what is "Tao"

"Tao" is the highest teaching principle of Taoism, and all the beliefs and practices of Taoism are centered on "Tao". All the classics of Taoism all declare that their fundamental belief is "Tao". "Tao" was put forward by Laozi, a thinker in the Spring and Autumn Period. He believed that "Tao" was the root of all things in the universe, born naturally but not for long, but longer than in ancient times but not for old. After the founding of Taoism, I took Laozi as the leader, sanctified his image, and honored him as the "Taishang Laojun". Taking Laozi's Five Thousand Articles as a classic, I transformed "Tao" and became the core of Taoism belief. It is believed that "Tao" is the foundation of the gods, from the gasification of ternary to Sanqing, and visualized as the old gentleman on the throne; "Tao has the greatest virtue, which takes nothingness as its body, purity as its religion, weakness as its use, and inaction as its indisputable purpose; "Tao" is really eternal, without birth or extinction, ever-present, everywhere, and always exists between heaven and earth. In the Song Dynasty, Taoist people merged Taoism with Confucianism and Buddhism, and raised the theory of "Tao" to a deeper level in philosophy, which opened up a new way for the development of Taoist thought. It is precisely because of the greatness and sacredness of "Tao" that Taoism respects Tao as the highest belief and teaches people to learn Tao, cultivate Taoism, practice Taoism and spread Taoism.

Tao gives birth to everything

"Tao" is all-encompassing, ubiquitous and ever-present. Everything in the universe is derived from its evolution.

what is "morality"

Laozi, a Taoist in the pre-Qin Dynasty, thought that paying attention to purity and inaction means having "morality" because of obeying nature and gaining from Tao, and put forward that "everything respects Tao and values" morality "; Zhuangzi also believes that "virtue" is second only to Taoism. Taoism follows Laozi and Zhuangzi's philosophy of "virtue" and adds the content of immortals' cultivation. It is called "virtue" to think that successful cultivation, integration with Taoism and natural immortality. At the same time, Taoism believes that "Tao" gives birth to all things, does not take credit for itself, gives birth to nothing, and grows without killing. If learners of Tao cultivate this characteristic and act in harmony with Tao, it will also become "morality", and the so-called "Tao is in me" is called "morality". In addition, some Taoist scriptures also regard "virtue" as a social ethical norm, which inherits the idea of "Heaven has no relatives, and always works with good people" in Laozi. In short, Taoism's "virtue" and "Tao" together constitute the core content of its teachings.

What's the relationship between Taoism and virtue?

Morality is lofty and great, and its highest embodiment is "virtue". Everything is nurtured by virtue, and the gods are respectable because of the noblest virtue. Therefore, Taoism respects Taoism and is also "noble". Tao and virtue are originally a whole, because Tao is embodied by virtue, and there are differences in reason and meaning. They are separable and inseparable, but they cannot be combined to be called Tao. Because virtue is not the root of nature, the foundation of gods; However, people's belief in Taoism must be based on "morality" to prove Taoism and become Taoism. "Tao" is the immaterial cosmic origin, and it is "virtue" to obtain this immaterial primitive nature, and this immaterial cosmic primitive, when condensed, is the highest god. For the majority of believers and monks, the first condition for moral cultivation is virtue, that is, to accumulate merits in daily life. The key of Lide lies in improving self-cultivation, possessing good moral character, and striving to follow the law of Tao in internal practice and external behavior. Pure and lustless, weak and indisputable, tolerant. No fame, no profit, no self-esteem, no self-esteem, no jealousy, no nonsense, no indulgence in timbre food. Happy people's luck, caring people's suffering, anxious people, saving people's poverty. Do not seek reward for kindness, do not kill for self-entertainment, help the world and benefit others, be kind to things, believe in honesty, and be concentric with the road. If you practice like this, you will be tired and grounded, and you will be able to cultivate and become true, and you will gain enlightenment and become immortal.