Question

Use the excerpt below from Laozi's Dao De Jing to answer the following question:

"Therefore the Master says:
I let go of the law,
and people become honest.
I let go of economics,
and people become prosperous.
I let go of religion,
and people become serene.
I let go of all desire for the common good,
and the good becomes common as grass."

How does this text support the teachings of Daoism?

Answer 1

@CallMeKat this one might be hard

Answer 2

Answer choices? or written? but it shows Daoism because in Daoism (or any religion) desire is a sin.

Answer 3

written

Answer 4

this is the last one btw

Answer 5

Okay, so interpret it into your own words. In Daoism, desire is a sin, and if you have a desire it can also lead you into an unhappy life. They believe in simplicity basically

Answer 6

thx

Answer 7

No problem