Chapter 1035 - Misunderstanding of the Sixty-fifth Chapter of the Tao Te Ching

The sixty-fifth part of Lao Tzu's moral verse has also been misunderstood by the world, taken out of context by academic spies as well as vulgar scholars and so-called philosophers.

The original text of the sixty-fifth chapter of Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching":

Those who are good in the past will not be foolish to the people.

The people are difficult to govern, and they are wise. Therefore, the country is governed by wisdom, and the thief of the country; If you don't govern the country with wisdom, the blessing of the country. Know that these two are also true. The common knowledge of the style is called Xuande. Xuande is deep, far away, and the opposite of things, and then even Dashun.

The two sentences in question, "If you are not a fool of the people, you will be foolish" are enough for academic spies and vulgar scholars and so-called philosophers to criticize. Coupled with the back of "the people are difficult to govern, with its wisdom." Therefore, the country is governed by wisdom, and the thief of the country; If you don't govern the country with wisdom, the blessing of the country", you will directly label Lao Tzu's philosophical thought as a "foolish policy".

In fact! Not only this one, but in many of the previous chapters, there are words that go against the (main theme) such as "Wu Wei", "Not Unvirtuous", "Absolute Saint Abandons Wisdom", "No Worries about Learning" and so on. Therefore! Labeling Lao Tzu as a "foolish policy" is very reasonable.

In fact! The two sentences "If you don't know the people, you will be foolish" are completely different from the previous ones, and they do not mean "foolish people". Although it is about the way of government, there is no malice.

Those who are good in the past will not be foolish to the people.

The correct meaning of this sentence is that those who were good at using the Tao, imitating nature, and imitating all things in their lives, they did not show their wisdom side. If he is wise and foolish, he gives the impression of being very ordinary, just like the people around him.

What it means is not to show one's own smart side.

The meaning of foolishness is: to give the impression of being very ordinary, there is nothing special.

It can also be interpreted as: those who knew the Tao best in ancient times, they did not show their smart side, but showed their stupid and simple side!

Originally! "If you don't use the people, you will be foolish" has nothing to do with the policy of fooling the people. But! Combined with the following interpretation, there is the meaning of "foolish policy".

We can also see from this that the academic spies and vulgar scholars, as well as the so-called philosophers, are deliberately misinterpreting Lao Tzu's philosophy. Because! Elsewhere they take quotes out of context, but in this chapter, in order to label Lao Tzu's philosophy as a "policy of fooling the people", they combine it with context. Even! They also cite Lao Tzu's moral scriptures elsewhere to support this.

At the end of "If you don't know the people, you will be foolish", Lao Tzu wrote: "The people are difficult to govern, and they are more wise." Therefore, the country is governed by wisdom, and the thief of the country; If you don't govern the country with wisdom, the blessing of the country. "Originally! Lao Tzu is the first person to talk about people, and to talk about individuals. talked about how people who were good at Taoism in ancient times behaved in the world, and then it was extended to governing the country.

"If you don't think you will know the people, you will be foolish" is not written for kings, but for individual people. Of course! And kings. Because! A king is also an individual person.

But academic spies, vulgar scholars and so-called philosophers, in order to buckle Lao Tzu's hat, interpret it together with the context, and it became Lao Tzu's special writing for the king. Such! The "policy of fooling the people" has become a fait accompli.

The people are difficult to govern, and they are wise. Therefore, the country is governed by wisdom, and the thief of the country; If you don't govern the country with wisdom, the blessing of the country. Know that these two are also true. The common knowledge of the style is called Xuande. Xuande is deep, far away, and the opposite of things, and then even Dashun.

The meaning of this passage is:

Why is it so difficult for the people to govern? It's because people's brains are so good. There are so many ways and tricks to deal with policies and other people! They can all find a way to deal with each other that suits them and is beneficial to them!

Therefore, governing the country with wisdom and thinking that it is the best way to govern the country is actually the worst.

