? The leading role is just to let everything go with the flow and do nothing. So? Tao? This mastery is actually just a universal law of natural inaction. This also shows that Laozi's philosophy is a philosophy based on respecting people and God, with obvious atheism tendency. This also shows that the humanistic spirit of China's philosophy played down the religious consciousness of China people. ?