An Organic Whole Of Body And Country-a Study Of Laozi's Concept Of "Tao Of The Sage"

The meaning of an organic whole of body and country: First,the ruler is the existence to manage the body and the country;Second,the body is the country,the country is the body,beside each other metaphors;Third,the ruler have the same principles in governing themselves and governing the country,and they can communicate with each other.Laozi did not put forward the idea of An organic whole of body and country.This paper regards it as the embodiment of Laozi's thought of body-state relation--ship and Tao of the sage.In Laozi's thought,the meaning of "body" can be divided into three levels: First,it refers to the body;Second,it refers to the life;Third,it refers to oneself.In Laozi's thought,the "country" refers to "vassal state".In order to accurately grasp the content of "ruling the country" in Laozi's thought,it must make clear the concept of "Tianxia" and its relationship with the "country".This paper summarizes "ruling the body" and "ruling the country" in Laozi's thoughts as follows: "Zhizu" or "Zhizhi";"Shourou" or "Shanxia";"Shentui" or "Zhengmen".Governing the body and governing the country are two interrelated and inseparable aspects.The object of governing the body and governing the country in Laozi's thought is "Sage";The principle of interoperability between the two aspects is "Natural";The common core between them is the "Tao";The ultimate goal of the sage in governing the body and the country is to achieve " Give rather than take".Achieving the advocation of "No fight but the world can not compete with" and "do nothing is to cure everything"."An organic whole of body and country" has a great influence on later thinkers,Huang Lao Taoism was one of the most outstanding especially.In addition,it is also reflected in Confucianism and Taoism.This paper takes Laozi's thought as the fuse is that introduces the important idea of "An organic whole of body and country".The importance and value of the issue of "Body-state relationship" in traditional Chinese thought should be emphasized.This paper takesLaozi's idea of "An organic whole of body and country" as the fuse is that provides theoretical support for solving various political and ethical problems in real life.