The core idea of Tao Te Ching

The core idea of Tao Te Ching is that nature is the Tao. As the most abstract concept category in Tao Te Ching, "Tao" is the source of power to create all things in the world, while "virtue" is the development and expression of "Tao" in the ethical field. "Tao" and "law" have similarities in rules and common sense, but they are different from western natural law. "Law" should imitate the way of nature and play a role in the reverse transformation of syndrome differentiation.

Introduction to Tao Te Ching

Tao Te Ching is a philosophical work of Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period, a work before the separation of pre-Qin philosophers in ancient China, and an important source of Taoist philosophical thoughts, which has had a far-reaching impact on traditional philosophy, science, politics and religion.

Tao Te Ching puts forward the natural laws of the universe and the laws of dealing with others through observing all things and thinking deeply about social personnel. These laws have a clear order, starting from each other, interlocking like a circle, expanding like a concentric circle but never leaving the center of the circle.

Philosophically, "Tao" is the mother of the beginning of all things in heaven and earth, the unity of opposites of Yin and Yang is the essential embodiment of all things, and the extremes of things are the law of the evolution of all things. Ethically, Laozi advocates simplicity, selflessness, serenity, humility, gentleness, weakness and indifference. Politically, Lao Tzu advocates doing nothing at home, not disturbing the people, living in peace with foreign countries and opposing war and violence. These three levels constitute the theme of Tao Te Ching.