Abstract: The essence of the Tao of nature is only to return to the original and restore the original,rather than opposing it.Those who do nothing and have no attachment can have a long-term effect by returning to their original state.Those who have actions and beliefs have missed the path of nature,resulting in a wrong pattern of the opposite and a trend of change where things will reverse when they reach the extreme.The case of things turning against each other when they reach the extreme in Dao De Jing,Chapter 36,has always been explained by conspiracy theory and natural theory.Although naturalism is better than conspiracy theory,it is the basis of conspiracy theory,and does not conform to the context of Dao De Jing.It is not the essence of Laozi’s way of nature.Only by understanding the counter examples of violating the Tao can we truly understand the true meaning of Chapter 36 of Dao De Jing.

Key words: reversal,the movement of Tao, things will develop in the opposite direction when they become extreme, conspiracy theory, natural theory