老子英文介绍

Laozi1.Laozi1.1ABriefIntroduction1.2HisHometown2.Primaryideology2.1NaturalnessandNon-action2.2ThePhilosophyofNon-contention2.3ReturningtoNewbornState3.CulturalHeritage★Name:LaoDan,LaoZi★770——476BC,theSpringandAutumnPeriod★Birthplace:Luyi,

（鹿邑）HenanProvince★FounderofTaoism

★河南鹿邑太清宫位于李鹏总理亲笔题写的“老子故里”河南省鹿邑县城东十里太清宫镇，太清宫镇有一座驰名中外的“太清宫”，这里就是老子的诞生地，也是历朝历代供奉祭祀老子的祠庙。★曾做过周朝“守藏室之官”（管理藏书的官员），是中国最伟大的哲学家和思想家之一，被道教尊为教祖，世界文化名人。河南鹿邑太清宫鹿邑还是中国第一大姓——李姓的发源地，是全球李姓华人寻根问祖的胜地。天下李姓，根在鹿邑。老子是李姓子孙的先祖，据《李氏祖脉源流》记载李渊、李世民认老子为先祖。鹿邑作为李姓的发源地，充分利用这一优势，成立了中国鹿邑李氏文化研究总会，撰写了《李姓起源鹿邑》、《老子与李姓》等论文，在全国多次获奖；拍摄了电视剧《李氏春秋》；举办了海峡两岸李氏宗亲恳亲会。Laozi/ClassicoftheWayandVirtue/Daodejing

ClassicoftheWayandVirtue★5,000Chinesecharacters★81chapters★twoparts,Dao(theway)andDe(Virtue).ItbecamethebasisofDaoism,theschoolofphilosophyparalleltoConfucianisminAncientChina.ThethoughtofLaoziformedthefoundationofDaoism,themostinfluentialindigenousschoolofreligioninChina.Ithasalsoexertedadirectimpactonthecharacteristics,trendsofthoughtandaestheticsensibilitiesoftheChinesenation.TodayLaozistillplaysaroleinthedevelopmentofChinesethinking.LaoziwasfirstintroducedintoEuropepossiblyasearlyasthe15thcenturyandhasbeenoneofthemosttranslatedphilosophicalworksofancientChina.ManyofLaozi’senlighteningviewsarebasedonhisphilosophyofnaturalness(自然主义)andnon-action（无为）.Naturalness自然主义；顺其自然Itreferstoanaturalstateofbeing,anattitudeoffollowingthewayofnature.Laoziemphasizedthateverythingintheworldhasitsownwayofbeinganddeveloping:birdsflyinthesky,fishswiminthewater,flowersbloomandflowersfall.Headmonishedpeopletogiveuponanydesirestocontroltheworld.Non-action无为DaoortheWayactsthroughnon-action.Hedidnotmeanthatoneshoulddonothingandpassivelywaitforsomethingtobeachieved.Neitherdidhedenyhumancreativity.Whathemeantisthathumanenterprisesshouldbebuiltonthebasisofnaturalness,notonanyattemptstointerrupttherhythmofnature.Humancreativityshouldbeincompliancewiththewaysofnature.GreatIngenuityAppearstoBeStupidity大巧若拙Thisistheessenceof"naturalness"and"non-action"."Greatingenuity"referstothehighestlevelofingenuity,arisingsonaturallythatitdosnotresembleingenuityatall.

Ingenuitycanbeachievedthroughhumaneffort,but"greatingenuity"issuperiortoordinaryingenuity.ToLaozi,resortingtodeceitistruefutilityandwouldaccomplishjusttheoppositeresult.Thosewhointendtoplaytricksarenotgenuineandthereforearenotnatural.Deceitisdetrimentaltonaturalnessandtotheharmonyoflife.ThePhilosophyofNon-contention

无争Onthebasisof“naturalness”and“non-action,”Laoziproposedtheviewof“overcomingthestrongbybeingweak.”TheeraLaozilivedinwasrepletewithendlesswars.Therefore,warwasanimportantthemeforphilosophers,andanti-warthinkingwasthenorm.AccordingtoLaozi,warspringsfromhumanity’sbloateddesires.Conflictsarisesoutofpeople’sstrugglestosatisfytheirdesires,andconflictescalatesintowar.Therefore,Laozi’sphilosophyisbasedon“non-contention.”Tohim,humanstrivingandcompetitivestrifeistherootofdecline;desiringnothingisthenaturalwayoflife.★Thegreatestvirtueislikewater.

“上善若水”意为最高境界的善行就像

水的品性一样，泽被万物而不争名利。上善：至善，最完美；水：这里喻指与世无争的圣人。达到尽善尽美的境界，就和圣人差不多。水有滋养万物的德行，它使万物得到它的利益，而不与万物发生矛盾、冲突，故天下最大的善性莫如水。★Waternourisheseverythingbutcontendsfornothing.水善利万物而不争。

★Waternourisheseverythingbutcontendsfornothing.水善利万物而不争。老子的《道德经》第八章：“上善若水。水善利万物而不争，处众人之所恶，故几于道。居善