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    【】theground,enspinaaoistic

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    lifeisplete

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    iflandissterile.

    tokeitfertile,ayoungcalf.

    teachthysonstoread,too,insparehours,

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    liheirexple

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    anbody.inthisleftalargeloopholeinitsphilosophy,and

    alloindtodisentaicisthe

    steriesofnature.

    theindinhuainantse178122b.c.,who

    xedphilosophyhasandlegerids.startingouththe

    dualistialeandyangleprinciples,alreadycurrentinthe

    periodofthes,taoisoooitsterritorythefairiesofthe

    ashantungbarbarians,edofafairylandoutonthehighseas,to

    perorofactuallystartedouthfivehundredboysand

    virginstoseekhisiortality.theholdontheiginationthenbecairresistible,

    andfrohattitillthepresenttaoisasalaintainedafirootholdon

    theesepeople,especiallyiangdynasty,eforalongperiod

    thestatereligion,knoperialhouse

    hadthesasuaaslaotse,li.intheiesitsvoguewasso

    greatastopletelyovershado,andthefashionfortaoiseca

    ofeseliteratureandhthe

    rea,asithadbeentransfordbythelatehan

    souspoetsparedthenfugentlenwalkinginhis

    narrosofanstrousers.

    nsnaturehadrebelledagainstnfu.

    intheanedieor

    seoreorless

    syolicallyexplaihebasisoftheyinandyangprinciplesandthefive

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    ofgods,sobeautifullegends,apriesthoodandapope梐llthoseparaphealiathatgotokeupagood,solidpopularreligion.ittookcare,too,ofeseathletics,by

    specializinginboxing,andthebinationofboxingandraftproducedthe

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    forbodilyhygiealitybyastto

    heavenonthebaostusefulhspirit

    ostsusystidling.theapplicationof

    thisckitheraysofaettoboxing,deepbreathing

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    virgins,iheese

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    buddhisstheonlyiortantfnihathasbeepartandparcelof

    eselife.theinfluenceissodeepthathildrensdolls,and

    sotisthechildrentheelves,as”littlebuddhisatvas”hsiaopusa,andthe

    eressdoercy

    andtheslingbuddhahavebeeesehouseholdhas

    affecteduage,ourfood,ourarts,oursculptureanddirectlyinspiredthe

    ulatedourliteratureandourwholeworldof

    iginatiolenkishfigure,s

    aniofanypanoraofsociety,andbuddhistteles,ratherthanthose

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    deattersandannualonksandnuethe

    privaciesofesehouseholds,onalloasionsofbirths,deathsandweddings,as

    nootherpersonsarealloodo,andhardlyaanbeseduced,

    agtotheesenovels,houtthehelpofthesereligiousfigures.

    buddhisinshort,anstotheesepeopleeanstopeoplein

    otheruntries,naly,sothingthatestotheresreason

    faltersorfails.indeorepopularthantaoistnks

    andforeverytaoisttelekuantherearetenbuddhisttelesaotobefound.

    aslateas19334thepanlaofthibetsprinkledholyerovertensof

    thousandsofpeopleinpeipingandnanking,ipersonages

    liketuanchijuiandtaichitao,aaihetralandlocal

    goventsinnanking,shanghai,hangchoay,1934,

    nolakotuhutu,ahibetanla,asoffient,

    publilaredhisabilitytoprotectpeopleagainstpoisongasbyintations,and

    actuallyoinfluenertaiogethepositionofhisgunsat

    thisfortthroughhissuperiorknoancy.theirinfluence

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