The Distinguishing between Laozi and Confucius

This article is provided by netizens, the source is unknown, and I am also studying and reading it.

The story of Lao Tzu, Confucius and others is a historical entanglement. Unlocking this historical entanglement is as clear and clear as clear as clearing the clouds of doubts. We can change many misunderstandings or distorted statements in history, and break the case that has plagued mankind for thousands of years, and the debate in China for thousands of years can be stopped!

If truth and falsehood are mixed together, we need to have a keen eye and precise thoughts to distinguish and discover. The written materials passed on by the royal family and official schools are for our families to see, so how can there be fakes? Of course, it is inevitable to beautify the over-worthy words. The written materials delivered by the external genre are for others to see may be fakes. There will definitely be inconsistencies between the written materials delivered by the internal genre and the external genre, but they cannot be completely denied without basis.

Lao Tzu is a historian within the centralized central royal family and is well aware of many internal stories in the royal official school.

"Liezi? Tianrui": "The Book of Huangdi says: "The God of Valley is not dead, which is called the mysterious female. The door of Xuan female is called the root of heaven and earth. If it exists continuously, it is not diligent to use it. Therefore, the living things do not grow, and the transforming things do not transform. It is self-generated and transformed, its own form and color, its own wisdom and self-energy, and itself to self-reliance. It is called biochemical, form and color, intelligence, and information, which is not." The Book of Huangdi quotes Lao Tzu, which means that Lao Tzu is not only a person from the Zhou Dynasty, but also older than Huangdi.

Lao Tzu's thoughts on Tao all originated from Fuxizhi's "Yi" and because people do not understand the original meaning of Fuxizhi's "Yi" of course, they do not understand Lao Tzu. The original meaning of Tao in Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching" originated from the way of heaven and Qian in Fuxi's "Yi". The so-called southern art refers to the image or imitating Qian Dao to govern the country and how to be a human being. Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching" is for the internal Zhou Dynasty to conduct ruling training and keep it confidential, while the "Zhou Yi" is for public opinion propaganda and promotion of the princes outside the royal family.

Confucius and Etiquette

Confucius was an outsider of the Lu State, a second-level administrative region after the feudal period in the Spring and Autumn Period. His ancestors were Song people, and also descendants of the Shang people. He was also descended from the previous historian Laozi, but he belonged to the side branch, so he did not get the true teachings. Since the first thing he came into contact with was a book about etiquette, he certainly did not know the detailed inside the Zhou Dynasty. Confucius had no chance to get in touch with the official documents of the Zhou Dynasty at that time and the content or thoughts of Fuxi's "The Book of Changes" with original significance, so the ancient Chinese culture was misunderstood and distorted by Confucius.

Confucius believed that "I can die in the morning." Therefore, it can be seen that Confucius was still confused about Tao. Zigong: "The Master's articles can be heard; the Master's words about nature and the way of heaven cannot be heard." The explanation is still not clear. Judging from Confucius' works, Confucius' explanation of Tao is not as profound and extensive as the "Book of Changes" or Lao Tzu. Confucius did not talk about the relationship between yin and yang, which shows that Confucius' understanding of the role of Qi nature and Tao is not very clear.

Although Confucius also made a wonderful discussion in the "Doing the Mean" chapter: "Therefore, sincerity is sincere and has no rest. If it is not stopped, it will last for a long time. If it is long, it will be conquered; if it is conquered, it will be distant, if it is distant, it will be vast and thick, and if it is broad and thick, it will be brilliant. It is broad and wise, it will be covered; if it is long, it will be formed. It is broad and thick and wise, it will be matched with the earth, and it will be wise and wise, it will be boundless. In this way, it can be completed without seeing, it will be transformed without moving, and it will be completed without doing. The way of heaven and earth can be completed with one word. If it is a thing without being dismissed, it will be unpredictable. Heaven and earth are unpredictable.

