Every Chinese character of the Chinese nation contains the concept of "one yin and one yang"; In the same way, every word of the Chinese nation also contains the cognition of "one yin and one yang".
Chinese civilization is the only civilization on the earth that has not been interrupted, and the Tao Te Ching is a key left by Lao Tzu for us to understand ancient civilization and culture. So, the key leads to **? What is the essential meaning of culture and civilization?
In fact, "literature" is astronomy, and "science" is geography. The original meaning of "Wen" refers to the lines of the sky; The original meaning of "li" refers to the texture of the earth. What was the pattern that day? In fact, it is the law of the operation of the solar system, which Lao Tzu called the way of heaven;
On the left is a standing person, representing a living person; On the right is an upside-down man, representing the dead. In ancient times, it was expressed from right to left, and the word "hua" said that a dead person was reborn, and by extension, it was a change for the better, implying the success of upgrading.
Therefore, "culture" is to "educate people", educate "humanity" with "Heavenly Dao", and educate human moral behavior norms with Heavenly Principles on how to become better and more in line with Heavenly Principles, so as to be able to upgrade successfully.
"Civilization" means "the way of civilization", so that the principles of heaven can illuminate the direction of human development like the light of the sun and the moon.
From the above point of view, "Dao" belongs to the level of "literature", "virtue" belongs to the level of "transformation" and "Ming", and "Tao Te Ching" is a scripture of "the unity of heaven and man" - it can also be said to be a "cultural scripture" and "civilization scripture".
Chinese civilization originates from? The accepted answer is derived from the I Ching; "I Ching" originated from **? In fact, it has a great relationship with the "Hetu Luoshu" and the matriculation map of Fuxi Nuwa.
At the origin of Chinese civilization, this "Fuxi Nuwa Copulation Map" is extremely informative, basically containing the laws of the entire solar system. Among them, Nuwa holds the "rules" in her hand, while Fuxi holds the "moment" in her hand. The three worlds of heaven, earth and man are all in this rule of "Skynet Restoration". From this point of view, the Tao Te Ching is still a scripture of "the unity of heaven and man" - it can also be said to be a "rule scripture".
Chinese history is a history of "rules". From a historical point of view, before the Spring and Autumn Period, it was still relatively regular; And in the Warring States Period, it was basically "etiquette collapsed" and there were no rules. Especially since the establishment of the Han Dynasty, "depose a hundred schools of thought and respect Confucianism alone", negating the political proposition that Lao Tzu insisted that "the world is the world of the people under heaven" and "the virtuous live in it, and the virtuous lose it", and turned into the bastard logic of "the king lets the minister die, and the minister has to die" even if the master is a two-hundred-and-five.
So, what does "history" mean? To put it simply, the "calendar" is actually an astronomical calendar. If you really face the history of the Chinese nation, starting from the source "Fuxi Nuwa Copulation Map", it is mainly astronomy. Therefore, at the beginning, the "calendar" refers to the record of the laws of the heavens.
So, what does "history" mean? In order to understand the meaning of "history", we must first understand the meaning of "matter". "Thing", in the oracle bone inscription and the official "official" word is the same word, the oracle bone pictogram is a hand for others to offer something, is dedicated to others, the meaning of serving people. The focus is on others, that is, how to serve others well, to give to others (God), and to satisfy others. Don't talk about "officials", even if it is the emperor himself, he still has to think of himself as the "Son of Heaven" to feel that it is justified to change his name.
The meaning of "history" is to list "things" together according to time and space. Of course, the main thing is to record the affairs of the "officials", and the affairs of ordinary people are not recorded much. Therefore, the word "history", derived from "calendar" and embodied in "history", is still the reflection trajectory of astronomical laws in the scope of humanities. From this point of view, the Tao Te Ching is still a "unity of heaven and man" - it can also be said to be a "historical scripture".
What is "history" for? In fact, it is used to "learn". So, what does "learning" mean? To put it simply, the oracle bone inscription of "learning" is clearly a two-handed demonstration of the "change", that is, the evolution of the hexagram in the Book of Changes—which still falls under the category of the laws of the Heavenly Dao. As for "Xi", the oracle bone inscription is also two hands, and you can find that the two hands of "learning" are seeking upward; As for "Xi", the two hands operate downward. What does it mean? "Learning" is the theory of heavenly dao, and "learning" is humanistic technology. That is, "the metaphysical is the way, and the metaphysical is the instrument." ”
It can also be expressed in this way, metaphysically called the universal laws of heaven, metaphysically referred to as humane science and technology. The relationship between the two, one is the basic theory and the other is the operation technology, which can be understood as the relationship between the "theory of relativity" and "how to make an atomic bomb". From this point of view, the Tao Te Ching is still a "unity of heaven and man" scripture - it can also be said to be a "study scripture".
After combing it out in this way, everyone understands very well that the "Tao Te Ching" is a "Heaven and Man Unity" Sutra - it is a "Civilization Sutra", "Rules Sutra", "History Sutra", "Learning Sutra", also known as "Taoist Sutra", and finally named it "Tao Te Ching".
Tao Te Ching is actually a key to the study of traditional culture and ancient history; It is a bridge leading to the Book of Changes, the Book of Mountains, and the Book of Mountains, and the Book of People. If the Chinese nation wants to overcome the temptation of Western culture for more than 120 years and the poison of feudal culture for more than 2,500 years, and find its cultural self-confidence, it must take this key and open the door to true traditional culture.
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