u/PM_ME_HENTAI_ONEGAI

Hi all

Just dipping my toes into reading a few of the daoist classics, but there's one nagging question that I can't seem to get my head around: why is following the Dao considered the right / virtuous thing to do?

The Dao, from my understanding of it, simply refers to the natural way in which things are, somewhat akin to the laws of physics. The Dao De Jing posits that the moral way (ie, the Heavenly Way) is for someone to emulate the way of heaven through the principles of spontaneous action, and to not oppose the principles of the heavenly way. My question is: why?