They’re like koans worth contemplating. Not usually direct advice (though that’s there too!). Taoism is about the limitations of our ability to comprehend and “

They’re like koans worth contemplating. Not usually direct advice (though that’s there too!). Taoism is about the limitations of our ability to comprehend and “name” things. So by definition it would say we cannot have a literal understanding of the Dao or the universe. A lot of Taoism is about opposites. Both coexisting / feeding on each other and they’re waxing and waning. You can’t achieve victory without inevitably seeing what you fought for defeated. Learning and unlearning. Power through subservience, etc Taoism is also about the connection to the natural state of things. In terms of physics this is about things unfolding in a way towards highest entropy and lowest potential energy. I see it as a reminder of both how transitory and eternal life / the universe is. We’re all part of an ongoing flow. It’s a way of finding balance, and a degree of tranquility, as a mortal in this world