For example, the more detailed and comprehensive the law, the more ways people can deal with it, and the more comprehensive it is! There will be a situation in which there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom. Such! The country is getting more and more chaotic!

(Not to govern the country with wisdom, the blessing of the country) on the contrary! If the state pretends to be stupid in terms of management, and only has the outline of the constitution as a "sharp weapon of the state", and does not have those comprehensive implementation rules, the people's autonomy will be practiced, and I believe that every normal person has the ability to handle affairs by himself!

In the chaos of a society, it is often those managers who use the law as an excuse to do things that harm others and benefit themselves, and the people cannot resist, and resistance is ******, anti-state, anti-law, and ******. Resistance, protest is a crime.

Therefore, stupid management methods are the most beneficial to the people! It is the well-being of the people!

Governing the country with wisdom and governing the country with foolishness seem to be opposites, and the results are also opposite! Governing the country with wisdom thinks that it is the best way to govern the country, but the result is the worst; Foolishness is the worst and most incompetent way to govern the country by those who think they are wise, and the result is the best!

(Chang Zhi Ji is called Xuande.) Xuande is deep, far away, and the opposite of things, and then even Dashun) These two seem funny, and they contain a wealth of truth! The truth in this is profound! In fact, it is also the truth that the extremes of things must be opposed! Everything has its own positive and negative aspects, opposites and unity! When things undo their way, we might as well try to go in the opposite direction, maybe? It is correct to go in the opposite direction!

After correctly interpreting Lao Tzu's moral scriptures, we can see that Lao Tzu did not have the slightest "foolish policy". Opposite! Rather, it points out to people and mankind the best way to behave in the world and govern the country and the country.

Reading through the sixty-fifth chapter of Lao Tzu's moral scriptures, as long as we interpret it correctly, we will realize that Lao Tzu not only does not have a "foolish policy", but also does not have the idea of being passive and inactive to avoid the world. Opposite! It's still positive.

At least! From this article, we can see that Lao Tzu hopes for the stability of the country, hopes that we can live a peaceful and happy life, teaches us how to behave in the world, teaches the king how to govern, and teaches the minister how to be an official.

is still the same sentence, and it has nothing to do with the "foolish policy", passivity and inaction, and so on.

But? Under the misinterpretation of academic spies and vulgar scholars and so-called philosophers, it has become a "policy of fooling the people", a passive and inactive escapist from the world, and so on.

Taoist academic thought should be the ultimate philosophical thought of mankind, which correctly solves the problems of human beings. Lao Zhuang philosophy is also Taoist philosophy, which correctly solves the problem of human origin and solves the problem of life.

Plainly! Lao Zhuang's philosophy tells us: what do people live for, and what do people live for? And! The question of the origin of humanity and the universe.

Lao Zhuang's philosophy believes that human beings, heaven and earth, and the universe are all evolved, not created by gods and Buddhas. Lao Zhuang's philosophy solves the problem of human beings, the source of heaven and earth, and the problem of life from the perspective of materialism and dialectic.

Lao Zhuang's philosophy believes that human beings, like all things, are just a species between heaven and earth. So! People can't cross or override other things, and they can't leave the space where you live.

Man and all things are in an interdependent relationship, not a master-servant relationship.

Humans have built spacecraft to leave the earth within a certain range, but! It is absolutely impossible for human beings to leave the earth and leave a certain space distance to immigrate to an alien planet. You can only live in a particular spatial realm that has evolved you, and you cannot cross this particular spatial realm.

Humans can build spacecraft to fly out of the Earth, but! Humans can't follow the aircraft out of a certain range.

This is not fatalism, but an inescapable fact!

So! All the tosses of human beings are just tosses. As an individual, it is true that it is better to live well, enjoy life, and complete the life process of being born as a human being.

You can toss, that's your freedom in life. But! Don't let your toss affect the survival and life of others. On the premise of not affecting the survival and life of others, you can toss as much as you like, that is your life.

When you influence others, that's when social chaos begins. Because! Others are not stupid.

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