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The concept of 'Harmony' or 'He'

One central idea in the DDJ and Chinese philosophy is the notion of He or Hexie, translated as ‘harmony’.

One central idea in the Dao De Jing and Chinese philosophy is the notion of He or Hexie, translated as ‘harmony’, or a much better translation: the idea of optimizing and maximizing. One of the illustrations is Chinese food, which puts different ingredients together for the nourishment of human beings.

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