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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 Taoiam ORIGIN:this reilgion started in china in taoism death is neither feared nor desired instead a person enjoying living . The basic unity behind the universe is a mysterious and indefinable force called the Tao. This is not a god. Tao literally means "the way" or the "the way of the universe" or "nature's way".You can think of the Tao more like the "force" in Star Wars than a god.Tao is the balance of everything--good, bad; right, ; darkness, light; etc. Everything in nature has this unseen balance. Any attempt to create more good than bad is self-destructive because every action has an equal amount of good and evil that resu . The basic unity behind the universe is a mysterious and indefinable force called the Tao. This is not a god. Tao literally means "the way" or the "the way of the universe" or "nature's way".You can think of the Tao more like the "force" in Star Wars than a god.Tao is the balance of everything--good, bad; right, wrong; darkness, light; etc. Everything in nature has this unseen balance. Any attempt to create more good than bad is self-destructive because every action has an equal amount of good and evil that results from it. That is where the symbol of Taoism comes from (upper-right hand corner). Notice that there is an equal amount of white and black. Cool, huh?2. Life is the greatest of all possessions. Nothing else in life matters. Possession, relationships, wealth, etc. all are illusions that will eventually be destroyed. The only important thing is life itself, which brings us to the third theme.3. Life is to be lived simply. Any efforts to make life more extravagant are futile. To get the most out of life, live simply. Simple as that. A simple life has less distractions. Less distractions lead to more attention to the enrichment of one's own life.4. Pursuing material wealth, fame, power, stature, prestige, pomp, or glory are to be despised. The innocence of a child is what all humans should work toward. The weaknesses and softness of a baby are the ideals of Taoism; strive toward living and not other worldly materials. They are not needed to live. Although often termed a religion, many consider Taoism more of a philosophy. Founded by the philosopher Lao-Tse in the 6th century B.C.E., Taoism only became a faith in 440 C.E., when the Chinese state adopted it as an official religion. While Lao-Tse has been retroactively venerated as a deity, Taoists do not typically pray to him as an omnipotent being in the way that, for example, Christians do Christ. Instead of praying to Lao-Tse or to another God, Taoists more often meditate. Polytheistic in Taoism they don't believe in afterlife for follows they are at 2,700,000
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