New Delhi, April 23 -- "Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."- Laozi, Daodejing, Chapter 33

Laozi, or Lao Tzu, is the traditional sage associated with the Daodejing and the founding imagination of Daoism. As per Encyclopedia Britannica, his influence likely flourished in the 6th century BCE. It notes that he is the alleged author of the Daodejing, while also stressing that many modern scholars doubt the text was written by a single historical person. Even with that uncertainty, Laozi's name remains inseparable from a philosophy of simplicity, self-knowledge, restraint, and alignment with the Dao, or "the Way." That enduring association matters bec...