Taoist political theory takes "Tao follows nature" as its ideological core, and emphasizes "governing by inaction" in its governance methods.
Tao follows nature, which is a philosophical thought from the "Tao Te Ching", which means that the laws reflected in "Tao" are "natural". "Man follows the earth, the earth follows the heaven, heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature." Laozi used a coherent approach to incisively and comprehensively elaborate the laws of life of heaven, earth, man and even the entire universe.
"Man follows the earth, the earth follows heaven, heaven follows Tao, and Tao follows nature." Laozi used the grammar of a thimble to incisively and expound the deep laws of heaven, earth, man and even the entire universe. "Tao follows nature" reveals the characteristics of the entire universe, including the fundamental attributes of all things in the universe. Everything in the universe imitates or follows the laws of "naturalness".
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When emphasizing the nature of all things, never forget to give all things the natural way, otherwise it will be water without origin and the end without origin. "Independent but not changing", "empty but not yielding, moving and getting more out", "doing nothing but doing everything", "the opposite is the movement of the Tao", this is the nature of Tao. Long-term vision, pure essence and harmony, returning to one's roots and reviving one's life, peace and tranquility, are the nature of things, especially people.
If people cannot get what is natural, they are "unruly" and "unruly already". Therefore, when people are not natural, corresponding countermeasures need to be taken to restore their natural state. Therefore, we say that nature is not only the characteristic of the great road, but also the attribute of all things.