Editing Moderation (section)

=== Taoism ===

Moderation is considered a key part of one's personal development in Chinese [[Taoist]] philosophy and religion. It is one of the three jewels of Taoist thought. There is nothing that cannot be moderated including one's actions, one's desires, and even one's thoughts. It is believed that by doing so one achieves a more natural state, faces less resistance in life, and recognises one's limits.<ref>{{cite web|first=Bill|last=Mason|url=http://www.taoism.net/articles/mason/ethics.htm#Moderation|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720082244/http://www.taoism.net/articles/mason/ethics.htm#Moderation|archive-date=2018-07-20|title=Taoist Ethics|website=www.taoism.net}}</ref> Moderation as a guiding principle is complex and can be difficult to not only accept, but also understand and implement. It can also be recursive in that one should moderate how much one moderates (i.e. to not be too worried about moderating everything or not to try too hard to find the perfect middle ground)

Moderation as a principle of [[Taoist philosophy]] turns up in all three of its main texts.