One way of defining culture is the ‘shared patterns of behaviours and interactions, cognitive constructs and understanding that are learned by socialization.’ “Thus, culture can be seen as the growth of a group identity fostered by social patterns unique to the group.”

From the perspective of Panosophy—as the transcultural megasynthesis of all knowledge—the Dao (Tao) is the Absolute, beyond compare. But when the Chinese realized that such a Supreme Being exists, how could they refer to it in language? Well, whoever the legendary author of Tao Te Ching (Classic of the Way and Virtue) might be, the opening lines of this comparatively short book state:

The Datum is the starting point for the development of Integral Relational Logic, the Cosmic Context, Gnostic Foundation, and coordinating framework for the Unified Relationships Theory, which provides a coherent cognitive map of the Universe, experienced as Satchitānanda.

Etymologically, when we define a concept and give it a name, we put limits on it, indicating what it is and what it is not. However, as we live in a paradoxical world, we cannot always create such one-sided, either-or definitions.

For instance, while an orange is exclusively a fruit, with seeds in it, eaten as a dessert, for instance, and a carrot is a vegetable, accompanying a main meal, a tomato is both a fruit and a vegetable. These different meanings are dependent on context, unified within the broader context of plant, the original meaning of vegetable.