Monk Yon Run explains a Daoist model of life in two halves: the first 50 years for accumulating wealth, family, and influence; the second for shedding possessions and seeking direct connection with the divine.
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The first half of our lives, our.
Purpose is to propagate that.
Our purpose is to continue the forward.
Movement of dao.
By having kids, raising them.
And then more.
Commonly.
In Daoist circles, you hear the adage that for the.
First 50 years you.
Accumulate stuff, money, influence, power.
Everything else.
That goes along.
With some kind of material presence and success. And then the second.
50 years, you.
Spend getting rid of.
All that until.
You know, you. You go off into seclusion and focus on the last bit of connecting with the divine. So that is a. A Taoist model.