老子及其思想,0162606 Monica,His life Daoism as Philosophy of laozi Dao De Jing,.,Name: Lao-Tzu(about 571 B.C - 471 B.C) surname Li and name Er,style name Dan. Home: Quren Village, LI Township（厉乡曲仁里） ,Ku County in the state of Chu ,in present day Luyi（鹿里） ,Henan Province Career: librarian, grand scribe（太史） Old age：resigned from official post and lived in seclusion。,Life of Laozi,.,Work：Writting: Daode Jing(also called Lao zi Achievement：Great philosopher and thinker,the founder of the Daoist school and Daoism; World culture celebrities，one of the worlds one hundred historical figures; His theory has a profound influence on the development of Chinese philosophy. Notable ideas: Wu wei (means “non-action“,letting things take their own course); Dialectical Thought (辩证法思想 ) Noninterference(无为而治) The dual cultivation (性命双修),It is the rule of the nature. We need to observe the nature and understanding the way of it, so that we can use it to benefit us.,The Daoism,What is “the way“?,What is “Non-action“?,Wu wei : means “ non-action“ or “to take things let their own course“, proposed by Lao Zi, is not doing nothing, but comply to nature, excludes the unnecessary indulging, and not reluctantly using peoples power to interfere the natural or social laws own development.,advanced the concept of Dao, the central concept of Laozi philosophical system and the core of classical Chinese philosophy,established the earliest ontology (本体论）and cosmology（宇宙学）in China,Difference,Philosophical Daoism Daoist Thingking the works of Lao Zi and zhuang Zi,Religious Daoism Daoist Religion The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea(八仙过海),Dao De Jing,.,Lao-Tzus sayings：,The highest good is like that of water. The goodness of water is that it benefits the ten thousand creatures. 上善若水，水善利万物而不争。,The Tao prouduced one, one produced two,Two produced Three,Three produced Three,Three produced All things. 道生一，一生二，二生三，三生万物,THANKYOU!,