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For history, Jianghu Yeyu often has a sense of awe. The sedimentary layer that has settled after the dust of five thousand years of Chinese civilization has settled is definitely much thicker than the already seemingly huge volume of the Complete Collection of Twenty-Four Histories. And real history will not be as white as the paper in the book, let alone as brilliant as the pages of the golden edition. Although there are some sporadic brilliance of treasures shining here, most of them are covered with white bones and splattered with blood. In my mind, history is more like a wise man who has experienced the world, telling the rough road that mankind has traveled. However, there are often people who dress up and tease history like a hostess, and there are also people who only notice the rare treasures in history like tomb robbers. There are also people who eat history like melon seeds. When they are tired of talking about the sexy stories of popular stars, they just Let’s talk about Qin Shihuang’s fucking scandal. But for me, I always feel that history should be a mirror, like the magical mirror in the legendary palace of Qin Shihuang, which can reflect people's boldness and heartbeat, as well as the greed, cunning, cowardice, and stupidity of human nature. . Only by taking history as a mirror can we think deeply about history, make human beings more mature and rational, and be worthy of the self-proclaimed title of "the spirit of all things".

Nowadays, for historical and cultural heritage, it seems that the tangible ones have received more attention and protection. Ancient temples, ancient pagodas, city walls, and courtyards are certainly precious treasures left to us by our ancestors, but their The intangible cultural heritage left behind is even more worthy of our cherishment. Jianghu Yeyu was born in the 1970s. He has a fascination with antiquity and likes to pull out things from old papers. He is particularly interested in Taoism, so he talks nonsense here like a blind man touching an elephant, hoping that it can become a good attraction.

However, in modern society, people seem to be becoming more and more utilitarian, and only those who can see immediate benefits like to listen to stuff. Otherwise, toys that are "sweet and sour" and happy and appetizing are more likely to be popular. Taoism, especially its original purpose - Lao-Zhuang's theory, does not comply with these two principles. If someone expects to use Lao-Zhuang's ideas to directly increase GDP by a few percentage points, so that they can quickly get promoted and get a salary increase in the workplace, that is Impossible. Although some people have written books such as "Lao Tzu Talks about the Way to Success" and even linked "Lao Tzu's Wisdom" to "Modern Love and Marriage", Jianghu Yeyu feels that if I really become Taishang Laojun (Jianghu Ye Yu feels that the image of Taishang Laojun is very different from that of Lao Tzu. Really, I don’t know how to burn a boiler to make elixirs. If he lives forever, he will definitely shake his head when he reads a book like this. In fact, the people who wrote such books still have Confucian and secular thoughts that cannot be washed away. What is quietness and inaction, what is benevolence and abandonment of righteousness? They have not even touched the threshold of Taoism.

Jianghu Yeyu has also been misled a lot, like Zhuangzi's sentence "My life also has a limit, but my knowledge has no limit, so I use the limit to chase the limitless, it's almost impossible!" This sentence is in Jianghu! Ye Yu only saw the first two sentences when he was a child, and they made them into mottos to encourage us to learn and improve to spur us, the flowers of the motherland. Later, we realized how people could be so shameless and take the quotes out of context. When Jianghu Yeyu knew more words and read Dao Zang himself, he felt that many things had been stripped to the bones and seasoned, and the original flavor had long since been lost. There are also many people who beat Taoism to death with a stick and slapped it with a "negative" stamp and sealed it aside. When they mention Lao Tzu, they only talk about how softness can overcome hardness, and they don't mention much about "the ultimate knowledge without worry" and "the ultimate sage and abandonment of knowledge." In fact, I am not just riding a bull, I just like to be a kind old man who talks about the value of peace and the value of gentleness. He also said that "the great road is useless, there is 'benevolence and righteousness', there is wisdom, there is great hypocrisy, there is disharmony between the six relatives, there is filial piety and kindness." "Such sharp words.

In fact, Jianghu Yeyu feels that Taoism is just like Mr. Nan Huaijin said. He said that Confucianism is food, but Taoism is medicine. Yes, Taoist thought is a good medicine for the soul. If you are in the spring breeze and your sails are full of wind, what you need most at that time is not bitter soup, but seafood and abalone. But for people who are in pain, he needs It was just a bowl of soup. Although it was bitter, it could relieve the pain.

