도교·도가 道家·道敎
Non-action and Natural Flow
The path of aligning with the Tao through non-action.
4 characters of Taoism wisdom
Tap each hanja to open its Cheonjamun deep-dive page. Ordered by Cheonjamun sequence.
Laozi: "Heaven's way reduces excess and fills deficiency" — the principle of natural balance.
Laozi: "Humans follow Earth, Earth follows Heaven, Heaven follows the Dao." Earth mediates between heaven and humanity.
Tao Te Ching Ch.1: "玄之又玄, 衆妙之門" — Mystery upon mystery, the gate of all wonders. In Taoism, 玄 means the ultimate mystery of the universe.
Wilderness is not negative in Taoism. It's the state closest to the Dao — natural, without human interference.
