《老子》首章新探

A New Research on the First Chapter of Laozi

作者从一个全新的角度探讨了《老子》首章:第一个"道"是《老子》的核心概念,意指世界的本体和本源、根本规律和根本法则;第二个"道"不是言说之意,而是第一个"道"字的动词化,即体悟、发现和遵循;第三个"道"和第一个"道"的意思一样,但不是老子所要阐述的核心概念;前两个"常"并非永恒之意,而是一般的、通常的;后两个"常"也是通常之意;"玄",一般都理解为"幽深",但这里更应该指"微妙"之意和"否定"之法。

The author explores the first chapter of Laozi based on a fully new perspective. The first ＂Dan＂ is the core concept of Laozi, which means the origin and soul, to be more exact, the original law and principle of the world. The second ＂Dan＂ is the dynamic of the first ＂Dan＂, referring to consciousness, discovery and following. The third one is similar to the first one, but the third is not the core concept. The first two ＂Chang＂ is not ever-lasting, but general and ordinary; the last ＂Chang＂ also means generality. ＂Xuan＂ refers to mystery in general, however, in the book it should be the ＂subtle＂ meaning and ＂negative＂ law.