Today, I have selected ten famous sayings and continue to share with you the wisdom of the Tao Te Ching:
1. The saint is preceded by his body, and he exists outside his body. - The Tao Te Ching. Chapter 5
Brief comment: Saints have no quarrel with the world, do not compete with people for fame and profit, but people like to push them to the front. Saints do not lose their morality because they cherish their bodies, so although they are still alive, their spirits and names are immortal throughout the ages.
Second, the heavens and the earth are not kind, and all things are dogs. - The Tao Te Ching. Chapter IV
Brief comment: A dog, a dog that is tied with grass during sacrifice. Although the heavens and the earth give birth to all things, they do not have the heart to be born, but they are born in one breath and have to be born, so although they are born, they do not have. Just like a dog, it is originally a useless thing, but when it is sacrificed, it has to be used, although it is to be used, but it is useless.
3. The saints are unkind and regard the people as dogs. - The Tao Te Ching. Chapter IV
Brief comment: Although the saints care for the people, they do not have the heart to care, because they can realize that the world and themselves are one, that is, the relationship between brothers and sisters, although they care, they do not have the heart to love, but naturally love.
Fourth, it is better to be poor in saying more than to keep the middle. - The Tao Te Ching. Chapter IV
Brief comment: Dao dao, very Dao. The "Tao" is invisible and intangible, it is metaphysical, and the more you argue with others, the more you argue endlessly, the farther you are from the "Tao." So don't stop debating, just calm down and experience the mystery of the Tao with your heart.
Fifth, if you are not virtuous, the people will not be in dispute. Goods that are not expensive and rare, so that the people will not be thieves. - The Tao Te Ching. Chapter 3
Brief comment: If the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, if the people above do not compete for fame and profit, the people below will not follow suit, and the people will naturally keep to themselves and live in harmony, and there will be no thieves.
Sixth, do not see what is desired, so that the heart is not disturbed. - The Tao Te Ching. Chapter 3
Brief comment: Even if a person is famous and profitable, he has great desires, but if he lives in the deep mountains and wild forests and cannot see the temptations of the world, it will also make him reduce his desires, because if he can't see it, his heart will not be chaotic.
Seventh, be humble in their hearts, be honest in their belly, weak in their ambitions, and strengthen their bones. - The Tao Te Ching. Chapter 3
Brief comment: The rule of the saints first teaches people to cut off delusions and return to their original hearts. Then let the people be self-sufficient, solve the problem of food and clothing, and have no worries. For those who are greedy and insufficient, and like to compete for fame and profit, the saints lead by example, have a correct heart, and do not lure the people's hearts with fame and fortune, so they say "weak their ambitions". Since the people have no desire and no demand, they will cultivate the fields and eat, and they will feed themselves, so it is said to "strengthen their bones.".
8. Always make the people ignorant and desireless, and make those who know dare not do anything. - The Tao Te Ching. Chapter 3
Brief comment: The common people can't see the phenomenon of sound and color and goods, they will not have that desire, everyone does not recognize those things, the people's customs are simple, even if there are one or two cunning and greedy people, they do not dare to fight for fame and profit.
Ninth, if there is no action, there is no cure. - The Tao Te Ching. Chapter 3
Brief comment: If the human monarch can really be indifferent to widowhood, lead by example, and let everything go with the flow, without acting arbitrarily, practicing unspoken teachings, and doing nothing to rule, then there is no bad governance in the world.
10. It is the teaching of the saints who do nothing and do what they do. - The Tao Te Ching. Chapter 2
Brief comment: Doing nothing is not doing nothing, but not valuing the name, not speculating, doing everything along the way, and everything follows fate. The saints knew that if they could not do it themselves, it would not be beneficial to say more, so they could teach the people without saying it.