Tao Te Ching emphasizes that human beings should return to nature, pursue inner peace, get rid of utilitarian outlook on life and pursue meaningless material wealth. It advocates facing life with a simple and inaction attitude, not clinging to excessive material pursuit and utilitarian behavior, and emphasizes that people should conform to nature and live in harmony with it, so as to achieve real inner peace and life harmony.
Tao Te Ching also emphasizes the nature of heaven and the nature of Tao. People should conform to heaven and not violate the laws of nature, otherwise they will be punished by heaven. At the same time, it also puts forward some ideas about governing the country and education, arguing that "it is impossible to govern the country without knowing the people", that is, to govern the country, the people must first understand the truth and know what is true good and evil.
In a word, Tao Te Ching advocates a way of life returning to nature, and advocates that people should pursue spiritual harmony, get rid of the bondage of material utility and conform to nature, so as to achieve real inner peace and harmony of life.