In ancient China, people often sent goods and wealth to deceased relatives by burning paper effigies and offerings—a practice rooted in the belief that material possessions could be transferred to the afterlife.
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Dao De Jing – Chapter 21
In Chapter 20 of the Dao De Jing, Laozi delineates the distinction between Dao cultivators and ordinary individuals. Those who follow the Dao are not preoccupied with material possessions or transient pleasures but instead devote themselves to spiritual cultivation and the comprehension of the Dao.
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