The teachings of Laotse are the following :
1. The education of materialism increases the greed and superstition in the people. Physical knowledge is not.a virtue. Humans should be naturalists. Nature should be the ultimate respect, and simple living should be adopted.
2. Social and economic freedom is possible only by promoting rural cottage industries.
3. There should be minimum government control for the advancement of the state. Ego increases the lust for power which leads to the downfall of the ruler.
4. Friendly behaviour ought to be adopted even with the enemy. In exchange for loss, instead of hardness, there should be behaviour of goodness rather than cruelty and evil.
5. Fighting for the king is unnecessary. Innocent people are killed in the war. The life of peace is the proper path. 6. Peace is the Tao of development.
