Tao: a philosophical term, which is used by the Chinese nation to understand nature itself, means the trajectory or trajectory of all things, and it can also be said that things change and move.
If you live, if you die: it seems that you have learned, but it seems that you have not learned.
"The corporal heard the word and laughed, but not enough." Ordinary people learn Taoism with a sarcastic attitude. They are self-righteous and think that their level is already very high, and they don't believe it at all.
From Laozi's Tao Te Ching during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Original: Staff sergeant is diligent and diligent; The sergeant heard that living is death; The corporal smiled. Just laughing is not enough. Therefore, some suggestions are put forward: if Ming Dow is ignorant, if he enters the Tao, if he quits the Tao, if he abandons the Tao, he will be embarrassed. Suntech is like a valley; If white is insulting; If Guangde is insufficient; If Jiande steals; If the quality is really Chongqing. Generous; A late bloomer; Great voice and happy voice; Elephants are invisible; Tao is hidden and nameless. Husband is the only way, and the loan is good.
Full text interpretation:
"Staff sergeant learns Taoism", a first-class intelligent person will try his best to practice it after learning Taoism. Constantly improve their knowledge and experience in practice. "The sergeant heard that if he survives, he will die." After learning the Tao, he seems to have learned it, but he seems not to have learned it. I think I have mastered it and don't want to practice. I'm just saying, not doing it.
"Corporal hears the word, laughs at it, and it is not enough to laugh." Ordinary people learn Taoism with a sarcastic attitude. They are self-righteous and think that their level is already very high, and they don't believe it at all. It is true that "Tao" is beyond anyone's grasp, and it is not "Tao" unless it is laughed at.
Therefore, people who made statements in ancient times all said: Ming Dow is like darkness; The way forward is like going backwards; A smooth road is like a rugged road; Lofty virtue is like a canyon, but the whitest thing also contains dirt; The vast virtue seems to be insufficient; Virtue is better than laziness; Simple and pure, as if turbid.
The most square thing has no edges and corners; The object that can hold things best does not hold things; The loudest sound sounds silent instead; The largest image has no shape. Tao is hidden and nameless, nameless and silent.
Extended data:
"Staff Sergeant Knows Diligence" tells us to apply what we have learned, think about practice, and then think about it before practicing. For example, Li Siguang's two denials-"There is no fourth glacier in China", and China's oil and oil exploration are poor. * * * Combine reading with implementing leadership.
"The sergeant heard that if he survived, he would die" told us to "seek a solution". During the study period, because there are too many students who don't seek solutions, the academic performance between students is far from each other; After work, many colleagues who just started to work are unnaturally divided into three grades, six grades and nine grades because they don't know much about it.
"Corporal heard this word and laughed it off. Just laughing is not enough." . We shouldn't laugh at the arguments around us or the opinions put forward by others very superficially. Over time, we should think and interpret some seemingly funny things with more restraint and depth. As Hegel said, existence has its rationality. Generally, the science that has made brilliant achievements is persistent and will never follow the crowd.
Einstein's theory of relativity can be described as "on the road", so most people can't understand it. Of course you will be laughed at. "Just laughing is not enough." Einstein embodied what Laozi said: "If Ming Dow is ignorant, he will advance and then retreat".
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Tao Te Ching, Staff Sergeant, is knowledgeable and diligent.
2. Excuse me, "Staff Sergeant is knowledgeable and diligent; The sergeant heard that living is death; Corporal heard this and laughed. Chapter 4 1
Staff sergeant 1 Hearing this word, he worked hard. Sergeant heard that if you survive, you will die. The corporal smiled. Just laughing is not enough.
So there are suggestions: if Ming Dow is ignorant, if he retreats, if he is ignorant,
If you go to the valley, you will be humiliated.
4 Guangde is insufficient, Jiande steals, and the quality is authentic. 5. Guangde has no horns, and it is a late bloomer.
6 the big sound is good, and the elephant is invisible.
Road 7 is hidden and unknown. Husband is the only way, and the loan is good.
translate
1 after listening to the Tao, excellent people are diligent in following it. After listening to the Tao, most people seem to understand it as if nothing had happened. Upon hearing this, the common people laughed. If you are not laughed at by such people, is it still true?
Therefore, the "Proposal" says: Daoming, the world thinks it is dark. Growing up in the Tao seems decadent. There is peace in the Tao, but it seems difficult.
The highest morality is like a valley, but the greatest glory seems to be insulted.
Guangde is regarded as insufficient, Jinde as lingering, and Truth as nothingness.
There is no dead angle in the large space, and large blood vessels are formed behind it.
6 when the sound is too loud, people can't hear anything inside; When the image is too big, people can't see anything in it.
7 is a secret; However, only Tao and charity can be fulfilled.
Staff sergeant heard that you can do it. The sergeant heard that if you are alive, if you are dead, the corporal heard that there are many explanations for laughing and not laughing.
1. A truly cultivated master will be cautious when he hears the truth; People of medium height are suspicious when they listen; The worst people hear it, because they don't understand it at all, so they will laugh at others in ignorance. It is not a profound truth that such a person does not laugh.
2. A gentleman hears what he says and does what he does.
Inferior people have heard of Tao, occasionally thought of it and occasionally implemented it.
When most people hear "Tao", they think, what nonsense is this? Or, I already know this truth!
