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and Taoism 老子及其思想 老子（约公元前571年—公元前471年），姓李名耳，字聃。是我国古代伟大的哲学家和思想家、道家学派创始人。在道教中，老子被尊为道教始祖。老子乃世界文化名人，世界百位历史名人之一，存世有《道德经》（又称《老子》），主张无为而治，其学说对中国哲学发展具有深刻影响。 Lao-Tzu(about 571 B.C - 471 B.C) surname Li and name Er,style name Dan. Great philosopher and thinker,the founder of the Taoist school and Taoism World culture celebrities, one of the worlds one hundred historical figures Writting: 《Daode Jing》(also called 《Lao zi》, Notable ideas: Wu wei (means non-action,letting things take their own course); Its theory has a profound influence on the development of Chinese philosophy. It is the rule of the nature. We need to observe the nature and understanding the way of it, so that we can use it to benefit us. The Taoism What is the way? (何为“道”？） “道”就是自然规律；顺其自然，则受益于自然。 What is Non-action? (何为“无为”？） 老子提出的“无为”,不是什么也不做,而是指要顺应自然,排除不必要的妄为,不要勉强用人事的力量去干扰自然规律或社会规律的自身发展。 Wu wei : means non-action or to take things let their own course, proposed by Lao Zi, is not doing nothing, but comply to nature, excludes the unnecessary indulging, and not reluctantly using people’s power to interfere the natural or social laws own development. Lao-Tzu’s sayings： 道可道，非常道；名可名，非常名。无名，天地之始；有名，万物之母。 The Tao that can be told of ,is not the Absolute Tao; The Names that can be given,are not Absolute Names. The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and earth; The Named is the Mother of All Things. 上善若水，水善利万物而不争。 The highest good is like that of water. The goodness of water is that it benefits the ten thousand creatures.