creativity should be in compliance
with the ways of nature.
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Great Ingenuity Appears to Be Stupidity 大巧若拙
This is the essence of " naturalness" and "non-action". "Great ingenuity " refers to the highest level of ingenuity, arising so naturally that it dos not resemble ingenuity at all. Ingenuity can be achieved through human effort, but "great ingenuity" is superior to ordinary ingenuity.
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Laozi/Classic of the Way and Virtue/Dao de jing
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Classic of the Way and Virtue
★ 5,000 Chinese characters ★ 81 chapters ★ two parts, Dao (the way) and De (Virtue). It became the basis of Daoism, the school of philosophy parallel to Confucianism in Ancient China. The thought of Laozi formed the foundation of Daoism, the most influential indigenous school of religion in China.
Laozi was first introduced into Europe possibly as early as the 15th century and has been one of the most translated philosophical works of ancient China.
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Non-action无为
Dao or the Way acts through non-action.
He did not mean that one should do
nothing and passively wait for something
to be achieved. Neither did he deny
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ozi 1.1 A Brief Introduction 1.2 His Hometown
2. Primary ideology 2.1 Naturalness and Non-action 2.2 The Philosophy of Non-contention 2.3 Returning to Newborn State
ant is that
human enterprises should be built on the
basis of naturalness, not on any attempts
to interrupt the rhythm of nature. Human
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河南鹿邑太清宫
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鹿邑还是中国第一大姓——李姓的发 源地，是全球李姓华人寻根问祖的胜地。 天下李姓，根在鹿邑。老子是李姓子孙 的先祖，据《李氏祖脉源流》记载李渊、 李世民认老子为先祖。鹿邑作为李姓的 发源地，充分利用这一优势，成立了中 国鹿邑李氏文化研究总会，撰写了《李 姓起源鹿邑》、《老子与李姓》等论文， 在全国多次获奖；拍摄了电视剧《李氏 春秋》；举办了海峡两岸李氏 宗亲恳亲会。
3. Cultural Heritage
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★Name: Lao Dan, Lao Zi
★770——476BC, the Spring and Autumn Period
★Birth place: Luyi, （鹿邑）
Henan Province ★Founder of Taoism
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★曾做过周朝“守藏室之官”（管理 藏书的官员），是中国最伟大的哲学 家和思想家之一，被道教尊为教祖， 世界文化名人。 ★河南鹿邑太清宫位于李鹏总理 亲笔题写的“老子故里”河南省鹿 邑县城东十里太清宫镇，太清宫镇 有一座驰名中外的“太清宫”，这 里就是老子的诞生地，也是历朝历 代供奉祭祀老子的祠庙。
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Many of Laozi’s enlightening views are based on his philosophy of naturalness (自然主义) and non-action（无为）.
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Naturalness自然主义；顺其自然
It refers to a natural state of being, an attitude of following the way of nature. Laozi emphasized that everything in the world has its own way of being and developing: birds fly in the sky, fish swim in the water, flowers bloom and flowers fall. He admonished people to give up on any desires to control the world.
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It has also exerted a direct impact on the characteristics, trends of thought and aesthetic sensibilities of the Chinese nation. Today Laozi still plays a role in the development of Chinese thinking.