Laozi for the Tao

Author: Yin Can
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book, "Laozi on the Dao," is another masterpiece by Mr. Yin, following "The Wisdom of the I Ching." It is also a transcript of lectures given to young people. Mr. Yin interprets Laozi's "doing the Dao" as "the Dao within the Dao." He believes that Laozi's teachings for later generations are not about empty definitions of what the Dao is, but rather about how to "do the Dao" and "uphold virtue" in daily life. The "Guodian Bamboo Slips · Nature Comes from Destiny" states: "The Dao begins with emotion." Emotion refers to human common feelings; the Dao refers to human common principles. Merely talking about it without putting it into practice (doing) will not reveal human common feelings or common principles. Therefore, this book focuses on Laozi's "increasing in learning, decreasing in the Dao," bringing Laozi's "Dao within the Dao" back into our daily lives. From there, we can generalize and unlock the mystery of the entire "Tao Te Ching."