His belief was that a person’s conduct should be governed by instinct and conscience, and that human life, like everything else in the universe, is constantly influenced by outside forces. Lao Tzu laid down no rigid code of behaviour. Lao Tzu wanted his philosophy to remain a natural way to live life with goodness, serenity and respect. He believed that written words might solidify into formal dogma. Lao Tzu’s wise counsel attracted followers, but he refused to set his ideas down in writing. Lao Tzu was not his real name, but an honorific given to the sage, meaning Old Master. Lao Tzu is attributed with the writing of the Tao-Te Ching, (‘tao’ meaning the way of all life, ‘te’meaning the fit use of life by men, and ‘ching’ meaning text or classic). Legends vary, but scholars place his birth between 600 and 300 B.C.E. The specific date of birth of Lao Tzu is unknown.
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