More Regarding Lao Tzu's ideas: I interpret some of these ideas as the "Science of the Lemurian Flow"

partial quote from:

Lao Tzu Philosophy - Essential Life Skills.net

https://www.essentiallifeskills.net/Laotzu-philosophy.html

 While Confucianism addresses conduct, social relationships and society, Taoism deals more with individualistic character and a spiritual, nature-centered approach to life.

When Lao Tzu was eighty years old he left Chu, for what is now Tibet, to retire, saddened and disillusioned that society, at large, was unwilling to follow the path to natural goodness. Before he left, upon the request of a guard Yin Xi, he recorded his teachings in the form of the Tao Te Ching (The Way and Its Power).

One of the premises of Tao Te Ching, as written by Lao Tzu, is that all straining and striving in life are not only vain, but counterproductive and one should endeavor instead to do nothing. Of course, this does not mean to literally do nothing, but instead, learn to recognize and then follow natural forces, in other words - flow with the shape of events rather than resist or fight the natural order of things. Endeavor to be spontaneous in your actions.

By being natural and reacting spontaneously, one can master circumstances by understanding their fundamental nature and then shaping one's action appropriately. Taoist philosophy suggests that by 'doing nothing', one could 'accomplish everything'.

Lao Tzu writes:

The Tao abides in non-action,
Yet nothing is left undone.
If kings and lords observed this,
The ten thousand things would develop naturally.
If they still desired to act,
They would return to the simplicity of formless substance.
Without form there is no desire.
Without desire there is tranquillity.
In this way all things would be at peace.

Lao Tzu also writes:

The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.
The name that can be named is not the eternal name.

end quote.

These kinds of ideas allow a person to see life as it really is. The way most people function is that they are literally "KILLING THEMSELVES" struggling when they don't have to.

I liken it a lot to the lot of a fly who is caught in a spider's web and if you have watched this fly struggle when he is caught in the web and he struggles until he dies.

The object is not to get caught in the spider's web to begin with. I often see civilization itself as the Spider's web. So, the object becomes "How do I survive without getting caught in the "Webs of death" of civilization?

For me, understanding this first came with college. I saw myself caught in the webs of death of civilization and knew inherently I couldn't survive this and knew I would take my own life by age 25 by taking too many risks to survive them.

But, then I went to Palomar College in San Marcos when I was about 21 or 22 years of age. I was older than most students there then and I had suffered in various ways by being too progressive (and intelligent) to stay in my childhood religion. I had been engaged to marry but she stayed in the religion so that was the end of our relationship. Also, I hadn't reconciled that I was in love with several women at the same time. My young mind couldn't fathom that a person can be in love with more than one woman at the same time and so I was very confused by this. Because I still had this Disneyland approach where there is only one person for each person which is complete bullshit and if you accept this "there is only one person for you" it is very very limiting to your life in many ways.

Now I see that there might be 100 women or more for every man and vice versa and any one of them one you might be happy with for your whole lives. Though the truth is confusing it is even more confusing to believe there is only ONE person for you and that's all. So, if that one relationship fails you have to kill yourself. That's bullshit!

So, when I found psychology I found that I could let go of 90% of what was slowly killing me by realizing if something wasn't helping me live I could let it go. And I did.

By doing this and eliminating most useless things I had been taught in my life I could simplify my life down to the basics and become wise and enlightened and not kill myself.

I did this and moved towards enlightenment.

The STruggle is NOT fighting for your place in society. The struggle is actually to see that civilization itself is part of the problem you are facing in trying to stay alive.

When you go out into nature life is much more simple and amazing!

So, in finding yourself in nature you save your own life (So you aren't twisting in the wind like a fly caught in a spider's web!) (of Civilization).