Li Yuanhui: Are Confucius and Lao Tzu opposed or unified? The ideological culture and culture of the two saints are different
Lao Tzu's Taoist thought is not passive and avoidant!
Confucius's Confucianism is not just about simply moving forward without a brain!
Some people say that Lao Tzu's Taoist ideological culture is a kind of passive and world-avoiding ideological culture, which is actually a great misunderstanding of Lao Tzu's Taoist ideological culture!
For example, the Taoist Lao Tzu's idea of inaction, he is more emphasizing inaction and non-action. And it's not like many people misunderstand him, thinking that doing nothing means doing nothing.
If Lao Tzu's idea of doing nothing is simple and does nothing, then why did he leave the Tao Te Ching and the Five Thousand Truths of Morality?
Our Lao Tzu Taoist ideology and culture are more emphasizing the rule of chaos. It is often necessary to solve things before they happen. This realm is very high, so it is difficult to do nothing.
Confucius's Confucianism, on the other hand, took a closer and closer line to the general public.
Yuanhui knows a metaphor that can very closely make us feel the differences and connections between Confucius's Confucian culture and Lao tzu's Taoist thought and culture.
If a flash flood breaks out, a person, who can't swim, lies on a piece of driftwood and goes down the river. How do you save this man?
If you are a person who has received Confucian ideological and cultural education, it is likely that you will not dare to delay for a second at the moment, directly a fierce son, plunge into the river, swim desperately, get close to the person who fell into the water, and then rescue him.
In other words, a person who is more influenced by Taoist thought and culture may run directly downstream, in a relatively suitable place, waiting in advance for the person who has fallen into the water to drift over, and then fishing him by the hand.
From this metaphor, we can easily see a difference in behavior between people and beasts influenced by The Confucian culture of Confucius, and between people influenced by the ideological culture of Lao Tzu and Taoism.
Confucius's ideology and culture may have been more direct than positive and enterprising.
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Lao Tzu's Taoist thought and culture is sometimes more tortuous, deeper and more sophisticated. As depicted in the parable above, when he sees that the person floating on the driftwood is not in danger for the time being, it may choose a more labor-saving method, run to a relatively safe place downstream, wait for the person to float over in advance, and then rescue him by the hand.
In fact, the ideas of Confucius and Lao Tzu are not strictly opposed. They have different places and there are also commonalities. Yuanhui believes that Confucius and Lao Tzu are more of an antagonistic and unified relationship.
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