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Line 16: − * [[God]] or ''Tao'': "There was something [[God|formless and perfect]] before the [[universe]] was born. It is serene. Empty. Solitary. Unchanging. [[Infinite]]. [[Eternal]]ly [[Omnipresence|present]]. It is the [[Creator|mother of the universe]]. For lack of a better name, I call it [[God|the Tao]]. [[Qi|It flows]] through [[Creation|all things]], inside and outside, and returns to the [[God|origin of all things]]. The Tao is great. The universe is great. [[Earth]] is great. [[Man]] is great. These are the four great powers. Man follows the earth. Earth follows the universe. The universe follows the Tao. The Tao follows only itself." - [[Lao Tzu]], ''Tao Te Ching'', Chapter 25, [http://taotechingme.com/chapter-25-formless-and-perfect-before-the-universe-was-born Stephen Mitchell] translation. − + + + + + + + + − * Pacifism and non-violence+ − + − * Humility − − * The trap of greed − − * Respect for elder's wisdom − − * Pursuit of worldly and spiritual knowledge − − * Flexibility in life − − * Acceptance of death − − * The power of words and symbols<ref>http://www.daoiststudies.org/dao/node/6544</ref> − − − * "When the great Tao is forgotten, [[good]]ness and [[piety]] appear. When the body’s intelligence declines, cleverness and knowledge step forth. When there is no [[peace]] in the [[family]], [[filial piety]] begins. When the country falls into chaos, [[patriotism]] is born." - [[Lao Tzu]], ''[[Tao Te Ching]]'', Chapter 18, [http://taotechingme.com/chapter-18-when-the-great-tao-is-forgotten|Stephen Mitchell] translation. − − ==See Also== − * [[Taoism]] − * [[Chuang Tzu]] - the second most famous Taoist ancient text − * [[Lao Tzu]] and the ''Dao De Jing'' − * [[Sun Tzu]] - The [[Art of Warfare]] − * [[Carl von Clausewitz]] - [[Western]] Art of Warfare − * [[Martial arts]]: [[Tai Chi]], [[Aikido]] and [[Kung Fu]] − * [[Qi]] − * [[Meditation]] − * [[Traditional Chinese Medicine]] − * [[Zen]] − * [[Falun Gong]] − * [[Feng Shui]] − * [[Yoga]] − * [[Exercise]] − * [[Confucianism]] − * [[Buddhism]] − − − ==References== − {{reflist|2}} + − [[Category:Chinese Philosophers]] − [[Category:Taoists]] − [[Category:Books]] − [[Category:Traditional Chinese Medicine]] − [[Category:China]] − [[Category:Vietnam]] − [[Category:Japan]] − [[Category:Korea]] − [[Category:Asia]] − [[Category:Asian History]]
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===Themes===
===Themes===
* [[Meditation]]: "Stop thinking, and end your problems." - Lao Tzu, ''Tao Te Ching'', Chapter 20, [http://taotechingme.com/chapter-20-stop-thinking-and-end-your-problems Stephen Mitchell] translation.
*Pacifism and non-violence
*Humility and the evils of wealth
*Ancestor worship and respect for age
*Pursuit of worldly and spiritual knowledge
*Flexibility in life
*Acceptance of death
*People as innately flawed and wicked
*The power of words and symbols<ref>http://www.daoiststudies.org/dao/node/6544</ref>
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