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Taoism is not minimalism
When reading the ancient Taoist works, it is easy to conflate Lao-Tzu’s doctrines with minimalism. The same applies to the stories written by Yang-Tzu and Chuang-Tzu. One gets a clear impression that happiness requires discarding the unnecessary, and focusing exclusively on the essentials. However, such an impression is false. Taoism does not call for renouncing…
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Taoism and a minimalist lifestyle
People nowadays embrace minimalism as a fashion, but for Taoists, it possesses deep philosophical value. It constitutes the preferred method for aligning oneself with the Tao, namely, by discarding what does not work, and by pursuing what does. Lao-Tzu enunciated the principle of minimalism in chapter 48 of the Tao Te Ching: “In our pursuit…
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