Which passages in the Tao Te Ching are representative of the entire book?

The full text of the Tao Te Ching is only a few thousand words, and it can be said to be perfectly coherent. If we have to say representative, perhaps only the word "moral" can represent the purpose of the whole book.

"Tao" is the source of all things and the power to create everything; "Virtue" is the behavior of doing things to comply with the objective needs of nature, society and human beings, not violating the laws of natural development, and developing nature and Develop society and improve your own practice.

Tao carries everything; virtue reveals everything about Tao. The Tao is wordless, invisible, invisible, hearing and intangible. We can only understand and perceive it through our thinking consciousness; virtue is a specific instance of Tao and the embodiment of Tao. The thoughts we can see can only be understood through perception. behavior performed. Without virtue, we cannot understand the concept of Tao so vividly. This is the relationship between virtue and Tao.

Morality is a good teacher that guides people to pursue the best. It teaches people to understand themselves, their responsibilities and obligations to their families, others, society, and the country, and teaches them to correctly understand the laws and principles of social and moral life, so as to correctly choose their own life paths and norms. own behavior.

Only when people are moral can they cultivate their moral character, govern the country, and bring peace to the world.

"Tao Te Ching" advocates governance by inaction. "Laozi believes that "I do nothing, and the people will be themselves; I like to be quiet, and the people will be righteous; I have nothing to do, and the people will be rich; I have no desire, And the people are sincere", and it has been repeatedly emphasized that only by doing nothing can we do everything. Therefore, "governing by doing nothing" does not mean doing nothing, but not interfering too much, letting nature take its course, giving full play to the creativity of all people, and achieving self-realization. This is also consistent with morality.