Taoist culture is the foundation and origin of Chinese nation and civilization. As Chinese descendants in the great rejuvenation of Chinese culture, we must not ignore this basic fact!
Patriotism, protecting the people, respecting the ancestors and the gods are the four foundations of Taoist belief, among which patriotism is the first.
Taoism put forward the idea of "saving the world" and "protecting the country" as early as its founding. For example, Volume 48 of Taiping Jing and Article 65 of Three-in-One Reciprocal Tactics say that monks should "help the country gain heavenly heart"; Taiping Jing (Volume 91) The 132nd Law on Detention of Three Ancient Chinese Verses says: "Heaven is unique to a virtuous monarch, and if you make it, you can protect yourself and defend your country." "Helping the country" and "protecting the country" here mean helping the country to govern or protect national security in some way. Its premise is patriotism, because only with patriotic thoughts and feelings can patriotic actions be produced.
Simplicity is the law of the development of all things in the universe and the essence of China culture and China Taoist philosophy. The reason is so simple that it can be explained in a sentence or two. As the saying goes, "Tell true stories, tell false stories and tell thousands of books". "At the beginning of all things, the Tao goes from simplicity to complexity" comes from Laozi's Tao Te Ching. Simplicity is not only valued by Taoist and Confucian philosophical schools, but also the realm of life in the world.
Avenue to Jane, the avenue is invisible, and the avenue is not allowed. This is a natural and simple advanced state. In this state of purity and inaction, selflessness, and the unity of man and nature, skills are naturally long and not long; Do not seek treatment, naturally regulate body and mind; Without seeking function, function naturally appears; You don't ask the size of the week, and the pulse is naturally smooth. The deepest truth is the simplest and most common truth. Turning the most complicated into the simplest is the clearest. The greatest man is only sublime because of simplicity.
The road is simple, so is life. Enlightenment, abstruse is simple, simple is abstruse, from seeing mountains as mountains to seeing mountains as mountains, the realm is different, from simple to complex, and then from complex to simple, that is sublimation. The meaning of life is simplicity. When people practice to a certain extent, they will be indifferent to some things and will be simple. You can understand others, but others may not understand you. In fact, people do not understand, but agree.
Kind-hearted, simple in form. Torturing the soul is the ultimate problem of mankind. Jane is not only a kind of beauty, but also an ability and a realm. See through, don't say through, and the realm is high; Look vaguely and see through your heart; Thoroughness is thoroughness, knowing the unknown and deliberately not seeing through it; Knowing that the world can't see through is thorough, thorough and incomplete, unclear and rarely confused is the real realm.
The Simple Road is the wisdom of being a man. It takes wisdom to make complex things simple. Simplifying complexity requires wisdom, ability and determination. Wise people like simple roads, so merits should not be rushed; Fame and fortune should not be its burden. Indifferent to ambition, quiet and far away. We should be a simple person, do things in a down-to-earth manner and simplify things with wisdom.
For the sake of fame and fortune, they are as pure as childhood innocence and as pure as fertile soil cultivated by their parents. Only people with a calm mood can see the leisure of "the setting sun shines on the city, and cattle and sheep return to the alley", hear the music of "the lotus wind sends the autumn wind, and the bamboo leaves drip", and feel the ethereal spirit of "the empty mountain seems to be empty, but it seems to have a sound". Tao Yuanming is such a person, so he can sing the quatrain of "picking chrysanthemums under the hedge and seeing Nanshan leisurely"; Ouyang Xiu is also such a person, so he can leisurely write Zuiweng Pavilion when he lives in exile.
The road is simple, so is life. Jane is not material poverty, but spiritual freedom; Jane is not the emptiness of life, but the simplicity of mind. The highest truth is simplicity, and simplicity is often the simplest. People should learn to act simply, live simply, be a simple person, let go of their selfish distractions, go beyond the cage of self-desire, truly forget their thoughts and consciousness, and enter a state of selflessness.
