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But the basic Taoism that we are concerned with here is simply a particular way of appreciating, learning from, and working with whatever happens in everyday life.

It means that Tao doesn't force or interfere with things, but lets them work in their own way, to produce results naturally. Then whatever needs to be done is done.

Taoism taught me to focus on the process and not to be attached to preconceived ideas of what I thought the outcome should be.

Words such as truth, art, veracity, or anything are stupid in themselves.

Radical politics tend to be simple minded.

Simplicity is a state of mind.

I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.

One has the idea of a stupid man as perfectly healthy and ordinary, and of illness as making one refined and clever and unusual.