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Date Submitted: 12/29/2004 07:05:20
Taoism
It is always present in you. You can use it anyway you want.
-- Lao-tzu
Taoism is one of the two great philosophical and religious traditions
that originated in China. The other philosophy native to China is
Confucianism. Both Taoism and Confucianism began at about the same
time, around the sixth century B.C. China's third great religion,
Buddhism, came to China from India around the second century of the
common era. Together, these
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individual must focus on the self to achieve the ultimate goal. To
focus on oneself, all desires and personal ambitions must be forsaken.
One must focus on the self and the proper way of life to reach
immortality. The cycle of life continues indefinitely until the Thread
of Life is broken. Only through proper living, by following the correct
path guided by the inner light, can one achieve the ultimate goal of Tao
or Nirvana.
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