10/24/24•Hislife•DaoismasPhilosophyoflaozi•DaoDeJing•PhilosophicalandReligousDaoism10/24/24•LuXunsaid:"ChinarootsdeepinTaoism
IfonewantstocomprehendChinesehistoryandculture,onemustcomprehendTaoismfirst
"10/24/2410/24/24LiEr(李耳)BoYang(伯阳)LiDan(李聃)ElderDan(老聃)SeniorLord(老君)SeniorLordLi(李老君)SeniorLordTaishang(太上老君)TaoistLordLaoZi(老子道君)SupremeMysteriousandPrimordialEmperor(太上玄元皇帝)Names10/24/24LifeofLaozi•Home:QurenVillage,LITownship(厉乡曲仁里),KuCountyinthestateofChu,inpresentdayLuyi(鹿里),HenanProvince•Career:librarian(图书管理员),•archivist(案卷保管员),•grandscribe(太史)•oldage:resignedfromofficialpostandlivedinseclusion(隐居)10/24/2410/24/2410/24/24Story:孔子适周,将问礼于老子
Once,ConfuciuswenttoZhouandconsultedwithLaozionritualmatters
10/24/24老子曰:“良贾深藏若虚,君子盛德、容貌若愚
去子之骄气与多欲,态色与淫志,是皆无益于子之身
”Laozi'sresponsewasacritiq