"Tao Te Ching", also known as "Laozi" and "Five Thousand Words", is a classic Taoist work with rich writing and meaning, covering many disciplines such as philosophy, ethics, politics, military science, logic, etc. Its content is extensive, profound and profound, covering hundreds of schools of thought. It has been called a secret book for governing a country, a family, studying and cultivating one's moral character.
Laozi, whose surname is Li Ming'er, whose courtesy name is Boyang, and whose posthumous title is Li Dan, is a famous thinker in ancient my country and the founder of the Taoist school. He is older than Confucius and once served as the library manager of the Zhou royal family. Laozi devoted himself to the personal moral cultivation of "weakness" and "inaction". When he saw the decline of social morality at that time, he was extremely disappointed and left Hangu westward, not knowing where he ended up.
The eighty-one chapters of the "Tao Te Ching" are divided into two parts. The first part, with thirty-seven chapters, is known as the "Tao Jing", and the second part, with forty-four chapters, is known as the "De Jing". The "Tao Jing" talks about the mystery of the changes in heaven and earth, and the subtle changes of yin and yang; the "De Jing" talks about the art of advancement and retreat in life, and the method of longevity.
Intention: Tao follows nature