The basic belief systems of Taoism are ones predicated
upon individual embraces of understanding and enlightenment. I am not sure if "disdain"
is too strong a word, but Taoists believe that this is a process where individuals find
their own path to follow within the Taoist faith. This is not necessarily seen as a
communal process, whereby one has to follow a group or social sect of being. Rather,
the Taoist community is defined by the individuals within a particular group. The "tao"
itself is something that individuals have to find, the "way" is something that must be
found internally. A Taoist society can be established, and there are social setting
where Taoism is evident. Yet, I think that that following of "the tao" is not something
that can be done as a group or as a collective entity. The ability to find one's own
path is compromised to an extent when in a group. It might be to this extent that
Taoists perfer the spiritual explanation to take place on an individual basis and not
one that is social, in nature.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Taoists disdain the social world. Explain.
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