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These 4 Teachings of Daoism Will Help You Navigate Life
By Allison Michelle Dienstman — 2018
Anybody can grasp some of Daosim's key concepts with a few quotes from one of its most important books, the Dao De Jing.
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Do not waste time bothering whether you ‘love’ your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him.3