Lao Tzu: The eighth chapter

The good is water. Water benefits all things without contention, where all are evil, and therefore several (Yū) Tao. The good, the good, and the good, the good faith, the good governance, the good, the good, the better. The husband has no quarrel, so he has no particular.

On the good if water "language out of Laozi" Moral Sutra "eighth chapter. The original is as follows: good if water. Water benefits all things without contention, in the evil of all people, so several in the way. A good place, a good heart, and good benevolence, good faith, good governance, good energy, good deeds. The husband is not the only one, so he has no quarrel. The most good people are like water, as they are translated into vernacular. Water is good at nourishing all things without competing with all things, stay in the people do not like the place, so the closest to the "Tao". The most good people, the position of the most natural and not eye-catching, good-hearted to keep quiet and unfathomable, treat people good at sincerity, love and selfless, speak good faith, good at simplifying the government, can be good at the national governance, work can be good at playing the director, action is good at timing. The best of people do because there is an indisputable virtue, so there is no fault, there is no blame. Originally this sentence is Lao Zi uses water to analogy has the noble character the person. Think their character like water, one is soft, the second is to stay in the humble place, the third is to nourish all things and not fight. The most perfect personality should also have this mentality and behavior, not only to do things conducive to the people and not to fight, but also willing to go to the humble place, willing to do what others do not want to do. He can endure humiliation, hard work, can do their best to contribute their strength to help others, and not compete with others for the name of the competition, this is Lao Tzu "Good Things but not fight" famous thought. "The goodness of the water" four words are related to Confucius. In addition, the day before 538, Confucius to disciple South Gong Jingshu said: "Weeks of the Tibetan room History of the old Dan, erudite, the source of the music, Ming moral want." Now I want to go to Zhou for advice, would you like to go with me? " South Gong Jingshu readily agreed, and then submitted to King. King quasi-line. Sent a car two horses a child one, from the South Gong Jingshu accompany Confucius to. Lao Tze See Kong Qiu all the thousands of years, very happy, professor, and cited Kong Qiu visit Doctor Chang Hiro. Chang, Grant Kong Qiu temperament, music theory, Kong Qiu view sacrifice God's code, test missionary land, observe temple etiquette, make Kong Qiu sigh unceasingly, benefit is not shallow. Stay for a few days. Kong Qiu to Lao Tzu say goodbye. Old Dan sent to the premises, parting road: "I smell, rich people to give money, benevolence and righteousness to send people to speak." I am not rich or expensive, and I will send thee with a few words both hands. In today's world, the wise and deep-looking, its death and a few as to the dead, lies in the good ridiculed people's non-also, the good argument and the Tongda, and so the curse of the body, is good to raise the evil of the people. For the son of Man, do not be high, but be a man, and do not be on your own. "Conchuton First way:" Disciple must remember in mind! "line to the Yellow River, see the river surging, turbid tumbling, its potential as steeds, its sound like a tiger roar Thunder. Kong Qiu standing on the shore, do not sigh: "Lost time, relentlessly!" The Yellow River water Pentium unceasingly, the person's time passes not only, the river does not know where to go, the life does not know where to return? Kongkongchu this language, Lao Tzu Way: "Between the life Heaven and earth, is with the heaven and Earth Oneness also." Heaven and earth, natural things also, life, also natural things, people have young, small, strong, old change, like heaven and earth have Spring, summer, autumnAnd the alternation of winter, what is sad? Born in nature, died in nature, show extinct, then nature is not disorderly, not natural, busy in righteousness, then the nature of fetters. Fame and order in the heart, then anxiety of the feelings of life, the desire to stay in the heart, then the feelings of annoyance increased. "Kong Qiu explains:" I am a worry avenue not, righteousness not, war, not only, the country is too short of life, can not be active in the world, can not be in the people sigh that "Laozi Road:" Heaven and earth no one to push and self, the sun and the moon no one burn and preface, the Stars no one is born, and it is nature, He who is born, so no, so proud, so disgrace, all have natural reason, the way of nature. Shun the nature of the reason and trend, in line with the nature of the road, the state is self-government, people are self-, why Jinjin in the ritual music and advocating benevolence and righteousness? Jinjin in the ritual music and advocate righteousness, then violate the nature of people far beyond! Like a man who drums and seeks to flee, the more he strikes, the farther away he will flee! "Stop for a moment, Lao Zi vast the Yellow River, said to Kong Qiu:" Why don't you learn the water of the great Minari? " Kong Qiu Yue: "What is the water?" Lao Tzu said: "On the good if the water: water benefits all things without contention, the people of the evil, this is the virtue of humility is also, so Jianghai can be the king of the Hundred Valley, with its good under, it can be the Valley king." The world is not weak in water, and the strong can not win, this is the soft virtue also, so soft victory just, weak victory Changjian. Because of its absence, it can enter into a seamless, so that does not speak of the teachings, the benefits of inaction. "Kong Qiu smell words, suddenly dawned:" Mr Remark, so that I clicked also: The people, water alone, all easy, water alone risk, everyone in clean, water alone. Who is the one who struggles with the evil that is in his place? "I nodded," You can teach also! "You can remember: aloof, then the world no one can contend with, this is to imitate Shuide also. Water several in the way: The Tao is omnipresent, the water is not unfavorable, avoids the high tendency, may have the inverse, vices the ground also; gouges zhan static, unfathomable. The good is the deep, and the loss is inexhaustible. Do not seek the report, good for Benevolence Also, the won will be spinning, square will be folded, plug will stop, will flow, good and trustworthy also; washing group of filth, the level of the good, and to the rule of the things also, to carry the float, to be clear, to attack is strong Mo enemy, use can also; relentlessly. Therefore the Saints are ready to walk, and the sage shall change; Thou shalt go upon it, and shall go overbearing to the word, except for the looks of the chi. Otherwise, the person has not yet heard, the body has not yet the wind has moved, Zhang Zhang triumphantly, such as tigers in the street, who dares to use you? Kong Qiu Way: "The words of Mr., from the heart and into the hearts of disciples of the spleen, disciple benefit, lifelong unforgettable." Disciple will espousal not idle, to the grace of Mr. Xie. "Finish saying, Farewell Lao Tzu, and Nangong uncle to get on the bus, reluctantly to Lu sail." Back to Lu, the disciples asked, "Sir, can I have a visit to Lao Tzu?" Confucius said, "See it!" Disciple asked. "Lao'm wondering what?" Confucius said: "Bird, I know it can fly, fish, I know it can swim, beast, I know it can go." The walkers can use the net to tie, the tourists can hook fishing, the flying can use arrows to take, as for the dragon, I do not know itsWhy? The Dragon rides on the wind and the wind nine days also! I see Lao Tzu, whose knowledge is profound and unpredictable, like high Miao and difficult to know; Old Dan, really my teacher also! "Do not strive for fame and fortune, pay attention to oneself, keep quiet, not be affected, be willing to give, do not seek the purpose, when the broken is broken, the trend and the light, self-luminous, good influence, recognize the advantages, good application; don't give me time. I wait for the laity, can only refer to the water of the moral practice itself, to achieve the realm of nature seems to be far away oh.

Lao Tzu: Eighth chapter