《老子》首章歷來争議頗多,幾至於無句無争。不同斷句,導致不同釋義。同樣斷句,取義亦不盡同,甚至相去特遠。如一一臚列介紹,或將形成縟言冗文,使人難以卒讀。爲克此弊,在表述方法上,本文將儘量繞開争議,直奔主題,以期通過較爲順暢的釋讀,揭示其道本體論序言之本義。這裏所謂繞開争議,不是置争議於不顧。事實上,筆者於諸多争議是有所去取的,然後更增以己 The first chapter of “I” has always been a lot of controversy, as few as no sentence. Different sentences, leading to different interpretations. The same sentence, meaning is not the same, or even go far. Such as one by one column introduction, or will form redundant words, makes it difficult for people to study. In order to overcome these disadvantages, in the presentation method, this article will try its best to bypass the controversy and go straight to the topic, with a view to reveal the original meaning of the preface of Taoist Ontology through a more smooth reading. The so-called bypassing the controversy is not controversial. In fact, the author has taken a lot of controversy, and then increased