... , individual freedom, spontaneity, tranquility, and a kind of social primitism. The central vehicle of achieving the values as outlined in the "Tao-Te Ching" is the Tao. Within this paper I will define and explain the concept of the Tao, and explain the Tao according to the views of Chuang Tzu , Lao Tzu's predecessor. I will follow by depicting the relation of the Tao ... down low, It is not dark. Infinite and boundless, it cannot be given a name; It reverts to nothingness. This is called shape without shape, Form without object. It is the Vague and Elusive. Meet it and you will not see ...

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... also a guide on how to live life. There is supposedly no founder of Hinduism, but it is believed to have evolved over time from Brahmanism. Hinduism is a difficult religion to define, but a couple things are common in almost all Hindu beliefs. Hindus all believe in the Vedas and their divinity. They believe that there was one pervasive Supreme Being who is ... material object to be outwardly revered is the Granth', or sacred book. In practice, however, this reverence seems to have degenerated into a superstitious worship of the Granth-; and even a certain vague divinity is attributed to...

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• Grade Level: High School