Xuanyishan Man-Tao Te Ching-Chapter 8

Good as water.

Water is good for everything,

In the evil of all, so in the Tao.

Living in a good place, kind-hearted,

Kind and trustworthy,

Good governance, good things, and good times.

Husband is just indisputable, so there is nothing special.

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Commercial (rich) water.

Water is good for everything, not for competition.

key word

Fu: (verb, noun, adjective, adverb, preposition) Usually "fu" means "no". But in this chapter, it is not an absolute "no", but "blessing" as the highest indisputable standard, which appears for the special situation without "blessing".

Several: (adverbs): close, close, almost, almost.

Note: This chapter is the most cited scripture in various fields. The word "good water" is often hung in class, especially for some literati and emperors and sages, who regard this sentence as the highest standard of being a man.

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As good as water.

"Good as water" is the first section of this chapter in Tao Te Ching. We use it often and repeatedly. The lofty concept of "taking goodness as water" affects all the people in China, and also affects places and people seeking truth in Southeast Asia, America, Africa and other parts of the world. It provides a universal philosophical theory to promote harmony and unity for rulers to manage people, entrepreneurs to manage enterprises, celebrities, writers and scholars. Effectively realize the high harmony, high cohesion and high unity of commanding thousands of troops under the supreme thought of "good water". Standing in the supreme base area, invincible, invincible, horizontal knife immediately, who is fighting ahead. So the highest standard of being a man is to imitate the nature of water.

Water is beneficial to everything, but it is indisputable.

It is possible to "water is good for all things without striving": the highest state of "water is good for all things without striving" is due to the nature of "water is good for all things without striving".

What is the essence of water? That is, to benefit all things without arguing. It is conducive to the life and death of all things, and provides what all things need for survival, but it will never compete with all things for fame and profit. Because of its altruistic and indisputable nature, everything belongs to it. Therefore; Water is the source of life.

As the saying goes, "Man struggles upwards, but water flows downwards". People always like to be bullied, climb high and soar to the sky, but the water always flows to the lowest and safest place and will not capsize.

People always have selfish distractions and worldly desires, while still water is clear and Zhan Ran, colorless and transparent, and can be used as a guide for all things. If the soul is good.

Water is good for everything, but kindness is not rewarded. Plants are nourished and animals benefit from diet. This is kindness.

Everything in the water conservancy is honest and smooth, and there is no falsehood, just as it seems. "Good words and good faith".

What's wrong with being in the evil of many people?

"Being in the evil of everyone is a few things." Why is water "more expensive down"? Because of the selflessness and altruism of water. Why is water so loved and respected by all things? That's because it is not only indisputable, but also "hated by all." Toilets, sewage buckets, garbage cans and muddy places are the places people hate most. However, water will not hate to escape because of their filth, but will stay here and be altruistic.

It is because water has achieved the indisputable goal of "being good at water" and "being good at water"

Many people hate it and enjoy it, so that "water" has the highest moral standards, so that everything it breeds does not belong to it, so; "Ji zai Dao" is the closest to "Avenue".

Since ancient times; Whoever has the means will govern the happiness and harmony of the world. Anyone who goes against the principle of water will come to no good end. Being a man or doing things is the highest criterion, even if you follow a little, it will be useful to your life.

Live in a good place and have a good heart: be kind and say what you believe?

"Living in a good place, kind-hearted, kind-hearted, good at words." This passage is Lao Tzu's interpretation of human nature by borrowing the nature of "water".

"Living in a good place" is on the level of water, and the place where water stays is the place suitable for its existence, because water will not deliberately choose the place where it needs to exist, the place where it does not exist, the place where the good place exists, and the place where the bad place does not exist. Because of the goodness of water, it will not change the existing environment because of its will, and it will be safe when it comes. This is the moral embodiment of the supremacy of water.

But in human nature; No matter where people are, they will definitely choose the best position to occupy, the best geographical occupation, in short; He must think that the place he occupies is the best place. When a person does not have great love and dedication, he will definitely take greed as the first choice criterion, and will definitely choose a favorable position that can produce results for greed. In this case, a series of problems will arise. Because he stands on the greedy point of view, the place he chooses is not necessarily the place that suits him, but what he thinks is the most suitable place for him will lead to the result of "moral unworthiness" and eventually end in complete failure.

What's the best location? The location is not the best, only the right one. When choosing a job, people must choose the one that suits them, not the best. What is your major? What's your specialty? Where are you? What kind of daughter-in-law are you suitable for? This must have a bottom-up scale.

And when you live in a position that suits you, you should try your best to exert your abilities and create the greatest value. In work and life, we should try our best to achieve harmony and balance, not too prominent, too tired, not to mention, too lazy and too sloppy. Have a sense of social responsibility for work, a sense of family responsibility for family, and a heart of great love to treat all this. Don't base everything entirely on your own actual interests, and don't show "egoism" in your family; Both family and society need dedication. Both are; "The heart is good."

In social groups, in enterprises and companies, among family members; No matter what you do, you should put "benevolence" in the first place and have a caring person. Be kind to others, be kind to yourself, be kind to everything around you, and don't hurt others except feelings. If friends, colleagues, relatives and family around you are not kind, then you will get a bad return. Both are; "Be kind to others".

Now is a lost state of "collective morality", so as descendants of the Chinese people, we should rediscover the lost civilization, existing morality, national self-confidence and national culture.

