? The concept of "Tao" was first put forward by Laozi: "Tao gives birth to one, two, three and everything." (Tao Te Ching) Everything is born in the Tao, and the immortals, buddhas, saints and sages are all born in the Tao, embracing the Yang with Yin, which is infinite in biochemistry and wonderful. This is the source of everything, the highest standard and the ultimate truth. Tao became a symbol of the ancients' pursuit of the limits and extremes of things. No matter what kind of skills are developed to the extreme, they will conform to the laws of nature, that is, "Tao."
? There is a reason why the ancients used Tao as the highest standard to measure the development of skills and other things, and it should be analyzed from the philosophical thought of Tao. Meaning of Tao: Tao is yin and yang. First of all, using the thinking method of Taoism, this paper analyzes how the word "Tao" was originally written. The two dots "-"in the upper right corner represent yin in the eight diagrams, and below the two dots is a horizontal "one" representing yang, that is, "Tao takes Tao as yin and yang, and one yin and one yang is Tao". The center is a "self" of the self, emphasizing that debut can only be achieved by understanding with your own heart; The bottom is the bottom of the word. If people want to understand Tao, they must know the law of everything in the world. The Tao runs one by one, and yin and yang are born together. Tao is a process. This is the first meaning of Tao. Tao is not only a systematic and overall summary of all things, but also a highly abstract and summary of the development process of all things. Tao is not a static metaphysical entity, but a process. The process of Tao is the process of Tao giving birth to all things, which is what Laozi said, "Tao gives birth to one, two, three and three", that is to say, Tao is transformed into one, one into two, two into three and three into all things. In this process, the Tao goes round and round, "there is no danger in the cycle", and its movement cycle is "great death, far away, far away", gradually leaving, further and further, and returning to a certain extent. Everything is back to the way. The process of Tao is composed of various relationships that can only be explained by chaos theory, so Tao is also a relationship. Tao is the source. This is the second meaning of Tao. Tao is the mother of all things in the world. Everything comes from Tao and is the name of Tao from different angles. This is the most mysterious and profound. Tao is the noumenon and source of all things. Everything in heaven and earth evolved from Tao.
? Later generations extracted some contents from Zhuangzi, such as, "I know how to understand cows, and my skills are advanced in the road", and "Zhuangzi Health Master": "I know how to understand cows for use in literature. Touch it with your hands, lean on your shoulders, walk with your feet, stand with your knees, stand with your knife, and the tenor: the dance of the mulberry forest is the first meeting. " This skill is amazing!
? However, I am not satisfied with this. So he explained: "I like Tao; Enter skills. " Wei Yuan in the Qing Dynasty said: "Technology can enter the Tao, and technology can connect the gods." The "skill" here is technology, skill, skill, skill and technique; "Tao" is law, law, truth, morality, morality and justice. If its connotation is expanded, it can also include thoughts and feelings. "Technology into Tao" means that every skill can further rise to the level of "Tao" when it reaches its peak.
? For example, in history, there is a process of understanding calligraphy "technical progress to Taoism". In the Eastern Han Dynasty, learning cursive script became the fashion of scholars. Zhao Yi wrote Non-cursive script, criticizing the learning of cursive script: "Those who write cursive script cover the ears of those who pass on the essence. Towns and cities do not regard this as a better ability, the court does not regard this as an official, the doctor does not regard this as an examination, and the four subjects do not regard this as a compilation. Recruitment does not ask this, and performance appraisal does not carry this word. Good does not reach politics, and clumsy does not harm governance. Wouldn't it be nice to say it? " Until the Tang Dynasty, some people were criticized for being obsessed with calligraphy: "Virtue is superior and art is inferior." Learning calligraphy is nothing more than "abandoning the sun" and "being virtuous in the game". In view of this, Liu Yuxi put forward the view that "my aunt should learn the middle way" in On Books, which is the forerunner of the calligraphy view that "technical progress is on the road". Huang Daozhou's Shi Zhai Shu Lun said: "A learned man is no different from a craftsman if he knows some tricks. However, in order to attract people into the Tao, let's talk about it. It is only when you encounter small things that you get on the road. "