Laozi on the Dao ()

Author: Yin Can
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Publish Date: 2006-04-24
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 "acting in accordance with 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 "act in accordance with the Dao" and "uphold virtue" in daily life. The Guodian Bamboo Slips·Xing Zi Ming Chu 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 (acting) will not reveal human common feelings or common principles. Therefore, this book focuses on Laozi's "increasing in learning day by day, decreasing in acting according to the Dao day by day," bringing Laozi's "Dao within the Dao" back into our daily lives. From there, it extends the understanding, making connections, and unlocking the code to the entire Tao Te Ching.