The way: broad, thick, tall, bright, leisure, and long. Now the sky is so bright, so endless, and the sun, moon, stars are connected, and all things are covered. Now the earth is so vast, and it is so vast that it carries the mountains but not heavy, and it carries the rivers and seas but not leaks, and all things are carrying it." However, it is far less profound than Lao Tzu or the content in "Xi Ci", because the former is obtained through observation, and Confucius knows it through learning. It is called the doctrine of the mean, but it is actually a misunderstanding.

Although the Analects of Confucius advocates: "If you study without thinking, you will be confused; if you think without learning, you will be in danger." It also says: "I have never eaten all day and never sleep all night to think, it is useless, so it is better to learn." Lao Tzu made things a matter, and Confucius made learning or teaching a matter.

"Records of the Grand Historian? The Family of Confucius": "Confucius was happy with Yi later, and hexagrams were prefaced by Tao, Xiang, Hexagrams, and Classical Chinese. When he read Yi, Wei compiled the three sutras. He said: 'If I had been for several years, if so, I would be more polite to Yi.'" Therefore, when Confucius saw Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching", it was called "Wei compiled the three sutras". Wei Tong was unfair. Although Confucius was also touched, he was unable to understand Lao Tzu in the end and did not fully understand the original meaning of Tao. Otherwise, he would not insist on implementing his political proposition of self-restraint and restoration of rituals.

Nowadays, people generally know how to understand Confucius' books, but not Lao Tzu's books, because people now do not understand the historical background and other situations of the society at that time. However, Confucius was also deceived and deceived, only knew the etiquette of the Zhou Dynasty, but did not fully know the true situation of the history before the Zhou Dynasty. Lao Tzu's thought was to have a comprehensive understanding or summary of the governance situation within the central royal family of nature or centralized central government.

Confucius's ideological realm is not as profound as Lao Tzu. Lao Tzu is a knowledgeable historian within the royal family. More importantly, he obtained the original originals of the royal family's thoughts of the predecessors, such as the Three Books of Changes. In ancient times, the official version was collected in the royal family, and other princes or folks were only circulated books with divination content, which were in parallel. Later, the official version was lost. It is difficult to say that there is actual valid evidence, because the incident itself had intentional counterfeiting to cover the eyes and ears of outsiders. I wonder if the official version buried underground can be excavated through archaeology? Because the holder must think it is very important, the possibility of intentional destruction is not high. Can it exist or do not know where it was buried in the homeland of the Central Plains? There is no evidence of archaeological unearthed cultural relics, and a large number of facts can also fully explain the original existence. The misunderstanding is not only in archaeological evidence, but in ideas.

Etiquette was a code of law in the Huangdi period, and later it was abandoned and Confucius did not understand why. Lao Tzu said that the great way was abolished and righteous, but in fact it had already begun since the time of Huangdi. Etiquette was the fundamental law in the Huangdi period and existed as a legal means, not just ethical etiquette. Later, with the progress and development of society, it was extended, separated and improved during the Zhou Dynasty.

"Zuo Zhuan? Yin Gong": "Rites are used to pass through the country, to determine the country, to order the people, and to benefit descendants. It is possible to attack them without punishment, to surrender them, to conquer them, to control virtues and deal with them, to act according to their ability, to move at the same time, without causing any damage to descendants, to be said to know rituals." "Zuo Zhuan? Zhao Gong": "Hou Tu is a society; Ji is a land of the land. There is a son of Lieshan clan who said that Zhu is Ji, and he worshipped them since Xia. Zhou Qi also served as Ji, and he worshipped them since Shang."

The ancients sacrifices were for living people, but the dead didn't know, but the living people knew, because others saw that their master respected and respected their ancestors so much, so the feelings of others respected and respected their masters were born out of this, cleverly achieved an imitation effect of demonstrating the body. The essence of worship was to show off the living people, and the purpose was to collect property. It was actually a waste of money and money to consume and make money. It was better to collect taxes directly. Lao Tzu's inaction was corrected by the etiquette and practices that each used rituals or benevolence and righteousness to defame themselves, and they deceived each other or were fooled by others. It meant that there was no need or unnecessary. Inaction showed Lao Tzu's intelligence and wisdom. In the eyes of some people, hypocritical deception was a kind of wisdom and intelligence. Lao Tzu abandoned wisdom and knowledge, which meant that it was abandoned false wisdom and knowledge.

