For my friend Fabio asking an interesting question with his special view, I am really happy to give supplement to this Dao/Tao again.
Fabio said, the Dao sounds like our science, particularly Physics. I have to admit that I also consider that Laozi’s Dao is composed of a large part of contemporary science, like Physics, chemistry, Astronomy etc. The difference in my esteem lies on that, the definition of Dao is a much broader one not only including the science, we have already known today, but also the domain, where we have not categorized out and organized theoretically. For understanding the latter one, here is an example. How do you think about the Chinese Reading Palm 看手相and Reading Face看面相. Is that purely constitution? At least for me, it is not, there is a kind of science in it, but what is it exactly? As far as I know there is a discipline named zhouyi(易学) researching on it. I can not say that Zhouyi is sophisticated discipline already, in fact, I have a lot of doubts in it. Nevertheless, it is just an example, which indicates that there are a huge space within our universe, where we do not know, have not figured out, or even have not any idea yet. Generally, Dao, is too deep and unpredictable, only because of our universe is too deep and unpredictable.
here, 道,可道,非常道 literally means Dao, may describe, but, it is very difficult to describe by language. This is what Chinese say, 只可意会, 不可言传。Only could be understand and feel, but can not be spoken out by words. Why? except the reason I mentioned above, but also because...
Dao is a kind of experience and perception. Experience is a kind of thing could not diliver, for instance, if you do not know what love is, you would not understand why someone does some stupid thing like that, because you have not this kind of feeling and experiences on it, or although you have this experience, but you did not think of it, so can not have the feeling you should have, you either could not understand it. Another example, if you never go abroad for living or study, but heard a lot on it from others, maybe some opinion you are disagree or agree, which is not the real feeling for you indeed, since you need an experience, and then you can give an real feeling, even that, you can not describe the whole feeling out, which is a kind of 只可意会,不可言传。
Moreover, Dao, it is understanded or felt in status of calmness.
it means we need a calm status and mind to think, to feel...
On this topic, Fabio, as I mentioned, nobody is wrong. It is really happy for me to discuss it with you, and share my opion. ;-)
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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…?
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