Laozi is the founder of Taoist school, and Zhuangzi is the representative of Taoist school. Bi Cheng, written by Jiao Weak Hou in the Ming Dynasty, said: "The old man had Zhuang, while Confucius had Meng." This means that many of Zhuangzi's thoughts originated from Laozi. Therefore, although Zhuangzi first put forward the word "keeping in good health", the theory of keeping in good health still goes back to Laozi.
Laozi's only remaining work is Laozi, also called Tao Te Ching. There are only 5,000 words in the book, but the words are exquisite, mysterious and profound, covering heaven and earth, and it has always been called "philosophical poetry". Laozi is the main classic work of Taoism, and it is also the direct material for studying Laozi's philosophical thought. Today, it is popular in Europe, America and even the world. It has been translated into more than 30 foreign languages, with nearly 500 foreign language versions. It is a cultural classic whose foreign language circulation is second only to the Bible. Laozi was also listed as one of the top ten ancient writers in the world by The New York Times.
"Lao Zi" is not a book of health preservation, but throughout the book, it shines with many distinctive and unique health preservation wisdom of Lao Zi:
Conform to nature "people everywhere, the land follows the sky, the sky follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature." Laozi believes that nature is constantly developing and changing, and the human body must adapt to the laws of nature to grow. Otherwise, if you go against the laws of nature, you will die.
Inclusive and indisputable "as good as water." It is indisputable that water is beneficial to all things. "Lao Tzu believes that if people are like water, moisten things quietly, do not argue with everything, be broad-minded, forget public and private, and have integrity, they can live a long and healthy life. Indifference is worse than not being satisfied, and the blame is greater than wanting. "Lao tze advocate indifferent clean. He warned people to be indifferent to fame and fortune, indifferent to the purity of the soul, and keep calm and quiet, so as to prolong life.
Laozi said, "Everything respects Tao and is virtuous." In his view, keeping in good health needs Xiu De first, and only by improving moral cultivation can we purify our minds and strengthen our bodies. So many of his health care ideas are related to self-cultivation and self-cultivation ~