What is Daoism?
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The Dao De Jing and the Dron Tzu
Two Lao Tzu and Dron Tzu present a new theory or idea of what the Dao is. One that is often kind of a commentary on other schools of thought at the time. These new so-called Daoist writers and philosophers had an ironic view of the Dao to use the words of these scholar Brooks Siporin. In this context Dao is precisely what is free of purpose and specific guidelines. It's something that cannot be understood or grasped but at the same time it is the very essence of everything we experience.
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