Baotong: What is the relationship between Chinese Feng Shui and Taoism?

First of all, we need to understand a question: What is Taoism?

Taoism is an ideological school in the pre-Qin period, with Laozi and Zhuangzi as its main representatives. Taoist thought advocates nature, advocates tranquility and inaction, and opposes struggle.

Many scholars believe that Taoist thought emphasizes "inaction" and conforms to the natural laws of heaven and earth, but has no sense of social responsibility. Compared with the "benevolence" that Confucianism emphasizes, it is much worse.

In fact, this understanding misunderstands "inaction". "Inaction" does not mean doing nothing, but not using human will to change the laws of nature, and can only obey the laws of nature and do some appropriate things. Confucian "benevolence" is to formulate some norms based on people's social and political needs, allowing people to live and develop according to the will of a certain person or a certain group. We cannot say that this is wrong, we can only say that each has his or her own strengths. . But I personally prefer Taoist "inaction". I will still use examples to illustrate:

There are many Taoist "inaction" ideas in traditional Chinese medicine. For example, if a person catches a cold, Chinese medicine starts with regulating the body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the person's constitution has become weak and the resistance is not strong. Medicine can be used to regulate the disease, enhance the person's immunity, and use the person's own immunity to kill the cold virus. . Western medicine is like the Confucian "benevolence". When the cold virus appears, we have to use a method to eliminate it, so Western medicine is like a system, directly destroying the virus. The results are the same, so why should I say "inaction" Chinese medicine is better?

Because I have always believed that in natural evolution, the almost perfect immune system we have evolved is synchronized with the evolution of viruses, so we have not perished. Traditional Chinese medicine follows nature and still uses the abilities given to us by God to survive. If the adjusted immune system still cannot kill the virus, the law of survival of the fittest must allow this person to die to ensure the execution of the laws of nature. Western medicine relies on the current powerful technology to overcome the mutation of the virus and treat people. If one day human Western medicine technology cannot keep up with the natural mutation of the virus, and the human immune system does not evolve accordingly, it will be the end of the world. disaster.

It is precisely because of this "inaction" of Taoists that they have become hermits. They are more concerned about the laws of heaven and earth and understand the way of nature. Therefore, there is a kind of Taoism that the world does not know, but they The magical ability that can be achieved, this method and means, can be said to be Feng Shui.