>do what I say or I'll hurt you Wow... so this is the

>>3083195
eastern philosophy trends towards the collective at the sacrifice of the individual

For all the difference between Lao Tsu and Confucius, that was the one thing they had in common. The deletion of the self

Even Buddism and Hinduism has those thematic strains in them.

>>3083330
Taoism is about conforming to heaven, how is that equivalent to 'deletion of the self'?

>>3083330
Lao Tsu doesn't delete the self in the same sense as Buddhism, In fact you could argue ti takes a very skeptical and lackadaisical view of government and society as well

>>3083338
>The Sage occupies himself with inaction, and conveys instruction without words. Is it not by neglecting self-interest that one will be able to achieve it?

>Purge yourself of your profound intelligence, and you can still be free from blemish. Cherish the people and order the kingdom, and you can still do without meddlesome action.

>Keep the mouth shut, close the gateways of sense, and as long as you live you will have no trouble. Open your lips and push your affairs,and you will not be safe to the end of your days.

>Practise inaction, occupy yourself with doing nothing.

>Desire not to desire, and you will not value things difficult to obtain. Learn not to learn, andyou will revert to a condition which mankind in general has lost.

>Leave all things to take their natural course, and do not interfere.

>>3083345
You're right about that, it's not the same sense as Buddhism, but to follow the idea to it's fullest extent is a similar end

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>>3083195

Well its kind of like the west.