The same is true for Taoist thought. Taoist thought has been competing with Confucianism and Buddhism for thousands of years in our history. Why? Anyone familiar with history knows that Taoism has never received the special treatment of "deposing hundreds of schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone" like Confucianism, nor has it been promoted monopolistically by state compulsion, like Buddhism. People have spent decades opening grottoes to worship Buddha. Although the emperors of the past dynasties also had the act of conferring the title of Celestial Master, the Celestial Master and Taoism in Taoism are no longer completely the same thing. In other words, the Tang Dynasty recognized Li Er (Laozi) as the ancestor and transferred the "Taoist Classics" and "Taoist Classics" to "Nanhua Sutra" ("Zhuangzi") is included in the scope of textbooks. However, Taoism is like an inconspicuous grass. No one plants it, no one fertilizes it or waters it, but it is green all over the world and grows in the hearts of Chinese people. It is passed down from generation to generation and continues to grow. Although China has promoted Confucianism for a long time, the influence of Taoism on China has always been no less than that of Confucianism. "The great road is invisible." Taoist ideas have penetrated into people's hearts and penetrated into Chinese chess, calligraphy, painting and even martial arts. Just as Taiwanese female writer Luo Lan said in "Luo Lan Xiaoyu": "Chinese people are inherently Taoist." Why is this?

It is said that the Chinese people have suffered too much in history. Mr. Lu Xun wrote in "Diary of a Madman" that the history of China is a history of "cannibalism". Although it is a little extreme, looking at it, In the history of China, there have been too many situations where "the people suffered when they prospered, and when they fell, the people suffered". Warm and happy times like the Wenjing and Zhenguan reigns are as rare as the sunny days during the plum rain season. Not only did the Chinese people They have to endure the floods and droughts caused by the monsoon climate, and they also have to suffer constant unrest and the killings of foreign races. Bandits come like a grate, and officials come like a haircut. The common people often sigh, "I would rather be a peace dog than cause chaos and leave people." But in such an environment, the Confucian defenders declared: "Without a king and a father, he is a beast" (Mencius said). A slave who does not work hard for his master is not a good slave, but a beast. If his master fails, He will commit suicide and be buried, and accompany his master to the underworld. King Zhou of Shang Dynasty was so cruel and unruly that Boyi and Shuqi insisted on dying together with the Shang Dynasty, but they were praised by Confucius: "Seek benevolence and get benevolence, so why complain?" Zhuangzi severely criticized Boyi's stupidity. Bird: "Bo Yi died under Shou Yang, and Robber Zhi died above Dongling. The two men died in different ways, and their remaining lives were both damaged. Is Xi Bi right for Boyi and Wrong for Robber Zhi?" In the eyes of Taoists, this kind of foolish and loyal behavior is actually no better than what a big thief would do. Therefore, Taoism seems to be quiet and inactive, and does not claim that its doctrine is full of "benevolence and morality" like other doctrines. In fact, it cares most about the life and freedom of the grassroots. Taoism is often considered negative. Although he is unmotivated, Taoism has always been the spiritual elixir for humble and ordinary people who are often in suffering. In the gloomy and suffering days, it is like a small soup stove that warms the bottom of the heart and warms the withered roots of human nature that are dying. Therefore, Taoism does not need the fanatical worship of believers, does not need huge wooden and stone idols to promote majesty, and does not need all kinds of precepts to restrain people. His temple is actually in people's hearts, and everyone who desires freedom and cherishes his own life in people's hearts.

Taoism is not the same as Taoism. Burning mercury to make elixirs and drawing talismans to issue financing is not the true meaning of Taoism, so Jianghu Yeyu does not feel that "Journey to the West" and "The Romance of the Gods" The white-bearded Taishang Laojun in "" is regarded as Lao Tzu. The Lao Tzu in the above bows to the Jade Emperor and opens the blast furnace to refine elixirs. He is clearly the image of a descendant alchemist. How can he be the image of a moral superior man like Lao Tzu? ? If we understand Taoism deeply, you will feel that Taoism is more philosophy than religion. It is a profound reflection on the value of the entire life and a deep revelation of the laws of nature. The ideological height reached by Taoism is actually far beyond As someone said: "Taoism stubbornly protects the dignity of the human spirit in an unprecedented way, diligently cultivates the desert of the human spirit, and frees life from all indelible pain and suffering. Rescued from disasters, transcending life difficulties and worldly passions, enabling people to gain a peaceful freedom and a holy state of mind." Even today, Jianghu Yeyu feels that Taoism still has vitality and is still a good medicine for the soul.

