On "i" Rule Of Thinking

"Tao Te Ching"has 5,000 words, its refined language is subtle and difficult to be understood, but contains the deep rationality, and has brought profoundly influence to the Chinese civilization. Full of the considerate feeling to the country and the people, Lao Tzu concerns sincerely about the governance of the country, the security of the people by his uniquely governing way, uncovers profoundly a real world for the common people, develops everything's nature to follow the natural metaphysics by his universal love and horizon. However Lao Tzu is frequently misunderstood in this way: His thought is negative and just emphasizes on that Tao acts indirectly while ignores administration, which has the negative impact on the Chinese history. Thus, why"Tao Te Ching"wrote and how to read it are the crucial factors.From the perspective of"that Tao is subjected to the nature", the thesis, based on the principles of tracing back to the origins across word, expression and"Tao", takes use of such various methods as positivist, normal, logical, critical and historical analysis to inquire the implication, the significance and the era spirit of the classical. And then masters the governing thought of that"Tao acts indirectly"which leads to that"it activates everything".The thesis consists of six parts: The Preface proposes the research object and the matter of concernment. Chapter one introduces Lao Tzu, his book and its essence. Chapter two defines the connotation of Tao. It takes Tao as the core, from realizing Tao to pursuing Tao, and then to following Tao; On the basis of Tao, chapter three begins with elaborating on that Tao is subjected to the nature,which makes the administration inactive to be realized possibly. Chapter four, taking the nature and following Tao as the highest principle, analyzes specifically the realization trajectory of the governing thought. And the last part draws the modern implication of the thought from a perspective of the creativity of traditional culture.