The Secret of Caring for Life

Taoism does have that life affirming side, that joyous side. Get enjoyment out of life, and then when it's gone, don't worry about it. That seems to me a very important difference between taoism and buddhism. The former, hiding from heaven is bad, but being freed from the bonds of god is good. If you are content with the time and willing to follow along, then grief and joy have no way to enter in. In the old days, this was called the crime of hiding from heaven. All these things have m trit the three pearls of wisdom in a cave. Your master happened to come because it was his time,