Understanding and Experience of Chapter 42 of Tao Te Ching

The understanding and experience of Chapter 42 of Tao Te Ching are as follows:

Tao Te Ching is one of the essences of China traditional culture, and its ideological content has far-reaching influence. Among them, the forty-second chapter tells the philosophical viewpoint of "Tao gives birth to one, two, three and everything", which causes us to think about the essence and meaning of everything.

"Tao gives birth to one" means that there is a most basic and unspeakable factor in the universe, which can be called "Tao".

Although there was only "one" at the beginning, this "one" contains the existing form of everything and is the existing state behind everything. In this state, everything is invisible, just like an unopened seed or an uncut stone.

"One life and two lives" means that "Tao" has sprouted two opposite extremes: Yin and Yang. The opposition between Yin and Yang is the most basic and important binary relationship in the world. Whether it is life or death, men and women are born the same, or even right and wrong, good and evil are all based on this.

"two lives and three lives" refers to the trinity, that is, the integration of yin and yang. Yin and Yang are two opposites, and through constant interaction and combination, a new and higher-level existence will inevitably appear. This existence is three, which symbolizes the true face of things and is the dialectical unity of yin and yang.

Only the trinity, Yin and Yang will produce balance rather than conflict, and everything will be endless.

The whole philosophical thought expresses the thinking mode of "living standard" and the profound understanding of life and things. In this world, the development of everything is gradually from simple to complex, from the same to the diversity, and the essence of things presents a concise and advanced state corresponding to its manifestations.

At the same time, "Tao gives birth to one, two and three in one life" is also a way to keep us alert and flexible, constantly adapt to general changes and follow eternal laws, and it is a reflection of human thinking mode and attitude towards life.

In a word, Chapter 42 of Tao Te Ching provides us with a brand-new philosophical way of thinking, guiding us to look at the world more comprehensively, and to find answers that are in line with our own hearts in the case of flexible response to various changes.