老子“以水见道”思想述评

A Review of Lao-Tzu’s Thought of “Seeing Tao with Water”

摘要: “道”本身“窈兮冥兮”，不可描述，既是最高的实体范畴，又是客观规律的统一归纳，寻常人难以直观把握，但《老子》通过对“水”这一意象的分析来阐发“道”的“柔弱”内涵，得出“道”实际上就是“不争”，“无为”，“守静”。通过对“水”特点与内涵的剖析，可以更好的理解和体认“道”。

Abstract: “Tao”—“Yaoxi Mingxi”, which cannot be described. And it is not only the highest substance category, but also the unified induction of objective laws, which means it cannot be grasped intuitively by human-beings. But “Lao Tzu” shows that, “Tao” actually includes non-competition, inaction and preservation of the calm mind, through analyzing water to explain the connotation of “Tao”—“weakness”. People will comprehend and realize “Tao” better by dissecting the characteristic and connotation of “water”.