Taoism

Online the other day I decided to research the philosophical and religious beliefs classified as Taoism. I had always heard of it, but knew nothing of it. They believe their main goal in life to be to harmonize with the Tao, which is the cause of life that flows through everything. They also believe in meditation and justice. This lead me to the conclusion that George Lucas based the Jedi off of Taoism. The Tao alluding to the force, and the harmony and pursuit of justice being parallel to the Jedi way. I then did a search for Jedi and discovered that there is an actual church for the Jedi Religion which is a serious religion practiced in countries across the world. It turns out that the Jedi are based off of a mixture of religions with Taoism being a predominant one. People who practice Taoism also don't understand the Western concept of linear time, as their time is cyclical and they do not understand the concept of a personified god because their gods have no "body". I couldn't imagine cyclical time and it seems strange to me. I guess that is just the difference of cultures!