British scientist Joseph Needham said: "Chinese culture is like a towering tree, and the roots of this towering tree are in Taoism." ”
When it comes to Taoism, we will naturally think of Lao Tzu, and when we think of Lao Tzu, we will think of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, and when we mention the Tao Te Ching, we will think of the famous sentences in it: "Dao Sheng I, Life Two, Two Births Three, Three Births all things", thus thinking: "Man Law Earth, Earth Law Heaven, Heaven Law Dao, Dao Law Nature". However, who would have thought that such a wise sutra, known as the King of Ten Thousand Classics and one of the most translated classics in the world, the Tao Te Ching, sold for less than 5 yuan on the Internet, and the special price area sold for only 1 yuan.
Idle, looking at the purchased books on the Internet, a search for the "Tao Te Ching", the eye is a variety of editions, various prices, of which there are several, the price is particularly eye-catching, "Chinese Sinology Classic Essence Confucian Classic Reading Text + Commentary + Analysis + Famous Commentary Lao Tzu Taoist Philosophy", this book is priced at 4.49 yuan, "Tao Te Ching (Chinese Sinology Classic Essence , Zhuzi Classic)", the price of this book is 6 yuan; "a full set of three volumes of genuine Baoyu Shanhai Jing Daode Jing I Ching Original Edition of the Original Vernacular Edition Of The White Comparison The price of these three books is 9 yuan. The special price zone is less than 2 yuan.
Leaving aside the cost of the book, it's safe to say that the wisdom in the book is free and priceless. This can't help but remind me of Lao Tzu's "good is like water, and water is good for all things without dispute."
Chapter 8 of the Tao Te Ching and The Tao Te Ching: "The good is like water, and the water is good for all things without controversy, and the evil of the people is therefore more than the Tao." Dwelling, good land; heart, good yuan; and, good benevolence; words, good faith; government, good governance; things, good energy; moving, good times. Husbands are indisputable, so there is no special. ”
This means that a person of high virtue is like water. Water is good at moisturizing all things and asking for nothing, staying in places that no one likes and not feeling disgusted, so it is close to the essence of "Tao" virtue. Standing in the world, good at humility, good at streamlining the government, able to give full play to the strengths of the world, and good at seizing the opportunity in action. Precisely because of the indisputable virtue, there is no fault, and there is no resentment.
"The world is not softer than water", the water is soft, ethereal, moisturizing all things without competing with all things; people go to high places, water flows to low places, water is good, and good is gathered by hundreds of rivers; in a low position, it can be indestructible, and water drops and stones wear. The way of water is almost like the avenue, and the virtue of water is the most beautiful virtue. Confucius said, "The benevolent leshan, the wise enjoy the water", the wise man has the mind of the sea and the hundred rivers, the loving heart of boshi and the people, and the humility that does not show the sharp edge, so it can be compared with the virtue of water.
"Quiet" in contrast can show the real "quiet", and "expensive" in contrast can show the real "expensive"
On the other hand, the various game props sold online are tens of hundreds, and then there are celebrity concerts, tickets are hundreds of thousands, although these things are more expensive than the scriptures, but they can not be long-term, fleeting, can not be compared with the scriptures, but still feel that the Chinese studies are not enough to promote, today's children, many have smart phones, not to learn, but to play games, and then there are, many minors chasing stars into fans, if the Chinese people can read more Chinese classics, it will be a beautiful thing. Although the price of the Tao Te Ching is cheap, the wisdom in the book is a priceless treasure, which has been passed down for more than two thousand years and still shines brightly, and everything under the world is softer than water, and only when it is good can it gather the masses; it is not in dispute that it can be long-lasting.
Classics of Sinology, Chinese Heritage, there you have me; discover Sinology, discover beauty!
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