Harmony with light and dust, an idiom of China, originated from Tao Te Ching. "Harmony is the same as dust" (Harmony, the same: mixing. And light: mix all the brilliance together. Common dust: common dust custom. ) Describe being confused with the secular, not highlighting yourself, not showing your edge, not competing with the world, and later referring to going with the flow. Used in written language, it is figurative and can be used as predicate, object and attribute in sentences.

Not competing with the world, China idiom, Pinyin, means not competing with people in society; This is an attitude of avoiding contradictions. From "The Warring States Policy Chu Ce IV": "I think there is no harm, no struggle with others." Synonym: behave appropriately, obey the rules and be satisfied with the status quo. Antonym: fishing for fame and reputation, ambitious and unscrupulous.

Tao Te Ching is a philosophical work written by Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period, also known as the moral truth, with 5,000 words and 5,000 articles by Laozi. It is a work of China before the separation of the pre-Qin philosophers in ancient times, and it is an important source of Taoist philosophy.

The text of Tao Te Ching takes the philosophical meaning of "virtue" as the key link, and discusses the ways of self-cultivation, governing the country, using troops and keeping in good health, mostly for the purpose of politics. It is the so-called "inner sage and outer king", which has profound meaning and wide tolerance and is known as the king of all classics.

Tao Te Ching is one of the greatest works in the history of China, which has a profound influence on traditional philosophy, science, politics and religion. According to the statistics of UNESCO, the Tao Te Ching is the most widely translated and published cultural masterpiece except the Bible. Known as "the source of Chinese culture" and "the king of all classics".

The implication of living in harmony with dust

Zeng Guofan skillfully resolved the opposition to the left with the Taoist technique of "harmony with light and dust" and got a heavyweight promotion. Zeng Guofan's practice has also proved a truth. To make the cause bigger, we must unite all those who can unite and make use of all available forces, even the forces that confront each other.

A person's sharp edge is exposed, and it is easy to be destroyed. "Defeating his spirit" can not only avoid hurting others, but also avoid self-injury and successfully save himself; Only by eliminating all the confused thoughts in the mind and solving the disputes in reality can the human mind be carefree and live naturally, so it is necessary to "solve its disputes."

Sunlight exists where it is directly illuminated, but it still exists where it cannot be directly illuminated. It lives in harmony with everything and never gives up. Only by understanding "harmony with its light" can we achieve the integration of "negative yin holding yang"

The universe is full of dust, just like the complicated situation in the world. Their objective existence and the fact that people can't be detached from reality determine that people can't completely abandon them. We must learn to respect them and guide them according to the situation so that they can all play their due roles. This is "the same dust".