Taoism Of Ancient Harmony And Its Contemporary Value

Harmony is an important category of Chinese ancient ethics and the basic sprit of Chinese Culture. Harmony thought of the pre - Qin days' Taoism is an important part of the traditional Chinese culture. It concerns not only people's mental and physical health, but also the stability and full - scale development of a society. This paper defines the meaning of harmony first, that it is a dynamic process, which is the intergrowth and coexistence of contradictories. The historical progress of the Spring and Autumn Period & the Warring States, gave the economic, political and idealistic conditions for Harmony thought of the pre - Qin days Taoism.And Harmony thought of the pre - Qin days' Taoism has three fields: the harmony between human and nature; the harmony among people; the harmony of a person s body and mind. Naturalness is the remarkable characteristics of Harmony thought of the pre - Qin days' Taoism. It is a living state which inosculates the objects and the natural orders. It was harmonious between human and nature, between body and mind, among people. And it became inharmonious just because human broke the natural orders which everything obeys. So we can say that only by obeying "Taoism" (the rules), no violating the natural orders, can we regain the harmony among human, nature, body and mind.The harmony thought of the pre - Qin days' Taoism had a profound influence on the forming of ethics from then on, as well as the history at that time. Besides, in the forming of modem harmony, it also provides valuable and academic reference. In practices, it is helpful in nature protecting, social continual development, social stability and the harmony of body and mind. So we should have a right attitude on the harmony thought of the pre - Qin days' Taoism and try to realize its academic and practical value in social development.