Editing Taoism (section)

=== De ===
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The active expression of Tao is called ''De'' ({{zh|labels=no|t=德|p=dé}}; also spelled ''Te'' or ''Teh''; often translated with virtue or power),<ref>{{harvp|Sharot|2001|pp=77–78, 88}}</ref> in a sense that ''De'' results from an individual living and cultivating the Tao.<ref>{{harvp|Maspero|1981|p=32}}</ref> The term ''De'' can be used to refer to ethical [[virtue]] in the conventional [[Confucianism|Confucian]] sense, as well as to a higher spontaneous kind of sagely virtue or power that comes from following the Tao and practicing ''wu-wei''. Thus, it is a natural expression of the Tao's power and not anything like conventional [[morality]].<ref>Watson, Burton. ''The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu.'' p. 25. Columbia University Press. 1968. {{ISBN|978-0-231-03147-9}}</ref> Louis Komjathy describes ''De'' as the manifestation of one's connection to the Tao, which is a beneficial influence of one's cosmological attunement.{{sfnp|Komjathy|2014|p=108}}