Taoist Vs Taoism

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“Whether heavy or light, wet or dry, fast or slow, everything had its own nature already within it, which could not be violated without causing difficulties (Benjamin Hoff pg 4)”. Similar to the quote that was already stated this one also has an emphasis towards nature. When one does not tamper with the way the world is going they can continue living their “sweet” life. Tampering with nature would only leader to disaster upon disaster and this exemplifies Taoist sayings since the typical Taoist has a deep admiration and respect for nature.

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