The complexity of life stems from confusion. Resist temptation with "benevolence" and remove confusion with "wisdom". Confusion is a sign that life moves from complexity to simplicity. Weak water 3 thousand, I only take a ladle to drink; There are many kinds of life, and we must be faithful to it. Forget your troubles and keep it true and simple, which is the "simple road" of life.
There is a story that the Tao is simple and calm: a walker asked Old Master Q, "What did you do before you got the Tao?" The old man said, "Chop wood and fetch water to cook." "What about Tao?" Monkey asked. The old man said, "Chop wood and fetch water to cook." Monkey asked again, "What is Tao?" The old man said, "Before getting the word, remember to carry water when chopping wood, and remember to cook when carrying water." : after getting the word, chopping wood is chopping wood, carrying water is carrying water, and cooking is cooking. "The dialogue between Taoist priests and walkers inspired us. Many supreme truths are contained in some extremely simple thoughts.
Life is easy when the road is simple. A thousand people have a thousand ways to live and live. After years and life, they have many feelings in their hearts. Everything is put down, and everything is comfortable. Let go of the present and be comfortable with it. Many problems in life don't need to be kept in your heart, and many burdens in life don't need to be picked on your shoulders. Once you let go, you can feel the joy of simple life and the joy of flying your heart. If you want to change anything, you must first find yourself. We all have potential energy, but it is easy to be covered by habit, blurred by time and consumed by inertia. We should remember what should be remembered, forget what should be forgotten, change what can be changed and accept what cannot be changed. We should face the past with the least regret, the present with the least waste and the future with the most dreams.
The way of heaven and earth is simple. Life is too short, don't think too complicated, just live simply. Once the drama of life begins, no matter how stage fright you have, you must play it to the end. The biggest challenge in the process of growing up is that in some sections, you can only walk quietly by yourself. Happy work and simple life are the happy life. People should know that contentment is always happy. All the sadness, pain, things that you can't give up are just a transition in life. If you skip it, you can become more exciting.
The best life is a simple life, a cup of tea, a table, a quiet place, dull days and no distractions. However, a simple life requires all kinds of efforts to enjoy life carefree. Generally speaking, life is perfect, and the imperfection is mentality. People who don't know how to appreciate will make everything incomplete with picky. Be a simple person, go with the flow, grasp the discretion, go with the flow, and accept the reality frankly; Do simple things, don't make trouble, don't make trouble, don't be afraid of things, don't regret, don't complain, and do whatever you do.
Life is a long confrontation, some people laugh at the beginning, and some people win at last. Try to smile, try to look back, relax yourself, don't be forced, don't be depressed, don't be impetuous. Live a simple life, follow one's inclinations, follow one's fate, be the best of yourself, be content and be indifferent with your smile. No matter how hard and tired you are, as long as you keep going, your own scenery will eventually appear.
Life is not easy, the key depends on how you live it. The situation lies in the mentality. When the mentality changes, the situation changes. The more you ask for life, the more tense and complicated you will become, and the more difficult life will be. On the contrary, the less you ask for life, the easier it is to be satisfied and happy. Jiangshan bright moon, impermanence is the Lord, leisure is the Lord; The simple way is to live in the present and be content.
When you realize that you have no thoughts, your heart will be clear and show a state of peace of mind; Peace of mind is natural, easy and easy, and smiling at life with a heart like water shows the charm of peace of mind. In life, dullness is the most real, silence is the most beautiful, and the most lasting thing in life is not prosperity, but dullness, not excitement, but happiness. Keep a childlike heart. When you are unhappy, you can openly talk about your troubles to your friends. You can laugh unscrupulously when you are happy. Maybe all your troubles will flow away when you talk, and all your nervousness will be released when you laugh. Like a child, simple life, happy life, keep the original ecology of the soul, everything is beautiful.
