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Taoism Explained - The Art of Flow | Lao...

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Taoism is a philosophy attributed to Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu. The basic thing in the whole philosophy is the conception of Tao or "The Way", the natural order of the universe which one must discover to realise the potential for wisdom.   

And "Wu wei”, meaning “effortless action" or "action-less action", describing a state of flow that is characterised by great ease and awareness, in which, without even trying, we achieve perfect harmony and perfect knowledge of the current situation.  

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━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⌛ Timestamps (0:00) The Way of Taoism (4:53) 1. Be at peace (5:20) 2. Be yourself (5:47) 3. True wealth (6:07) 4. Less is more (6:53) 5. Do not be attached to things (7:44) 6. The simpler, the better (8:27) 7. Being humble (9:27) 8. Do not give up

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