Tao This is the name for whatever mysterious reality makes nature to be what it is and to act the way it does. Primarily, the Tao is the way that nature expresses itself the natural way. Human beings can unite themselves with the Tao in the way they live. The ideal implies the avoidance of unnecessary action and action that is not spontaneous.
Nature works to accomplish only what is necessary, but no more.
Consider the plain strength of the ordinary bird nest. Simplicity Taoism urges its followers to eliminate whatever is unnecessary and artificial and to appreciate the simple and the apparently ordinary. In this regard. Taoists distrust formal education because of its inherent complexity and artificiality. Because Taoists pursue the gentle way, they hate weapons and war.