What is the essence of Taoist thought in 8 words?

Ji Xiaolan of the Qing Dynasty said eight words about Taoist scholarship: synthesizing a hundred generations, broad and subtle.

The core of Taoist thought is "Tao", which is the origin of the universe and the law that governs all movements in the universe. It can be briefly summarized as "Taoism is the law of nature" and "Doing nothing is the rule of nature." Taoism reveres nature, has elements of dialectics and atheistic tendencies, advocates tranquility and opposes struggles; advocates Taoism's law of nature, which is incapable of doing anything, and natural inaction, and living in harmony with nature.

Expanded Information

The Taoist ideology is centered on the "Tao", which holds that there is nothing to be done in heaven, and advocates the law of nature. Taoism's "Tao" is the basic category of ancient Chinese philosophy, and the Tao includes the Way of Heaven, the Way of Man, and the Way of Earth. The "Tao" mentioned by Laozi has the following meanings:

First, the origin of the world (ontology), the foundation from which the world starts and arises;

Second, the essence of the world or the reason why the world is the way it is, that is to say, the determining force of the world's appearance (the concrete reality of the world),

Third. The account of the entire history of the formation, emergence, and development of the world, i.e., the account of the entire history of the Tao's self-generation, self-development, self-expression, and self-completion with itself as the origin and with itself as the essence.