道是老子哲学立论的基础。老子的道在其哲学系统中主要包含本体之道、规律法则之道和人生准则之道三重意蕴。本体之道是具有高度抽象意义的存在本体,又包含宇宙生成的动力和物质性的存在两种含义。规律法则之道是对事物运动变化的把握,主要包含事物的对立统一规律和循环运动规律。人生准则之道是人生活方式与处事的方法,包含生活方式和人或事物状态两种意蕴。本体之道是老子哲学的出发点,规律法则之道是老子哲学中的辩证法,人生准则之道是老子哲学的落脚点。三重意蕴下的道紧密相连,在老子哲学中贯通始终。
Tao is the foundation of Lao Tzu's philosophic argument. Lao Tzu's Tao has three meaningswhich are Tao of ontology, Tao of rule and law, and Tao of principles of life. The Tao of ontology which has twokinds of meaning and contains the universe generated power and material. is being highly abstract meanings.Tao of rule and law is the way of the law of the world movement which mainly includes the law of the unity ofopposites and circular motion law of things. Tao of principles of life is the way of human life style and ways ofdoing things, containing the life style and the person or thing that two kinds of implication. The Tao of ontologyis the starting point of Lao Tzu's Philosophy. Tao of rule and law is dialectics in Lao Tzu's philosophy. Tao ofprinciples of life is Lao Tzu's philosophic standpoint. Triple meaning under the way of closely linked, penetra-tion is always in the philosophy of Lao tzu.