Motif
natural order over human intervention
natural_order_over_human_intervention
A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family, within the sub-family Innate nature, non-action, anti-artifice, and non-aggression. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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daoist
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Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer CHAPTER XIII. / THE TAO OF GOD. / CHAPTER XIV. / THE CIRCLING SKY.; lines 6500-6610 confidence: high
Lao Tzu gives examples of offspring among fish-hawks, insects, and a hermaphrodite animal, then says nature, destiny, time, and Tao cannot be changed, altered, stopped, or obstructed.
Lao Tzu and Confucius cite animal reproduction and development to illustrate fixed natural processes and the unobstructability of Tao.
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