Daoist Vs Confucianism

might be the reason why it wasn’t perceived by many as a legitimate religion. Chad Hansen, in his book, mentions how, “Both Confucian and Daoist thinkers from this period rejected the earlier ideal of guiding behavior by social conventional discourse. They appealed to a natural, intuitive, or innate guide to behavior.” This shows that Daoist was influenced by other philosophies such as Confucian. As Daoist evolved during its first decades, Confucian became its main influencer, as a result of which it attracted the attention of samurais. Daoist followers believed that since nature had survived for so many thousands of years, there are a lot of things that a human being can learn from it. Daoism practices meditation in order to connect with