11/19/2007

Speaking about 道,可道,非常道; 名,可名,非常名

Incidentally, I found this sentence from my Italian friend, Stefano’s website, which makes me a little shamed, since as a Chinese, I am not so familiar with my culture at all. And I really know it is a treasure in deed I should possess. This is the first sentence in Book of Taoism, written by Laozi. Obviously, under review, I found there are really different views from different people, and everyone give an explanation from his or her respective. The interesting thing is nobody is wrong in explaining it and you could realize some wise reasons and kind of philosophy from various versions. Just for this reason, I would like to add a new view of mine on it, perhaps, it could arise resonance with some ones.
This sentence for me means, the so called Dao, or reason, approach, rules, or whatever you call it, is could be described maybe, but not with language, since our language is created by human being in fact, and this Dao is too complicated with too many faces and layers, how could our language to structure and describe it? From this looks-vague beginning, it sames that Laozi wanted to let us know, our world is composed by sky, ground, the creatures and stuffs between them, but not only limited there, there is also a kind of discipline and rule controlling the whole world in an invisible form. It is definitely deep and unpredictable.
So, with this viewpoint come to our reality and common life, all the things happen with their invariables and specific destiny. Why? Because Laizi said, there is a kind of Dao in our world, but he can not tell us clearly, not because it does exist, just because it is too complicated and unspeakable, which only could be feel and realize during many things you experience and after so much consequences you experienced saw or read. There are a lot of Dao in this world… in my esteem, everyone of us need to experience and feel.
Generally in my view, firstly, it is definitely a kind of science, just not defined yet, and need research and conclude by many of sages. Secondly, everyone’s life is a subject or discipline with specific questions and context, and during our long and short life, we as an individual, should think, considerate, mediate and conclude again and again so as to try to find the Dao of our life. Thirdly, there are 2 things should be well remembered in our life, one hand, all the things are complicated, not that simply happen, we can not easily to judge it right or wrong, so, always keep calm to face anything; another hand, concentrating on a person, everyone has his or her fate, it is not Superstition or Metaphysics, there is reason in it. Because in specific context, there is a Dao controlling us, creature to follow, in that case, whatever you meet in your life, you will do the same decision according to the Dao. Think and think, what is our Dao…?

2 条评论:

Fabio 说...


there is also a kind of discipline and rule controlling the whole world in an invisible form.

That's what I call physics in fact.

It is definitely deep and unpredictable.

Why should it be unpredictable? In my opinion, we're just here for it, one of our possible tasks is to learn how to understand the world around us. Don't you agree?

Ma Taotao 说...

Fabio, you are really a good student, because you are always thinking. I am also interested in your opion and question. please check the latest one for my answer. ;-)