It is precisely because of the loss of authenticity that Sima Qian did not know the origin of the original meaning of etiquette in the book "Records of the Grand Historian" and also made comments. Etiquette should be divided into original meaning and extended meaning. Rulers fully utilized the mixed etiquette to serve the purpose of rule. Extended etiquette is actually to maintain the feudal hierarchy, which led to the ruler's great joy in merit and the foolish loyalty of the people, so the sacrificial rituals prosper. The Zhou Li" is essentially both inheritance and development, and its purpose

It was set up to establish a ruling order. Lao Tzu opposed etiquette because etiquette was a set of procedures to maintain the hierarchy of ranks of ranks, which bound people but was not in line with human nature. Therefore, Lao Tzu said, "Etiquette is the weak loyalty and trustworthiness, but the leader of chaos." Although Confucius proposed: "Knowing what you know, and not knowing what you don't know is knowledge." However, Confucius still publicly expressed his self-righteous misunderstanding on the issue of etiquette, leaving a deep influence on future generations, which is heartbreaking.

Morality in its original meaning and morality in social ethics are completely different, but it was transformed into social ethics and morality by Confucius. Moral law should be based on satisfying the law of public survival, otherwise it would be a violation of human nature and distorted and perverted. Morality should exist, but it is not the kind of shackles that bind human nature stipulated by human nature, nor is it the kind of morality designed by Confucius for rulers. Confucius also had no idea why he attached so much importance to etiquette in the early Zhou Dynasty, and why etiquette was abolished. Now many people are talking about morality or misunderstandings and distorting the original morality of the ancients. Later generations often regard Confucius as orthodox, and of course they misunderstand all kinds of misunderstandings. Confucius later learned about these situations, but he still couldn't fully understand them.

"The Analects of Confucius": "The Master said: 'When you go out, you serve the ministers and the fathers and brothers, you dare not help but be troubled by funerals, and you don't have any trouble with alcohol. What's the point of me?" Confucius relied on presiding for funerals to others in his early years to maintain his life, and became familiar with the content of etiquette through sacrificial activities. Etiquette began with the clan law, and because the family produced a genuine and legitimate relative and relatives of the side branches or relatives, it was Zhaomu. Because Zhaomu had a mourning system, it was the five grades of death, Qihuang, great achievements, small achievements, and sacrificial merits. "The Doctrine of the Mean": "The Master said: 'The etiquette of the ancestral temple is the preface of Zhaomu.

.The preface of the title is to distinguish between noble and low.’” Etiquette and law mark the system of transfer and inheritance of power. Morality and talent should be used as the standard. If Confucius said that the world will always be an inheritance system, rather than a democratic talent selection system, this is not in line with the spirit of heaven and earth and the requirements of human social development. Guodian Chujian's "The Way of Tang and Yu": "Zen is the name of the highest virtue and the highest virtue. If the world is the world, there will be a king and the world is bright. If the wise is the people, the people will develop education and transform it into Tao. Those who can transform the people without Zen will have their own life and the people will never have it." Oppose the system of inheritance of father and son.

Although Confucius's theory was in line with the past etiquette rules and regulations or social norms, it was inappropriate because the Zhou Dynasty had long been abandoned and was in conflict with the political attempts of emerging forces to reform. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Zhou Dynasty was in a state of collapse and had no power to turn the world. The disputes between the princes of the world could not be unified at all. No one listened to his plan because they did not meet the requirements of others' tastes. Whoever became stronger first had the strength to unite. Of course, it was regarded as a stumbling block to maintaining the Zhou Dynasty's set of unfavorable forces to the development and growth of emerging forces. The historical background at that time was that the rituals and music were broken, and the princes did not do it according to Confucius's words, nor did they do it according to Lao Tzu's words. Therefore, the situation of division and governance in this historical period was the situation of division and governance in the world, and reform was the mainstream direction of the Qin unification later.

