What are the benefits of understanding Tao Te Ching?

1) The Tao Te Ching is a cultural treasure of China. Learning it will help us to understand the culture of China and the history of China.

As we all know, Tao Te Ching is the main classic of ancient Taoist philosophy in China. As a great philosophical work, his thoughts have penetrated into every corner of China society and China culture in various ways, which has had a great and far-reaching impact on China culture and China history. It occupies an extremely important position in China culture, China history and even the world history, and is called the main root of China philosophy and the treasure of oriental culture by academic circles. It is recognized as a good textbook for studying China culture, especially China's philosophy. It is the key to understanding the cultural background of China history, especially the "rule of cultural scene" and many other major historical events. It is highly praised by people all over the world (according to an article in Reference News, the Tao Te Ching is the book with the most translated languages in the world except the Bible). Comrade Jiang Zemin pointed out when visiting the Laozi stone statue in Qingyuan Mountain, Quanzhou, Fujian. Studying the classic Tao Te Ching can not only make us have a basic understanding of Taoist philosophy and thoughts, and lay a foundation for us to further study China culture, but also help us to better understand the history of China, enhance our national self-confidence and national pride, and then inspire our patriotism .59986.99999999986

2) Tao Te Ching is the philosophy of good people. Learning Tao Te Ching can purify our thoughts, our hearts and improve our moral cultivation.

Tao Te Ching, as a philosophical work that advocates and guides people to cultivate Xiu De and aims to improve people's moral cultivation, can be said to be the philosophy of good people. It advises people to be charitable, frugal, modest, patient, fair, indifferent to fame and fortune and content with happiness. Teach people to be honest and trustworthy, amiable, live in harmony, help each other, be tolerant and generous, repay kindness with kindness, put others before yourself, and sacrifice yourself for others; Persuade people to do nothing, keep quiet, let nature take its course, have no desire or desire, and repair Xiu De; Warn people not to wage war and not to interfere with nature; Guide people to understand the world correctly and face life positively ... The Tao Te Ching shines with the light of human wisdom everywhere, and every sentence contains rich philosophy of life. If we can study hard, understand correctly and truly, and use it to review our thoughts, standardize our words and deeds, and enhance our consciousness and sense of urgency to improve our moral cultivation, we will certainly make our thoughts more pure, our hearts purified, our moral level improved and become a socialist spirit.

3) The Tao Te Ching is profound in thought and comprehensive in content. Learning Tao Te Ching can enlighten our wisdom and enhance our ability to deal with people.

Although the Tao Te Ching is only a few thousand words long, its thoughts are profound and comprehensive, involving the origin of the universe, the operation of celestial bodies, ecological balance, environmental protection, the use of troops to govern the country, internal affairs and diplomacy, treating people with things, the advance and retreat of fortune, the gain and loss of fame and fortune, the wisdom of victory and defeat, the laws of nature, study and work, benevolence and etiquette, cultivation and health care, etc. Philosophers can use it to study philosophy, and politicians can use it to govern the country and maintain peace. Entrepreneurs can use it to guide enterprise management, scientists can seek new ways of thinking, and artists can draw spiritual nourishment from it ... Once the idea of Tao Te Ching is accepted by contemporary people who master modern science and technology, and combined with modern science and actual production (life), its profound philosophy will surely enlighten our wisdom, enhance our ability to cope with the world, and then become a realistic force to promote the development of our various undertakings and social progress.

4) Tao Te Ching is the earliest classic of naturalistic philosophy. Studying Tao Te Ching helps us to deal with the relationship between environmental protection and economic construction.

As we all know, Tao Te Ching is the earliest philosophical classic in the world, which advocates the harmonious coexistence between man and nature. His naturalistic world outlook of "harmony between man and nature" has become the philosophical basis of the economic theory of "sustainable development" and has been widely accepted by people all over the world. Studying Tao Te Ching can enhance our awareness of caring for the environment and protecting the ecological balance, and give full play to its guiding role in dealing with economic construction and environmental problems.

Of course, different people will eventually get different benefits because of different learning purposes, methods and depths. However, no matter who studies hard, he will gain something.

Learning the Tao Te Ching-It is beneficial to open the book.