There is always a story in life, but it is difficult to tell it, so in my heart, it gradually becomes a song. People are like this, what they can't get is always yearning, and what they lose is precious. The so-called gains and losses, love, scenery and post stations all fade away in the dust of time. Although some things are hard to let go, things that don't belong to you will eventually go far.
A person's life is destined to experience a lot. On the world of mortals, there are laughter, tears of injustice, ignorant persistence, confidence in success and vigilance against failure. Every experience is destined to be precious. The richness of life comes from inner compassion, and the beauty of life comes from having a normal heart. Simple life makes people relaxed and happy, and simple ideas make people peaceful and quiet. Because of simplicity, we can deeply appreciate the lightness of life, and because of simplicity, we can deeply appreciate the peace of mind.
In early Taoism, patriotism was not only manifested as "saving the country" and "protecting the country", but also as "saving the country and the people".
The old gentleman recited the commandments: "The old gentleman said: In the first year of Han 'an in our country, I was endowed with a tomb by the Tao, and I was established as a heavenly teacher to help the world and save the world." Among them, the so-called "Tao" is a way for a person to form an alliance and establish prestige. The author points out that the way of alliance began with the teaching of Zhang Ling by the Taishang Laojun. And "assistance" means assistance, "assisting the country" means assisting the country's governance, and "saving lives" means supporting the continuation of the country's lifeline. Since it is necessary to assist national governance and support the continuation of the lifeline of the country, its behavior also contains patriotic feelings. Without patriotism, there can be no practical action of "saving the country and the people".
Since Zhang Daoling's Shi Tian at the end of the Han Dynasty, many words similar to "saving the country", "protecting the country" and "assisting the country" have appeared in Taoism, such as "Anguo enlightens the people" in the Picture of Lingbao XXIV in Dong Xuan; "rejuvenating the country, loving the people and benefiting the people" in "The Mysterious Lingbao Classic of Taishang Cave to be Interpreted"; As the book "Lingbao Infinite Man's Wonderful Classic" said in Volume I, "Good-hearted, married with different bones, safe and happy";
"Helping heaven to transform, saving the country and saving the people" mentioned in Volume I of the Immortal Classic of Wenchang Great East; The words "be cautious and respectful, and be safe at home and country" in the Jade Emperor Classic all express Taoism's love for the land on which it depends in a unique way. In these ancient books, patriotism and love for the people are almost inseparable, which shows that the patriotic thought of Taoism has always been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
There are also many ancient books with the word "protect the country" in their names, such as Protecting the country, praying for rain and eliminating disasters, The True Sutra of Protecting the Country and Protecting the People in Bi Xia, The Wonderful Sutra of Protecting the Country in Tailang Mausoleum, The Sutra of Protecting the Country in Zhengyi French, Before Protecting the Country, and The King of Jiaji Jiangdong, etc. Different from the national defense of the army, Taoism's "protecting the country" on the one hand shows the exertion of spiritual strength, on the other hand, it shows the practical actions to solve problems for the country. Just as "helping the country", "protecting the country" and "assisting the country" are all based on patriotism, "protecting the country" also contains profound patriotic feelings.
In particular, the ancient books about "helping the country", "protecting the country", "assisting the country" and "protecting the country" were produced in different historical periods, and were constantly reinterpreted and passed down from the Han and Wei Dynasties to the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, which fully showed that the patriotic thought of Taoism was endless. ...
I want to ask: Have you ever seen a religion that insists on patriotism since ancient times?
In the history of our country, when many dynasties were decadent, the society was in turmoil and chaos, and the people were in great pain, Taoism and Taoist personages always stepped forward and plotted, helped a generation of wise masters to speed up the pacification of the world, established a brand-new dynasty, made the world stable, made people live and work in peace and contentment, and made indelible outstanding contributions to promoting historical progress and development, with brilliant historical achievements. His glorious deeds are widely known and will be passed down through the ages.
The late master of Chinese studies Nan sincerely praised: Whenever the world needs to set things right, Taoism always stands up!