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    Lao Tzu's philosophy is based on the concept of Tao, which represents the unnamable and ever-changing nature of reality. He believed that all things in nature exist in a constant state of flux between opposing forces like being and non-being. Lao Tzu advocated practicing non-action and using only the necessary force to achieve one's aims. He felt that political control is best achieved by undoing restrictive laws and valuing simplicity over material goods.

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    Lao tzu in a nutshell.

    Tao=unnamable: Naming it with a symbol ----just a designation. Limitation.


    Cosmogony: Non being (wu)- being (yu)- beings

    The idea of reversing in nature (opuestos): When one thing reaches one extreme,
    it becomes the opposite.

    Too much water: disease. Food. Invariables: laws that govern changes in things.

    Practicing enlightenment (conduct): If you want to achieve something, you start


    with the opposite.

    -If one wants to be strong, on the start one must have the feeling one is weak.

    /// What is perfect seems to have something missing. "Be twisted and one shall be
    whole"

    Non-activity: Applying only the necessary force to achieve the aim. Not over doing.

    Te: What one naturally is. // Te is lost because of too much knowledge and desire.

    Political Views Not do.


    -Undo laws: gain control. Imposing laws: everything gets worse. Drug traffic and black
    market.

    -If you dont value things which are hard to get, robbery stops.

    Yu: ignorance in the sense of innocence and simplicity.


    2 types. Children n sages

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