What is the central theme of Daoism?
Select one:
a. minimal governing: If rulers follow the Dao then their states will be well ordered and in natural harmony
b. effortless action: everything we do should flow with simple spontaneity and without contrivance
c. return: all things eventually decay and return to their ultimate source within the Dao ✔
d. primitive simplicity : the ideal, which in practical terms means small farming families and communities
return: all things eventually decay and return to their ultimate source within the Dao ✔
The basic idea of the Daoists was to enable people to realize that, since human life is really only a small part of a larger process of nature, the only human actions which ultimately make sense are those which are in accord with the flow of Nature — the Dao or the Way.
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The basic idea of the Daoists was to enable people to realize that, since human life is really only a small part of a larger process of nature, the only human actions which ultimately make sense are those which are in accord with the flow of Nature — the Dao or the Way.