HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
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people should try to live in harmony with nature
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you should keep your enemies close
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calligraphy is a virtue
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the teachings of Confucius are misleading
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Tao (or Dao) is hard to define but is sometimes understood as the way of the universe. Taoism teaches that all living creatures ought to live in a state of harmony with the universe, and the energy found in it. Ch’i, or qi, is the energy present in and guiding everything in the universe.
Detailed explanation-2: -Simply put, Daoist harmony is: (1) based on the yin-yang oneness, (2) the way it is (natural), (3) wei-wu-wei (or nonintervention), (4) water-like characters, (5) love for peace, and (6) tolerance and appreciation of differences.
Detailed explanation-3: -Harmony is one of the most important philosophical categories in Chinese Taoism and the practice of Tao in the life of Lao Tzu. It emphasizes the unity of Heaven and Earth, humans, all creatures, society, physical and mental substance.
Detailed explanation-4: -By following nature, therefore, human lives achieve harmony or convergence with the dao – with the Way, that is. And harmony with the Way is the supreme Daoist imperative. Humankind, one might say, has lost the Way; nature has not. So by returning to living naturally, men and women will once again be ‘on the Way’.