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[Original text]

Tao can be said 1, but it is not Tao 2; a name can be named, but it is not named 3. Nothing is called the beginning of heaven and earth4; Being is called the mother of all things5. Therefore, if it is always absent, I would like to observe its wonderfulness; if it is always present, I would like to observe its beauty (jiào)6. These two have the same origin but different names, and they are both called Xuan 7. Mysterious and mysterious, the door to all mysteries.

【Note】

Way 1: The entities and dynamics that make up the universe.

Way 2: Express it in words.

3 constant: permanent and unchanged.

4th name: This refers to the name of Tao, cultural thoughts.

No. 5: Express it in words.

6徼(jiào): Tong "qiao", meaning trace.

7 Xuan: Deep and profound.

【Translation】

The Tao that can be expressed in words is not the eternal "Tao"; the name that can be expressed in words is not the eternal "name". Nothingness is the beginning of heaven and earth, and existence is the root of all things. Therefore, always observe the mystery of heaven and earth from "nothing"; always look for traces of all things from "being". Being and non-being are just different names for the same source. Being and nonbeing are both profound and profound; they are the gates of all changes.

[Reading]

As the opening chapter of the "Tao Te Ching", only by correctly understanding the mystery of this chapter can we understand and grasp Laozi's ideological system. Here Lao Tzu proposed the concept of "Tao" for the first time as the core of his philosophical thought. The meaning of "Tao" is broad and profound. People can understand it from a historical perspective, understand it from a literary perspective, explore it from aesthetic principles, and think from the dialectics of a philosophical system...

【Analysis】

This is the first chapter of the Tao Te Ching. The title at the beginning of this chapter: "Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao." It initially reveals the true connotation of "Tao".

Tao is an important category of ancient Chinese philosophy. Laozi was the first thinker to propose, explain and demonstrate Tao as a philosophical category. Tao, as the core of Laozi's philosophy, runs through his ideological system. There have always been different opinions on the understanding and interpretation of Laozi's Tao. Some people believe that Tao is the spiritual ontology, the highest principle that exists independently of material entities, and claim that Laozi's theory of Tao is objective idealism. Some believe that Tao is a chaotic and undivided unity in the original state of the universe, and advocate that Laozi's theory of Tao is materialism. It is generally believed that Tao is the origin of the universe and the law by which all things operate. Chen Guying quoted Yang Xingshun's views in his book "Laozi Translation Annotation and Commentary" and summarized the basic characteristics of Tao as follows: 1. Tao is the natural law of things, which excludes all gods and "will of heaven". . Tao exists forever. It is the nature of the eternal material world. Tao is infinite in both time and space. . Tao is the essence of all things, which appears through its own attributes (virtue). Without all things, Tao does not exist. . In essence, Tao is the unity of the world's material basis "qi" and the natural laws of its change. . Tao is the indestructible necessity in the material world, and all things are subject to the laws of Tao. The Tao destroys everything that stands in its way. . The basic law of Tao is: all things and all phenomena are in constant motion and change. In the process of change, all things and all phenomena are transformed into their own opposites. . All things and all phenomena are in a state of interrelation, and this connection is completed through the unified Tao. . Tao cannot be perceived by our senses, but it can be recognized in logical thinking. It can be seen from this that Tao existed in the vast universe before the creation of heaven and earth. After the creation of heaven and earth, Tao played its role in all things, throughout the creation, growth, development and death of all things. As a This natural law exists objectively.

When we talk about Tao, we can't help but imagine what it looks like in our minds. However, our imaginations often have great limitations and subjectivity. The real Tao is not dependent on people's subjective will. It exists objectively. But it is invisible and intangible. As the saying goes, "the great road is invisible." The appearance of the Tao created by our subjective imagination is not the real Tao and can only be called a name. The concept of "name" cannot be described in language or words. The limitations of language and words are greater than imagined. If we use language and words to describe Tao, we can only run counter to Tao. If we can neither use language nor words to describe the Tao, how can we understand the Tao? In view of the limitations of language and the fact that the Tao can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words, we can only use abstract concepts, namely "nothing" and "being". These two names give a glimpse of the true face of Tao. The so-called nothingness refers to the chaotic state before the creation of heaven and earth, indicating that heaven and earth were born from nothing. The so-called existence means existence. It represents a state of nurturing all things and is the mother of all things, that is, all things are nurtured and produced from existence.

Therefore, we can understand Tao as a state of nothingness and a kind of ability. Its origin is nothingness, but it can give birth to all things in the world. Because of this, we can adopt the attitude of nothingness to appreciate the mystery of Tao. The origin of Tao is nothingness. If we want to realize the Tao, we must abandon all distracting thoughts, return ourselves to the infant stage without any consciousness, and reach a state of complete nothingness. Only in this way can we truly realize the Tao. of mysteries and mysteries. Nothingness and existence are two concepts that we must grasp. They are the keys to open the "door to all wonders". Only through them can we understand the essence of Tao.

The so-called "eternal nothing" is an eternal nothing, or "big nothing"; correspondingly, "eternal being" is an eternal being, also called "big you". Through this eternal absence of forgetting everything about ourselves, we can realize the "wonderfulness" of the birth of heaven and earth; through this eternal presence that embraces all things, we can observe the "wonder" of all things before they were born. Miao, according to the Chinese character combination method, can be divided into "young" and "female". The girl is not only in her youth, but also a symbol of innocence and purity. When used here in Tao, it can be understood as the origin of heaven and earth. The original meaning of 徼 is boundary. This is extended to mean beginning and clue. Here, whether it is permanent non-existence or permanent existence, it is just a description of a certain state in the universe. It still stays at the level of concepts, and they are all names. Nothing is always in front and existence is always behind, so the "phase names" of concepts are also different, but they are all born from the Dao, and they are all developments and changes to the Dao, and are collectively called "Xuan". Mysterious meaning is profound, incomprehensible, and unfathomable. "The great road is invisible" and is subject to many changes. Changes come and go, which constitutes the "many wonders" of all things in the world, which is what Laozi calls "mysterious and mysterious, the door to all wonders."

Looking back at the original article, it is not difficult to find that the article focuses on the following concepts: the concept of Tao, the concept of name, the concepts of nothingness and existence, the concepts of wonderfulness and elegance, and the concept of mystery. These concepts are collectively called "names". To borrow a sentence from Lao Tzu, "A name can be named, but it is not a name." These concepts do not really reveal the true connotation of Tao. This is because "Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao." Any words Neither words nor words can reveal the true meaning of Tao. We learn and study these concepts to better understand Tao, and they can serve as a bridge to understanding Tao.

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