Confucius came into contact with the "Etiquette" and promoted the ruling idea of ​​self-restraint and reinstatement, but the "Etiquette" could no longer meet the needs of the times, so he encountered many walls. "Records of the Grand Historian? Biography of Lao Tzu": "Confucius was in Zhou and asked about rituals to Lao Tzu. Lao Tzu said: "What I said is that the person and bones are rotten, and only his words are in my ears. Moreover, a gentleman will be able to get the time, and if he cannot get the time, he will be exhausted and tired. I heard that good friends are hidden deep and empty, gentlemen are virtuous, and their appearance is stupid. Get rid of their arrogance and desires, their appearance, and their lustful aspirations are all useless to my son. The reason why I told him was that if it was. Confucius left and said to his disciples: "I know that birds can fly; fish, I know that I know that it can walk; beasts, I know that it can walk. Those who walk can be ignorant, those who travel can be lunar, and those who fly can be shackles. As for the dragon, I cannot know that he rides the wind and clouds and goes up to the sky. Today I see Lao Tzu, who is like a dragon evil!’” “Those who study Lao Tzu in the world are short of Confucianism, and Confucianism is also short of Lao Tzu. ‘The Tao is different and does not plan for each other’, how is it said that it is evil? Li Er’s inaction transforms himself, and he is pure and upright.” “Lüshi Chunqiu? Like the Shunshu? You Du”: “The disciples of Kong Mo are all full of the world, and they all teach the world with the art of benevolence and righteousness, but they have nothing to do. The art of teaching is still impossible, let alone what is taught? What is it? The art of benevolence and righteousness is outside. If the outside is better than the inside, a man cannot walk on foot, and even the ruler?”

"The Analects of Confucius? Taibo": The Master said: "How great is Yao the king! Is it so majestic! Only the sky is great, and only Yao is so majestic, so the people are invincible. It is so majestic that they have success and prosper!" However, Confucius did not know what kind of content "there is article" has.

Confucius and books such as "The Book of Changes", "The Book of Songs", "The Book of Songs", "The Spring and Autumn Annals"

"The Spring and Autumn Annals" was not written by Confucius at all. Because the span of the years was too large, he could not live that long. According to Confucius' life experience, he could not obtain so many historical materials, and it was contrary to Confucius's idea of ​​opposing divination. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "the left historian records words and the right historian records things". "The Book of Documents" records things in "The Spring and Autumn Annals" and "How can Confucius remember words and events and make history? "The Spring and Autumn Annals" are equivalent to the local chronicles of Lu, namely Lu's history, and should be recorded and kept by the historians of Lu, so they are later generations Sima Qian put this on Confucius' head. "Records of the Grand Historian? The Family of Confucius": "It was written because of the records of the Grand Historian. "In the past, the princes all had national histories, which were the history of the nations. Since "The Zuo Zhuan of the Spring and Autumn Period" was a historical book, it must not be recorded by one person. Notes and writing are two different things. It is possible for Confucius to practice what others remember. Because Confucius was born as a noble, he might also obtain the book "The Spring and Autumn Period" through his father or various relationships, or obtained it when Lusiko, but Confucius certainly would not be the author.