In modern society, people's material lives are becoming more and more abundant, but people's mood is becoming more and more impetuous.

Although most people do not have to worry about food and clothing, and can eat lychees that only Yang Guifei could taste in the past, and can use mobile phones and computers that even Qin Shihuang could not use, people are still dissatisfied and want to pursue luxury cars, mansions, and sensory stimulation. Losing one's true self with happiness, becoming a slave for money, and becoming a slave for power. The psychological pain of modern people still exists. Even the teenagers after the 1980s who have always claimed that "my happiness comes first" and the modern beauties who have always claimed that "I like sour sweetness is the real me" will eventually taste it. The bitterness of life. If nothing else, as soon as they enter the workplace where "they usually bite the bullet but break their bones as soon as they enter", they will eventually understand that reality is not as nonsensical as the Q version of history they ridicule. The Jianghu is also heavily veiled and strange and unpredictable. It is definitely not the Jianghu in "Wulin Gaiden" that looks like a college dormitory where people talk and laugh all day long. The pressure of modern people is actually very high, so there are often graduate students and doctoral students who can't stand the pressure and commit suicide, and there are also people who work overtime to get a position and die from exhaustion. For these, people's general advice is often to see a psychiatrist. But Jianghu Yeyu has never been very complimentary to psychiatrists. Psychiatrists can deceive children with their little stuff, but if you discuss esoteric topics such as the great wisdom in life with them, their two brushes will not be able to explain it. Although it cannot be said that they "make people enlightened by their faintness", I think that the greatest psychologists in history are Lao Zhuang of Taoism and Buddha of Buddhism. Those psychologists have no business carrying shoes. As the saying goes: "A hundred dendrobiums of pure wine are not as good as a soup of Taihe; a thousand packets of good medicine are not as good as a cool powder."

However, if you think that Taoism is just an anesthetic when you are frustrated and suffering, That's wrong again. Taoist theory is by no means just Demerol, so what other magical effects does it have? Let's ask Zhuangzi to talk about it. There is such a passage in the book "Zhuangzi" that is similar to an advertisement:

Husband's way has feelings and faith, and is invisible; it can be passed on but not received; it can be obtained but not seen; From its own origin, there is no heaven and earth, it has been fixed since ancient times; gods, ghosts and emperors are born in heaven and earth; they are before Tai Chi but not high; they are below the six poles but are not deep; they are born before heaven and earth but are not long-lasting; they are longer than Ancient but not old. The Wei family obtained it to seize the heaven and the earth; the Fuxi family obtained it to attack the mother of Qi; the Wei Dou obtained it, and it will last forever; the sun and the moon obtained it, and it will last forever; they destroyed it and attacked Kunlun; Feng Yi obtained it I got it to swim in the great rivers; Jianwu got it to place it in the mountains; Huangdi got it to climb into the sky; Zhuanxu got it to put it in the Xuan Palace; Yu Qiang got it to stand near the North Pole; Queen Mother of the West got it to sit in Shaoguang. Don't know its beginning, don't know its end. Peng Zu got it, and Yu Yu was at the top, and Wu Bo was at the bottom; Fu Shuo got it, and he used it to be the prime minister of Wu Ding, who was about to have the world. He rode on Dongwei and Jiwei and compared it with the stars.

Here Zhuangzi first talked about the greatness of "Tao". He said that "Tao" is real and reliable, but it is inactive and invisible; "Tao" can be perceived but not It can be taught orally, understood but not seen face to face; "Tao" itself is the foundation, the root. "Tao" existed in ancient times before heaven and earth appeared; it led to the ghost emperor and produced heaven and earth; but it is not above Tai Chi. It is not too high, it is not too deep under the six poles, it is not too long before the existence of heaven and earth, and it is not too old to be longer than ancient times.