There is only one thing in this world, and that is communication between people. Don't associate with people, prove that you no longer exist, associate with people, and prove that you are still alive. This is the embodiment of human destiny. What is the most important thing in interpersonal communication? Communication with and without "faith" is a waste of time and energy.

No matter in any field, interpersonal communication is absolutely necessary. Especially in "trade" cooperation, why should we sign a contract? Because the contract is the last credit guarantee after losing moral "benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom". For example; You promised me to do something, but you didn't. I thought you did it, and I was very angry because I made the corresponding post-preparation. On the contrary, so are you. This kind of communication is a waste of "life" and produces contradictions, which is not conducive to the harmonious development of society. Therefore; Be "good at what you say." Be an "honest" and respectable person.

Good governance, good deeds, good deeds?

"Good governance, good deeds and prosperity." This passage is a further explanation of the way of being a king, a saint, a gentleman and so on. From national politics to social contradictions to personal behavior. It also refers to long-term stability, career accessibility and opportunity. "Choose the right time" (I invented a new idiom).

The king of "good governance" imitates the virtue of heaven and earth and follows the virtue of human nature. Therefore; There is no cure. As a king, you should be a "grand duke of the world", "love the people as a son" and be considerate of people's feelings. Want "

Put the saint behind the body and put yourself first; Living outside his body. "To love the people, not for the benefit of the people, not as, there is no cure. Therefore, the world is one.

When we deal with things, many people will take efficiency as their life, not quality as their core, and there will be opportunistic and devious practices. This vicious competition will lead to a vicious circle, the mechanism will fail and the system will not exist. The other is; Tell us to exercise with humility, gentleness and respect when doing things. Because others are not your bread and butter, not everything will be properly handled for you. Only by grasping the core competitiveness and the core essence of learning with an open mind, can your career go with the flow. Therefore; Good things can be done.

The four elements of "the right time, the right place and the right people" are the necessary conditions for the basic things to complete their self-shaping. It's not complete without one. When we choose to do something, we must consider, inspect and evaluate it comprehensively to see if we have reached the condition of "being in the right place at the right time". This is related to the success of what you want to do. Although nothing can be 100% successful, you must do research in advance before doing something, otherwise the probability of failure is very high, and this failure may be caused by your mistake, which has nothing to do with the matter itself.

The ancients always emphasized that doing the right thing at the right time and doing the wrong thing at the wrong time must be a bad thing. Therefore, grasping time is a profound knowledge. We should look at the sky, the ground and people, all the factors that can affect the success of things, and take everything into our own hands. When you go out, you should watch the weather, the time and the traffic. At home, you should take care of your family, children and housework. Once you don't look good, all kinds of problems will appear. This is neither coupling nor coupling. There is no such thing. Therefore; Everything should be "good". Nothing else.

Husband is just indisputable, so there is nothing special.

"Husband is indisputable, so there is nothing special." This verse is a summary of the above verses; Because as long as it is effective, successful and sustainable, the core is "indisputable". Do everything with a good grasp of "indisputable", that is; Fight for nature, fight for what should be played, and fight for what should not be played. What you fought for doesn't belong to you, and trying to adapt is the result of hard work. That's what you should have

When you go with nature and the road, what you get in this case is yours, safe, risk-free and long-lasting. Lasting can be material or spiritual. On the contrary, everything is not yours, nor is it safe, nor will it last long. So: "So, nothing special".

Note: One very important word in this chapter is "Fu" and the other is "Water".

"Happiness" is not absolute avoidance and concession, but the highest realm of life is "happiness". However, if you have to, you should not dare to "v". Why didn't I use the word "no"? This word was commonly used in the Spring and Autumn Period. Why not use it? Why do you have to use "fu"? In addition, it can be seen from the whole thought of Laozi's Tao Te Ching that Laozi never "absolutes" one thing. Everything has two sides. We can also see from Laozi's scripture "Soldiers, weapons, have to do" that Laozi does not want us to be indifferent when some "immoral" things happen. So I used the word "Fu", which is almost absent in the general version of Tao Te Ching. It is the original text of the unearthed version of ancient bamboo slips.

And "water" is the softest thing. But "water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it" is common sense. Why is "water" defined as "the most tender"? That's because the highest moral character of "all things struggle in water conservancy" and "all evils are destroyed" is still lacking "Tao" in front of the avenue, so "shortcut" is the shortcut and the closest to the Tao.

Therefore, everything has two sides, which depends on its original transformation from yin and yang, which is its original nature and cannot be changed. Disasters, earthquakes, landslides, climate warming, etc. Nowadays, it is difficult for people to see wild animals, so they regard floods as wild animals. Because flood is also water, but this kind of water sometimes makes a country suffer a devastating blow. Earthquakes and mudslides are more destructive disasters in this area. This stems from human self-love, human recklessness, human arrogance and human excesses. Nature will repay you with fruits you can't bear.

"Tao" mercilessly exposes the true colors of things, without obscurity, avoidance or even nakedness. The purpose is; Let's understand the road, follow it, follow the example of heaven and earth, conform to nature and be a virtuous person. At this point, the "avenue" cannot be sloppy.

General conclusion part

One thing in life, interpersonal communication.

Weather, location and people.

Then do what you believe and believe in the world.

There is no dispute, and it is reasonable to argue.

Righteousness is not evil or private, so long-term stability.

This chapter is the eighth chapter in the interpretation of Tao Te Ching. Please read chapter 9. ...

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