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Taoism
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Allsages are mysteries to the rest of mankind, but perhaps the mostmysterious was the sage Lao Tse whose teachings inspired the religionof Taoism. Born in the Hunan province around 604 B.C., he eventuallybecame historian and librarian of the Emperor’s royal library atthe Court of Chow. Loving solitude, he was rarely seen, but he metthe great Confucius at least once, inspiring him to say about LaoTse: “This day I have seen a dragon. Birds have wings to fly with,fish have fins to swim with, wild beasts have feet to run with. Forfeet there are traps, for fins nets, for wings arrows. But who knowshow dragons surmount wind and clouds into heaven?” Those who knowand comprehend the teachings of Lao Tse know how–and do.
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