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It is always present in you. You can use it anyway you want.—Lao-tzu. Taoism is one of the philosophical and religious modes of thought that originated in early China. Taoism began at about around the sixth century B.C. The one dominant idea in Taoism is the belief in some form of reincarnation. The idea that life does not end when you die is an important part of this religion and the culture of the Ch ....
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.... By shunning earthly distraction, the Taoist is able to concentrate on life itself. The longer the one’s life, the closer to Tao one is presumed to have become. The hope is to become immortal, to achieve a state of Tao, to have reached a deeper life. This is the heaven for a Taoist—to be in harmony with the universe. To understand the relationship between Taoism concept of life and death and the origin of the word Tao must be understood. ....
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