The Influence of Tao Te Ching on Ancient and Modern Cultures

Tao Te Ching is the essence of China traditional culture, with a history of more than 2,800 years, and it is the foundation of China traditional culture. This classic is called "the father of philosophy" by philosophers, "the key to governing the country" by politicians, "the guide to using troops" by military strategists, "the secret" by yin and yang experts, "the father of health preservation" by health experts and "the crystallization of culture" by historians. The works of ancient sages and scholars all reflect Laozi's thoughts, such as Confucius' Four Books and Five Classics, Zhuang Zhou's Zhuangzi and Liezi, Guan Zhong's Guan Zi, Qu Yuan's Journey, Ji Kang's Ji, Su Dongpo's Complete Works of Dongpo and Zeng Guofan's letters, which are all influenced by Tao Te Ching.

Taoist practitioners' theories of immortal cultivation in past dynasties, such as Wei Boyang's The Divine Power of Zhouyi, Zhang Borui's Five True Chapters, Zhang Sanfeng's Rootless Tree, Wu Shouyang's Theory of Fairness and Justice, Liu Huayang's Theory of Jin Xian's Verification, Liu's Eight Methods of Divine Stone and Zhao's Theory of Innate Learning, all sparkle with Laozi's wisdom and enlightenment.

Traditional Chinese medicine regards it as the highest level of health care masterpiece. Its branch, Huangdi Neijing, mainly expounds the relationship between human body and heaven and earth. Zhang Zhongjing's Treatise on Febrile Diseases, Synopsis of the Golden Chamber, Wu Jutong's Debate on Febrile Diseases, Wang Shuhe's Pulse Sutra, Huang Pumi's Acupuncture A-B Sutra, Sun Simiao's Thousand Golden Formulas, and the Four Scholars in Jin and Yuan Dynasties are all nourished by Taoist thoughts.

Dr. Capra, who was engaged in high-energy physics research in the United States in modern times, said that China's philosophical thought provided a philosophical framework that could adapt to the new theory of modern physics, and the concept of "field" was implied in the "Tao" of China's philosophical thought. It is also strikingly similar to the concepts of gas and quantum field (see the way of physics). In the Collected Works of Einstein, it is said that China's Tessa did not follow the "formal logic system" and experimental causality, but they all reflected and formed a unique scientific system. Dr. Suzuki Teitaro Daisetz, a Japanese Zen master, thinks that Laozi is the representative of the East. Xu said: "One of the greatest contributions of Laozi's thought lies in providing a new and systematic explanation for the generation and creation of nature." Mao Zedong quoted Lao Zi and Chapter 58 of Tao Te Ching as the theoretical basis of his works. Mr. Lu Xun once said that China culture is rooted in Taoism. In modern times, Laozi's Tao Te Ching is the most widely circulated foreign classic in the West. More than 1,000 influential masters at all times and all over the world marveled at Laozi's thought and commented on it. Today, as sons and daughters of China, we are deeply proud of this national cultural treasure and have the mission of inheriting and developing it.