Then, Zhuangzi "invited" a large number of big-name celebrities at that time to make an advertisement for Taoism: Weishi (ancient emperor, from the Stone Age?) got it and could use it to control the world; Fuxi If you get it, you can use it to blend your vitality; if the Big Dipper gets it, it will never change its direction; if the sun and moon get it, it will move forever; it is bad (this is talking about the God of Kunlun Mountain, but it doesn’t mean a particularly bad thing^_ ＾) Get it and use it to conquer Kunlun Mountain; Feng Yi (River God) gets it and use it to cruise the great rivers; Jianwu (Taishan God) gets it and use it to garrison Mount Tai; Huang Di gets it and use it to climb the sky ; Zhuanxu (also known as Gaoyang, one of the Five Emperors) got it and used it to live in Xuan Palace; Yu Qiang (Water God) got it and used it to stand on the North Pole; Queen Mother of the West got it and used it to sit in Shaoguang Mountain. No one can know its beginning, and no one can know its end. Pengzu got it and lived from the ancient Youyu era to the Wu Bo era (the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period); Fu Shuo (a wise minister of the Shang Dynasty) got it and used it to assist Wu Ding (the king of the Shang Dynasty) to rule the entire world and ride on the east coast. Wei Xing rides on Jisu and Ojuku, and is always in the ranks of the star gods.

Although the text of "Zhuangzi" is also very exciting, after all, it was a long time ago, and the "popular stars" of that year may only be known to a few people such as Huangdi, Pengzu, and Queen Mother of the West. And most of them are mysterious things. You may not be convinced, so Jianghu Yeyu asked well-known figures in later generations who have personally witnessed Taoist doctrine to say:

The second emperor Wenjing of the Han Dynasty and the emperor of the Tang Dynasty adopted Taoist ideas to govern the country, and some During the prosperous period of the Han and Tang Dynasties, Zhang Zifang obtained Taoist thoughts and could escape the danger of death; Wang Xizhi obtained Taoist thoughts and wrote superb calligraphy; Tao Qian obtained Taoist thoughts and became a generation of scholars; Li Bai obtained Taoist thoughts and became a generation of scholars. Poet Immortal, Zhang Sanfeng got Taoist ideas and created the invincible Tai Chi. Huang Shang read all the ancient Taoist canon and wrote the peerless martial arts secret book "Nine Yin Manual". Oh, this is in Jin Yong's novel, let's not count it. , but Taoist thought does have endless wonderful uses, and it should be true. Look at "The Eight Parts of the Dragon", in addition to the martial arts of the sweeping monk who symbolizes Buddhism, I think the martial arts of the ancestor of the Xiaoyao sect, which symbolizes Taoism, are also scholastic. Duan Yu and Xu Zhu can control everything by just learning a few details. Martial arts, just like what "Zhuangzi" said, "Its dirt and chaff will mold Yao and Shun into pottery." In other words, the garbage in Taoist thought can mold into Yao and Shun, who are regarded as gods by Confucian defenders. . It is true to say that later works such as "Cai Gen Tan" are actually just retelling and expressing the thoughts and words of Lao and Zhuang, and they are very popular.

Taoist thought is broad and profound, and can be said to be "the most mysterious, the door to all mysteries." It is difficult to catch a glimpse of the night rain in the rivers and lakes. In other words, it is just wandering around the threshold. Su Dongpo has a short story about a blind man who was told about the image of the sun. At first, he used a copper plate as a metaphor to describe the shape of the sun. When the blind man heard the sound of bells and gongs, he thought it was the sun. Later, people used candles as metaphors. Metaphorically speaking, it turned out that the blind man regarded all the long objects as the sun. Taoist thought is extremely mysterious, and Jianghu Yeyu is only at the level of a blind man. However, there are many masters in making wine. I hope you can give me some advice so that I can learn more about it and enter the world of Taoism. As the saying goes, "The red dust on the road, the white waves in the river, spare the hundreds of cities to the south; the bright moon among the flowers, the cool breeze under the pine tree, give me a pillow by the north window." Let us temporarily leave the mansion filled with lights, feasting, and wealth, and taste "What is the color of the moon? What is the taste of the water? What is the sound of the untouched wind? What is the fragrance of the embers?" and pay attention to our own spirit. Qi and blood, relax the body and mind that are busy with material desires, and experience the peace and joy of having no desires and no demands.