4 Life Lessons From Lao Tzu That Will Help You Be a Better You

When you let go of what you are, you become what you might be.

Harshit Ahuja
Curious

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Lao Tzu(6th century BC) also known as Laozi or Lao-Tze was an ancient Chinese philosopher, thinker, and writer. He is considered the father of Chinese Taoism. Lao Tzu has authored “Tao Te Ching”, the principal text of Taoist thought.

Taoism is both philosophy and religion. Taoism contributed to the folk religion of the people in the rural areas of China. And became the official religion of the country under the Tang Dynasty.

Lao Tzu’s philosophy encourages us to lead a natural and ecstatic way of life. Here are four lessons from Lao Tzu that will help you be a better version of yourself.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

You know the people around you well. You know your parents, your kids, your friends, your partner, your colleagues well. You need to know them well to sustain the relationship and to make ends meet.

But how well do you know yourself? Knowing yourself is equally or I must say it is even more important than knowing…

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Harshit Ahuja
Curious

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