What are the Taoist classics?

1. Tao Te Ching, also known as Tao Te Ching and Laozi Zhenjing, is a philosophical work written by Laozi (that is, Li Er) in the Spring and Autumn Period. Tao Te Ching represents Laozi's philosophical thoughts, expounds the profound meanings of "Tao" and "virtue", expounds Laozi's world outlook, outlook on life and cultivation methods, and analyzes the connotation of all things in the universe and human beings in a three-dimensional and multi-level way.

Tao Te Ching, once known as the king of all classics, is one of the greatest masterpieces in China's history, which has had a profound influence on China's philosophy, science, politics and religion. According to the statistics of UNESCO, Tao Te Ching is a famous cultural name that has been translated into foreign languages and published in the largest number except the Bible.

Second, the South China Classic, whose real name is Zhuangzi, is a Taoist classic written by Zhuangzi and his disciples in the early Warring States Period. Today, there are seven internal articles, fifteen external articles and eleven miscellaneous articles, totaling 33 articles.

It is generally believed that Zhuangzi wrote the inner chapter, while later scholars wrote the outer chapters and essays. Their themes are "harmony between man and nature" and "quietism". They talk about how people transcend reality and reach the realm of absolute freedom. Nanhuajing is of great philosophical and literary research value, and it is also called "San Xuan" with Zhouyi and Laozi.

3. Xu Chongjing, also known as Liezi or Xu Chong, was written by Liezi, that is, Lieyu Kou, and was a classic work in the early Huang Dynasty. The ideological theme of Xu Chongjing is close to Laozi and Zhuangzi, pursuing a natural state of Xu Chong, which embodies the Taoist yearning for spiritual freedom.

4. The author of Classic Seven Methods of Yin Fu and Classic Seven Methods of Yin Fu is a famous Guiguzi, whose contents focus on nourishing the mind and keeping keen, among which the first three chapters explain how to enrich the will and cultivate the spirit; The last four articles discuss how to apply the inner spirit to the outside and how to deal with the external things with the inner heart.

5. Ge Hong, the author of Bao Puzi, whose real name is Bao Puzi, is called "Ge Xianweng". He was a physician and pharmacochemist in Jin Dynasty, and also a famous Taoist priest. The outer part of Bao Puzi written by him is mainly a description of his life, while the inner part is an exposition of Taoist thought and the cultivation method of Dan Dao.