Confucius admitted: "The Analects of Confucius? Shuer": "Shuer but not write, believe but loves the ancients, I am compared to my Lao Peng." Confucius traveled around the countries and was busy fighting for official positions. How could he have time and interest to complete the "Spring and Autumn Annals"? Moreover, the superstitious divination content recorded in the "Spring and Autumn Annals" shows that Lu was just a side branch at that time. Lu was the eldest son of Zhou Gong, Bo Qin, and did not get the authentic true teachings of mainstream governance ideas. What he got was the "Zhou Yi" with divination content that fooled people. Therefore, under his influence, Confucius did not get the true teachings of many years of experience summed up by the Zhou Dynasty. Confucius had no personal works before, "The Analects of Confucius" 》 is the first private work in history, and it was completed by his grandson Zisi after Confucius' death. Some classics were indeed named after Qin Shihuang burned books and buried scholars, such as "Shangshu", but these were not done by Confucianism, but by Confucian scholars taught by Confucius. "Records of the Grand Historian? The Family of Confucius": "Confucius had 3,000 disciples, and 72 of them were proficient in six arts." In order to avoid fire, Confucius hid "Shangshu" and set a precedent for private learning to spread to the world. Although he had not obtained the authenticity, he also left a large amount of valuable historical materials for the inheritance of Chinese culture, which was truly indelible.

"Yi Wei" was not originally done by Confucius, but it was placed on Confucius' head. It was named because Confucius was favored. It was transformed with the ancient version as the basis to cater to Confucius at that time. It turned out that it was passed down in conjunction with the "Book of Changes" and had auxiliary explanations of the basis. It was later separated, so it was misunderstood. Wang Ruo of Zhou Shu•; Daqiu said: "The power of heaven is coming to know that our country is flawed, and the people are not healthy. He said: I will return! I will despise my Zhou country, and I am stupid today. Today, the people have given ten men to wings to calm (literature) and martial arts. I have great things, so let's go?" "Ten Wings are not at all."

Confucius did it with notes and explanations, and it was just passed down with the Book of Changes. "Zuo Zhuan? The Second Year of Zhaogong": "The Duke of Jin sent Han Xuanzi to hire him... to read the books from the Dashi family, and saw "The Book of Changes", "Xiang" and "Lu Chunqiu", saying: "The Zhou rituals are all in Lu. I now know the virtues of Duke Zhou, which is the reason why Zhou was king." "Records of the Grand Historian? The Family of Confucius": "The 22nd year of Duke Xiang of Lu was born." It was about 12 years old from the 22nd year of Duke Xiang of Lu to the 31st year to the 2nd year of Duke Xiang of Zhaogong. It was about 12 years old. Confucius was only 12 years old at that time. How could the ten-wings be done by Confucius?

Confucius' thoughts are somewhat inconsistent with the "Book of Changes", "I am not at ease with my use and enjoy my words". Confucius does not advocate divination and does not speak of the main theme of strange power and chaos. How can I write a divination for the "Book of Changes"? Confucius can preserve and collect the "Book of Changes", but the Han Confucians listed the "Book of Changes" as a Confucian classic and claimed it as orthodox to beautify themselves. The falsehood of later generations is actually a false propaganda. The content and views in the "Book of Changes" are obviously inconsistent, but many people do it. The Zi in the "Book of Changes" said, perhaps it was Lao Tzu's.

Confucius said that it was not Confucius, and Zisi's Analects of Confucius might have been written by imitating the Book of Changes. The "Zi Yue" cannot prove that it is what Confucius said. Because someone misleads people add both Zi Yue or sages to Confucius, Confucius has been a fake sage for more than two thousand years. Because some people forced and rigidly imposed ancient classics that were not originally Confucianism on Confucius, it is more difficult for us to understand, and many misunderstandings are added invisibly.

Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian·; Family of Confucius": "Confucius was happy with Yi later, and hexagrams were prefaced, Yi, Xiang, Saying Gua, and Classical Chinese. Reading Yi, Wei compiled the three masters. He said: 'If I had been for several years, if so, I would be more polite to Yi.'" The statement cannot be used as prefaced, Yi, Xiang, Saying Gua, and Saying Gua. "Chen Yan" is evidence of Confucius's actions. Confucius only had the opportunity to come into contact with precious literary materials such as the Book of Changes or the Book of Documents. At this time, he was powerless to complete this historical task, so the Analects of Confucius? Shuer" issued: "If I add me for several years, I will learn Yi for fifty years, and there will be no big mistakes."
Chapter completed!