大道無形，生育天地。

The Tao is invisible，created the heaven and the earth。

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老子，這位天地所造化的聖人，給我們留下了《道德經》。老子 僅僅以五千字就揭示了宇宙天地的真理之道：“有物混成，先天地生。寂兮寥兮，獨立而不改，周行而不殆，可以為天下母。吾不知其名， 字之曰道。”這個在天地生成之前就存在的、古往今來獨立而永不改 變的、週而復始地執行著的混成之物是什麼呢？它就是道。道無形 無象、無色無味、手摸不著、眼看不見。這種似乎不存在的東西， 卻有著無窮無盡、不可超越的能量。

《清淨經》借老子之口進一步闡述了道的作用：“大道無形，生育 天地；大道無情，執行日月；大道無名，長養萬物。”由此我們明白 了道的含義：無形的道可以生育天地，無情的道可以推動日月執行， 無名的道可以滋養萬物的生長。這種強大而不可戰勝的力量就是道 的作用。

人可以透過學習和實踐來感悟道的存在，並由此獲得道的能量：“大道無形，生育天地”，道之所以具有生育天地的能量，是因 為道無形無象，像虛空一樣，能容納萬事萬物。人要想具備成功的 本領，就要做到無我、利他，才能成就一切美好的願望。

“大道無情，執行日月”，道能夠推動日月的執行，是因為道本無情。這裡的無情是一種無情勝有情的境界，也就是讓我們不要執 著於個人的情愛，如親情、友情和愛情。個人的任何情愛都是小我， 把愛放大，愛天下所有人，才能擁有大天下的格局。

“大道無名，長養萬物”，道本身是沒有名也不求名的，老子想 要我們明白真理，所以勉強地為之取了一個“道”字為名。

由此可見，人想要成就一番事業，就要淡泊名利、不求名利， 才能獲得如同道一般的能量！我贊同一位成功人士所言：“大成品質 源於厚德，輝煌格局不離大道。”

The Chinese nation， a great country， has a five thousand old history。 This five thousand years is just a record of the history of the descendants of Yellow Emperor。 What about before those five thousand years？ When the earth came into being？ How was the world born？ For thousands of years， during the process of human exploration of the mysteries of the universe， many philosophers， historians， and scientists have sought to answer this question。

Lao Tzu， a sage created by the heaven and the earth， left us with the Book of Morals， the Tao Te Ching 。 Lao Tzu revealed the truth of the universe with just five thousand words， “There was something that existed before the heaven and the earth。 Loneliness and stagnation； it can be the mother of the whole world。 I don‘t know its name， just named ‘Tao’ 。 This existed before the heaven and the earth。 What is the hybrid that runs before and after the generation of the heaven and the earth； which has been working independently forever and ever since then？” What is the hybrid that operates on a regular basis？ It is the Tao。 Tao is intangible， colorless and tasteless， untouchable with hands， invisible with eyes。 It is seemingly a nonexistent thing， but it has infinite， unsurpassed energy。

The Sutra of Pure and Calm further elaborated the role of Tao by

Lao Tzu： “The Tao is intangible， creating the heaven and the earth。 The Tao operates the sun and the moon without affection。 The Tao is nameless， cultivating all things of the universe。” From this we understand the meaning of Tao： the invisible Tao can create the heaven and the earth。 The merciless Tao can promote the operation of the sun and the moon。 The nameless Tao can nourish the growth of all things。 This powerful and invincible power is the function of the Tao。

People can realize the existence of Tao through learning and practice， and gain the energy from the Tao。

“The Tao is invisible and created the heaven and the earth。” The reason why the Tao has such an energy accomplish this feat is because the Tao is without self and it can accommodate everything。 If the people want to have the skills to succeed， they will have to achieve selflessness and altruism so that they can achieve all good wishes。

“The Tao operates the sun and the moon without affection。” The Tao can promote the operation of the sun and the moon， because the Tao is ruthless。 The ruthlessness here is a state of both detachment and love， that is， let us not cling to personal love， such as affection and friendship。， but we must enlarge our love： to love everyone in the world。

The Tao is nameless， creating all things of the universe。” The Tao itself has no name or for name， and Lao Tzu wants us to understand the truth。 Therefore， he reluctantly named it “Tao”。

From this， it can be seen that if one wants to accomplish something， one must be indifferent to fame and fortune， not seeking fame and fortune to gain the same energy as the Tao！ I like the same successful person to say， “Good quality from great morality， and splendid pattern is on the Tao。”