The Dao: The Meaning Of Life

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Tao or Dao is a word signifying in abstract- 'way', 'path', 'route', 'key' or sometimes more loosely- 'doctrine' or 'principle'.

The Dao is the intuitive knowing of "life" that cannot be grasped full-heartedly as just a concept but is known nonetheless through actual living experience of one's everyday being.

The Dao is not a 'name' for a 'thing' but the underlying natural order of the Universe whose ultimate essence is difficult to circumscribe due to it being non conceptual yet evident' in one's being of aliveness.

The Dao is "Eternally Nameless” and is to be distinguished from the countless 'named' things, which are considered to be its manifestations.

‘Immortality’ is sought; the ‘Dao’ is what you seek; what you find is ‘Life’; become eternal, as the Dao is Nameless.

A simple, yet uncultured way
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Through Ends there are beginnings.

Nothing is Eternal, yet nothing may End, as one thing Passes, Another can Begin]

As such, here is how a peerless daughter of heaven was born! Strange how the heavens work…it is also a part of the Martial path, just a strange origin.

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Prologue: Black out

Breathing heavily, 2 men, one with black hair wielding a large 2-handed heavy sword and another with red hair duel wielding a set of swords. They were clashing it an obvious life or death battle.

They knew that the next round of attacks was going to end it.

“If I die here today, and buy your hands, I won’t be able to be a man again in my next life!! I’ll vow to even be reborn as your own beloved granddaughter just to call you respectfully as my Grandfather!!!” Angrily screamed with extreme sarcasm, the handsome black haired man with appearance of a 22-23 year old again held up his sword.

In the next moment he slashed his large 2-handed heavy sword towards another young looking man.

A loud slashing sound was

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