Said by: Chapter 42 of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is Lao Tzu's cosmology.

Original text:

Tao gives birth to one, two, three and everything. Everything is negative and positive, and I rashly think it is peace. People are evil, but loneliness is not a hub (gū), and princes think it is called it. Therefore, things are either profitable or profitable. I also teach what others teach. Strong people will not die, I will regard them as godfathers.

Translation:

Tao is unique. The Tao itself contains yin and yang, which intersect to form a balanced state, in which everything is produced. Everything is yin and yang, and yin and yang interact to form a new harmonious body. What people hate most are "loneliness", "widowhood" and "no valley", but princes use these words to call themselves.

So everything, or detract from it, has increased; Or increase, but decrease. I was taught this way, and I will teach others this way. Violent people have nowhere to die. I take this sentence as the purpose of teaching.

Extended data:

Background:

Zhou's "historian" is in charge of collection room's work. At that time, collection room was equivalent to the national collection of books, archives, natural history and treasures. It not only collected books, historical materials and treasures before and after Zhou Wuwang, but also collected the historical records of more than 100 vassal states, ancient suicide notes, sacrifices of various countries, records of the origin of various clans, and the relics of Jiuding and Xia and Shang Dynasties made by Dayu.

In this job, I was able to become a knowledgeable and encyclopedic talent at that time, which naturally laid the foundation for my creation of Laozi.

There is no way to deal with Tao, but it is suitable for change. Historian Sima Tan said in Six Books. Taoism "changes with the times, with things", "nothing-oriented, adaptation for use", "inaction, impermanence", "keep pace with the times" and "keep pace with the times". Therefore, Tai Shigong emphasized' change'. This is due to the professional advantages and profound knowledge background of Taoism.

Taoism comes from official history. In ancient times, the historian's duties were mainly to observe the stars, draw up the calendar, manage the royal classics and collect files, and was in charge of all the precious classics owned by Chinese tribal matriarchal society to paternal society, so he was a scholar who knew the knowledge group like the back of his hand at that time.

The author introduces:

Laozi, surnamed Li Minger, also known as Bo Yang, or Shu Bo Yang, was born in Guxian County (now Lu Yi, Henan Province) at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. His date of birth and death is unknown, and he was born in 57 BC1at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. China was an ancient thinker, philosopher, writer and historian, the founder and main representative of Taoist school.

Laozi is a world cultural celebrity, one of the world's 100 historical celebrities, and is also called Laozi and Zhuangzi with Zhuangzi. In Taoism, Laozi is regarded as the ancestor of Taoism and called "the old gentleman on the throne". In the Tang Dynasty, Laozi was regarded as the ancestor of Li. Laozi's thought has a far-reaching influence on the development of China's philosophy, and its ideological core is simple dialectics. Politically, Laozi advocates the rule of inaction and the teaching of words.

Politically, Lao Tzu pays attention to the truth that extremes meet. In terms of self-cultivation, Laozi is the ancestor of Taoist double cultivation, paying attention to modest and upright practice and not competing with others. Laozi's masterpiece Tao Te Ching (also known as Laozi) is one of the most widely circulated works in the world.