So I laughed. Do what you want!
If you don't laugh, this "Tao" is not a real "Tao".
3. A virtuous person tries his best to practice the truth when he hears it; People of medium moral character have heard the truth, or noticed it for a while and lost it for a while; The worst person hears the truth, but laughs it off, thinking that you can't call it Tao without laughing.
My understanding is that people with high understanding will act honestly after listening to the Tao (books now generally write "diligence" instead of "caution"); People with average understanding will have doubts and sometimes do it after listening to Tao. People with low understanding make fun of Tao's words. This kind of person doesn't make fun, which means that Tao is not worth mentioning.
Some things are better not to be explained, which can give people a hazy aesthetic feeling, otherwise the more you explain, the greater the difference.
4. The first chapter of Laozi's Tao Te Ching: "A staff sergeant learns the Tao, but he can do it diligently, a sergeant learns the Tao and keeps it, and a corporal laughs when he learns the Tao", which means that after learning the Tao, he is convinced and diligent.
"When a scholar hears the Tao, if the rules are forgotten" means that people with low understanding sometimes take it to heart and sometimes forget it without a trace. Believe and doubt his existence, that is, with a grain of salt. I don't believe all of them, but I believe some of them. I don't deny them, but I have some doubts.
The whole sentence "it is not enough for a corporal to laugh when he hears the Tao, but to think about the Tao without laughing" means that a person who has no understanding at all laughs when he hears the Tao and feels ridiculous. You laugh because you show contempt and ridicule, and you hold a completely negative attitude.
Because the theory of "Tao" is extensive and profound, it is difficult to understand. If everyone is so easy to understand, it is not enough to call it "Tao". Therefore, "not laughing is not enough." It's just that age, culture, accomplishment, interests, hobbies and understanding are different, and the degree of understanding and understanding of Tao is different. It's not surprising. It's normal.
5. The staff sergeant is diligent in translating the Tao Te Ching. Staff sergeant listened to Tao's theory and tried to put it into practice. When a sergeant listens to Tao's theory, he sometimes keeps it in mind and sometimes forgets it. Corporal laughed at Tao's theory. If you are not laughed at, it is not enough. Therefore, people who made statements in ancient times all said: Ming Dow is like darkness; The way forward is like going backwards; A smooth road is like a rugged road; Lofty virtue is like a canyon, but the whitest thing also contains dirt; The vast virtue seems to be insufficient; Virtue is better than laziness; Simple and pure, as if turbid. The most square thing has no edges and corners; The object that can hold things best does not hold things; The loudest sound sounds silent instead; The largest image has no shape. Tao is hidden and nameless, nameless and silent. Only Tao can make everything have a good beginning and a good ending.
6. "Staff sergeant listens to the word and works hard; The sergeant heard that living is death; The corporal laughed when he heard this, but he didn't. It means that the staff sergeant listened to the theory of Tao and worked hard to implement it; When a sergeant listens to Tao's theory, he sometimes keeps it in mind and sometimes forgets it. Corporal laughed at Tao's theory. It is not enough to call it Tao if it is not laughed at.
Original text:
The staff sergeant listened to the word and worked diligently; The sergeant heard that living is death; The corporal smiled. Just laughing is not enough. Therefore, some suggestions are put forward: if Ming Dow is ignorant, if he enters the Tao, if he quits the Tao, if he abandons the Tao, he will be embarrassed. Suntech is like a valley; If white is insulting; If Guangde is insufficient; If Jiande steals; If the quality is really Chongqing. Generous; A late bloomer; Great voice and happy voice; Elephants are invisible; Tao is hidden and nameless. Husband is the only way, and the loan is good.
Translation:
The staff sergeant listened to the theory of Tao and tried his best to implement it; When a sergeant listens to Tao's theory, he sometimes keeps it in mind and sometimes forgets it. Corporal laughed at Tao's theory. It is not enough to call it Tao if it is not laughed at.
Therefore, people who made statements in ancient times all said: Ming Dow is like darkness; The way forward is like going backwards; A smooth road is like a rugged road; Lofty virtue is like a canyon, but the whitest thing also contains dirt; The vast virtue seems to be insufficient; Virtue is better than laziness; Simple and pure, as if turbid.
The most square thing has no edges and corners; The object that can hold things best does not hold things; The loudest sound sounds silent instead; The largest image has no shape. Tao is hidden and nameless, nameless and silent.
Source: Tao Te Ching-Lao Zi in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Extended data
At the beginning of this chapter, I talked about the reactions of "staff sergeant", "sergeant" and "corporal" to Tao. "Staff sergeant" is a talented little slave owner aristocrat, "sergeant" is a mediocre aristocrat and "corporal" is a shallow aristocrat. The upper, middle and lower levels are not from the political level, but from the ideological level.
The essence of "Tao" is hidden behind the phenomenon, which is invisible to shallow people, so it is not called "Tao" unless it is laughed at. Among the twelve idioms quoted later, the first six sentences refer to "Tao" and "virtue". The last six sentences refer to the image or essence of Tao.
So after introducing these twelve maxims, we can sum them up in one sentence: "Tao" is obscure, the essence is the former, and the appearance is the latter. These twelve sentences demonstrate the universality of contradiction and reveal the true meaning of dialectics from the essence and phenomena of tangible and intangible, existence and consciousness, nature and society. This is extremely wise.