Chance or Fate? Taoism’s Wisdom of Synchronicity

Chance arises out of our primal instincts for survival, because we incorrectly believe we are opposed by the events of life. The idea of chance, then, relates to the unnatural, linear perspective on life. This perspective sees the future as having no significance to the way we are in the present or in the past. Taoist wisdom rejects the idea of chance, because it is a one-dimensional perspective. Being bound to the world of form, chance excludes the inner world. Fate, which takes into account the relationship between our inner and outer worlds, is diametrically opposed to chance. This relationship is of the same essence as the natural, nonlinear world. Fate is nonlinear because it depends on our inner world synchronizing with the external world. This synchronization relates to the deep content and conditioning of our mind, which remains unconscious.

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Published on April 11, 2026

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