What are the benefits of learning Taoism?

Abstract: Compared with Confucius' philosophy based on ethics, Taoist Laozi's "Taoism is natural" is a naturalistic philosophy of life. Laozi regards Tao as the origin and universal law of all things in the universe and social life. Although Tao is tasteless, colorless and intangible, it determines all things in the universe and is the driving force and law of all operations. Mountains and rivers are like this, so is social life. Then, how to apply the law of "Tao is natural" to life? What are the benefits of learning Taoism? Believing in Taoism will make you no longer confused; Believing in Taoism will make you a moral person; Believing in Taoism will make you look at fame and fortune correctly; Believing in Taoism makes you more optimistic about life; Believing in Taoism is more conducive to world peace.

The life wisdom of Taoism is 1. Good as water, water is good for everything. -Tao Te Ching

The best kindness is like water, which nourishes everything, but never competes with everything.

Comment on the old saying in China that "losing is a blessing", I have been thinking when I was a child, losing is losing, how can losing be a blessing? When I grow up, I finally wake up, eat small losses on some small things and forget about them, so that I can focus on the real big things and achieve great things. Therefore, occasionally eating a small loss, in exchange for a lifetime of great achievements! Just like the sea, it is willing to live under thousands of streams, but it will eventually become a big one!

2, holding the wood, born at the end; Nine-story platform, tired of soil. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. -Tao Te Ching

Notes folded planks, from thin as needles; Nine-story platform, a basket of soil, a basket of soil; A journey of a thousand miles, step by step.

Comment on everything makes a mickle, and quantitative change leads to qualitative change! To achieve great things, we must start from small things. Doing every simple thing well is the least simple.

3. Not so much as in the middle. -Tao Te Ching

Commentators who talk too much often get themselves into trouble. It's better to keep quiet and keep your words in your heart.

Comment on a good word, warm in three winters, and hurtful in June. Illness comes from the mouth, disaster comes from the mouth, learn to be a man, and start with talking well.

4, five-color blindness; Five tones are not deaf; Five flavors are refreshing; Galloping and hunting makes people crazy; Rare goods are an obstacle. It's the saint's stomach, not his eyes. Go and get this somewhere else. -Tao Te Ching

The colorful annotations are dazzling; Noisy sounds make people's hearing fail; Strong mixed smells hurt people's taste; Addicted to hunting and plunder, people's minds become wild and crazy; Rare things can lead people astray. Therefore, saints devote themselves to basic survival affairs and do not indulge in sensual pleasures. So you must make a choice.

Comment on this sentence is particularly instructive to us in the information age. Now is an era of information explosion. Wechat, Weibo, Zhihu? A large amount of information emerges in an endless stream, dazzling. Indulge in this information, over time, we will lose the ability to think deeply and become superficial and impetuous. Therefore, for things that are easy to overdo, we must learn to do subtraction.

5, for learning to increase, for misconduct. Loss and loss lead to inaction. Do nothing. Do nothing. -Tao Te Ching

Note: People who engage in profound knowledge get better day by day, while those who engage in moral cultivation lose their desire day by day. The desire is declining, and it will reach the point where you really don't want to do something. Only by truly giving up all subjective wishes and completely following the actions of nature can we be invincible and succeed in everything.

Comment on the image, just like a tree, look up and read a book: one is full of crowns, one is divided into several branches, and the other is divided into N leaves. The higher you climb, the more things you catch. However, for Tao, he looks down: a few branches root to a branch, n branches root to a trunk, and the trunk goes down, which is the root.

6. The movement against the Tao. The exploitation of the weak. -Tao Te Ching

Annotation "anti" means to change, and "anti" means to change or break the original state. Tao often comes from this change of thought. Weakness is the foundation of survival, and strength is the mother of trouble. When people are old, their teeth are gone, but their tongues are still there, because their tongues are soft and their teeth are hard.

After so many comments, we can't be too persistent in a certain direction. Occasionally, if we think about it in turn, we may realize new truths.

7. It's better to forget each other in Jianghu. -"Zhuangzi"

When the water source dries up, the fish are on land together, breathing water and wetting each other. However, in this way, they might as well return to the rivers and lakes and forget each other.

In two people, it is better to leave each other happily than to love each other painfully.

8, the world and reputation, no need for advice; The world is not it, nor is it depraved. -"Zhuangzi"

The whole society praised him, but he was not more encouraged by it; The whole society is blaming him, and he is not more depressed because of it.

Commenting on the judgment of the outside world is always changeable. A person with a strong heart can always keep his own unique ideas without external interference. Only in this way can he truly realize himself.

Taoist thought advocates what the purpose of Taoism is, which is omnipotent and immortal, with dialectical factors and atheistic tendencies, advocates quietism and opposes struggle; Advocate Taoism and nature, tolerate everything, govern by doing nothing, and live in harmony with nature.

What is the essence of Taoist thought? The essence of Taoist thought refers to the nature of Taoism and the inaction of Taoism. The core content of Taoist thought is omnipotent and eternal, which contains dialectical factors and atheistic tendencies. "Tao and nature" is the eco-ethical spirit of harmonious coexistence between man and nature. Taoism advocates nature and follows objective laws.

