Tao Bible - Isaiah 43:16-17

Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.
~ King James version ~

Whenever you advise a ruler in the way of Tao,
Counsel him not to use force to conquer the universe.
For this would only cause resistance.
Thorn bushes spring up wherever the army has passed.
Lean years follow in the wake of a great war.
~ from Verse 30 of the Tao Te Ching ~

One big difference between the Christian God and Tao concerns the issue of war. In many ways, Yahweh is a war-like god who brags about armies, death and destruction.

Tao, on the other hand, is not war-like at all. As Lao Tzu points out, when something is forced against its nature, it will resist and resistance creates tension and suffering.

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