Genesis - The Origin & Four Greats by Lao Zi in DaoDeJing 25

The Origin of and the Answer for man. In DaoDeJing Chapter 25, Lao Zi tells the origin of man, earth, heaven and the Way(Dao). It all begins with the great 'I AM'. Lao Zi's account is extremely similar to the account of the Bible as recorded in the book of Genesis. He also provides the answer for how man should live on earth.

I find DaoDeJing Chapter 25 account of the origin very similar to the Biblical account. Hence, I put them together and show them in the mind map below for your consideration:

Putting the 4 greats in order, we can see that the "I AM" (The beginning and ending) God created the Order of the Way of operation of creation, then the universe (heaven), then the earth (as a star of the universe) and then when all is ready for living, the man. The solution then for the problems of life is for man to follow the ways of nature, the universe, and the Way of God.

Note: In DaoDeJing, nature is represented by 万物 All Things and not 自然. Lao Zi's use of 自然 is self-existence or 存在本身。

See also The Big Bang Theory, DNA and Lao Zi's Dao in DaoDeJing 21.

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