This is a general description of the concept of "Tao" by Laozi: Tao was not the general Tao in the society at that time, that is, the Tao of human relations and common sense, nor was it the Tao that people could name at that time. The "Tao" in Laozi has surpassed the secular social life and is closer to the Tao of natural laws, because the origin and mother of all things in the world lie in and start from the Tao.
2. The Tao gives birth to one, two, three and everything.
Therefore, Laozi used "both mysterious and mysterious" to describe the particularity and profundity of Tao, although what Laozi said was not far from people. Here, Lao Tzu only uses "Xuan" to emphasize the difference between what he said and what the society said at that time, and to expound what he said was detachment and foundation.
3. Virtue is not virtue, but virtue; Virtue without virtue is virtue without virtue.
Tao into morality is a barrier from natural order to social order, that is, to discuss human behavior norms. Morality and law are binding forces to regulate the behavior of society and people, but they have different positions in Laozi. Laozi believes that the essence of virtue and Tao is the same, so virtue originates from Tao. Laozi's virtue is also different from ordinary people.
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Tao Te Ching covers philosophy, ethics, politics, military science and many other disciplines. And was revered by later generations as a treasure house of governing the country, managing the family, cultivating oneself and studying.
It had a profound influence on China's philosophy, science, politics and religion, and embodied the world outlook and outlook on life of the ancient people in China. The cultural thoughts of pre-Qin philosophers and China people were all influenced by Laozi, and were praised as the king of all classics by Chinese ancestors.
The influence of Tao Te Ching is also various, including politics, culture, science, religion and so on. From the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, there were more than 3,000 kinds of works on the study and annotation of the Old Book, among which no less than 1000 kinds were representative, which illustrated the great influence of the Tao Te Ching.
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