Is Taoism suitable for modern society? Modern human society is still in a double moral dilemma. On the one hand, the unreasonable social system is still causing the inalienable natural rights of all human members not to be universally realized; On the other hand, the tendency of simply emphasizing human's natural power and ignoring its natural responsibility leads to the abuse of individual freedom and damages self's physical, mental and social harmony. Therefore, while continuing to promote the universal realization of "human power", it is also the development direction of modern civilized society to let every human member who enjoys power consciously assume "human responsibility", that is, to recognize and abide by universal moral norms. When people are required to bear moral responsibility, on the one hand, it is of course necessary to formulate relevant moral norms and laws, but more importantly, how to make people consciously abide by these laws. Taoism believes that the realization of moral precepts is based on two premises, one is reverence and obedience to the gods, and the other is understanding and consciousness of the way of nature. The former is called faith, and the latter is called wisdom. As far as wisdom is concerned, Taoist thought not only has a far-reaching influence on the traditional society in China, but also has its eternal significance in the modern society with developed economy, political democracy, prosperous science and technology and diverse cultures.

The Taoist Nine-character Proverbs (1) is coming.

Interpretation: physical and mental stability; Indications: Keep calm in the face of things, keep firm will and show strong physique. Combine the spiritual power of heaven and earth to reduce the power of evil spirits.

(2) Soldiers

Interpretation: energy; Represents the continuation of life and the return to the vitality of children. As fast as darts, watch the sky and do justice.

(3) Fighting

Interpretation: Shouzhou * * * sound. Courage and courage, the performance of fighting spirit when encountering difficulties.

(4)

Interpretation: recovery. Demonstrate the power to freely control your own body and others' bodies. The spirit of all things, let me contact, harmony is endless.

(5) All

Interpretation: crisis perception. Demonstrate the ability to understand and manipulate people's hearts. Solve all problems, and the four images are harmonious.

6) Array

Interpretation: telepathy, invisibility. Represents the ability to combine wealth and love. Angle of view, insight into the enemy's psychology, holding god to be quiet.

(7) Column

Interpretation: time and space control. Express relief for the hearts of others. Break down all the obstacles that hinder you, subtly and flexibly.

(8) in

Interpretation: Five Elements Control. This means that you can use your abilities more freely. Make everything flat, and heaven and earth are one with me.

(9) Before

Interpretation: light and heart. Represents the metaphysical realm, that is, the realm beyond the five elements. My heart is Dan, the combination of all things, the ultimate realm.

Taoist classic quotations understand life (1) Gone with the wind never ends, and showers never end. Tao Te Ching

Strong winds can't blow all morning, and heavy rains can't last all day.

(2) Frustrate its sharpness, solve its disputes, and its light, with its dust. Tao Te Ching

General idea: Kill its sharpness, slow its disturbance, harmonize its light and confuse its dirt.

(3) Virtual but unyielding, move out. After listening too much, if you count the poor, you will not keep it. Tao Te Ching

If you can't keep quiet in the virtual place, but promise yourself by listening more and learning more, and then do more, it will soon lead to poverty and failure. It is better to die than to die, but to succeed.

(4) When you reach the imaginary pole, keep quiet. Everything works together, and I will see it again. Tao Te Ching

General idea: let the mind reach the virtual extreme, stick to the quiet fairyland, and you can see the existence of the avenue from the changes of everything.

Enlightenment of Tao Te Ching to modern people (1): Kindness makes courage; Save money and be wide; You can only succeed if you dare not be the number one in the world. -Chapter sixty-seven of the Tao Te Ching

Good people will be brave in the face of justice, while villains are just weak inside, bullying the weak and fearing the hard; Simple and indifferent, you can be broad-minded; If you are not arrogant, dissatisfied and dare not be the first in the world, you will become a great player in the future.

(2) The more complaints, the more complaints; Anke feels good? -Chapter 79 of the Tao Te Ching

How can mediation be a proper way to solve great resentment, even if it is solved on the surface, it will inevitably leave residual resentment? As the saying goes, "it's time for revenge. You have to forgive others and forgive others." Only by knowing how to forgive can we forgive others and ourselves.

(3) Sages don't accumulate, that is, people accumulate more and more. -Chapter 8 1 of Tao Te Ching

Enlightened saints are selfless and have no desire. He never asks for anything for himself. He does everything for the benefit of others, but he gets more and becomes richer. This is the reason why a heart cannot bloom. The more you want, the more you lose, and the more you don't want, just give it to you.

(4) Tao often does nothing and does everything. -Chapter 37 of Tao Te Ching

Tao always conforms to nature, seemingly doing nothing, but actually doing whatever it wants. Look at the current indiscriminate logging, you will know that this is also an act, but it is reckless, it is better not to do it. Look at those primitive nature, nobody cares, but the environment is good, and nature seems to be doing nothing, but in fact it is doing a lot.

(5) Crazy beats cold, and static beats heat. Quiet is suitable for this world. -Chapter 45 of Tao Te Ching

This sentence is very complicated, and its interpretation is controversial. According to Daliu's explanation, exercise can overcome cold, and cleaning can overcome heat. Because there is also a saying in the book that "the quiet is the impetuous king", purity is still the master of impatience, so only purity can truly reach the realm of inaction.