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Originally Posted by Gem
I see the Tao means the way, so people intrepret that to mean a path like the way to somewhere, but I'm pretty sure what is meant is 'the way things are' or 'the way it is'
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How did you arrive at that conclusion?
Even wikipedia could have set you right there:
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Tao or Dao (道, Pinyin: About this sound Dào (help·info) ) is a Chinese word meaning 'way', 'path', 'route', or sometimes more loosely, 'doctrine' or 'principle'.
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The Tao does indeed mean the way as a path, but even if it didn't, simple acceptance is not the only lesson of Tao Te Ching! And even less of Taoism generally.