Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Daodejing

So after rereading the primary sources from the Daodejing a few times over, I think I have finally grasped the Taoism (Maybe). I came to the conclusion that Taoists like nothing. I am not saying they are pessimists and don't appreciate anything, I mean they like the concept of nothing. In the scripture it states that "No-thing penetrates where there is no space / Thus I know that in doing nothing is advantage" later in the scripture it explains the advantages of doing nothing "Do not value goods that are hard to come by / and the people will not steal." "Do not exalt the worthy, / and the people will not compete." For anyone who has seen Spongebob Taoism is synonymous with The Magic Conch. The best way to life a peaceful life is to not do anything that could cause conflict. If you do not want people to compete, don't chose favorites. If you do not want people to steal, don't tell people you have anything worth stealing. I believe that this focus on showing little emotion and self-indulgence could create a society with deep found respect for practicality.

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