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(about 600-470 BC)
A gentleman is thick but not thin; Actually, it is not in China.
-Lao Tzu
Among the voluminous books in China, there is a Taoist classic widely translated and read abroad, which is Laozi, which was written more than 2,000 years ago. Its author, Lao Zi, surnamed Li and Bai Yang, was a famous thinker in ancient China. According to legend, he was born with white eyebrows and white beard, so he was called Laozi.
Laozi advocates "harmony between man and nature", and inaction is the basic political proposition of Taoism. Laozi believes that the origin of the world is nothingness, "saints teach without words." Lao Tzu's ideal interpersonal realm is that "neighboring countries look at each other, the voices of chickens and dogs hear each other, and people die." Tao Te Ching embodies the main philosophical thoughts of Laozi.
The Tao Te Ching, which we are talking about now, was called Zhou Shu by Han Feizi in the Warring States Period, and was directly called Laozi in the Han Dynasty. Historical records began to say, "Laozi wrote a book to express his moral meaning." The central idea of Laozi is "Tao". After analyzing all kinds of contradictions in the universe, Laozi came to the conclusion that "people should obey the law, obey the law, obey the law, obey the law, obey the law and obey the law naturally". "Tao is natural" means "Tao" is natural inaction. Taoism believes that "Tao" ...
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