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Taoism - Ageless Wisdom For A Modern World
Ageless Wisdom for a Modern World.Category Society Religion and Spirituality taoism Articlestaoism Ageless Wisdom for A Modern World. Less well-known, but equally importantto an understanding of taoism, are the writings of Chuang Tzu.
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Extractions: Taoism is an ancient Chinese philosophical tradition whose origins extend back to 3000 B.C. The first actual written works to promote the Taoist outlook appeared around 500 B.C. and were attributed to the legendary Taoist sages, Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu. Lao Tzu is the author of the Tao Te Ching (The Classic of the Way and Its Power) , currently very popular in the United States with an increasing number of new English-language translations. Less well-known, but equally important to an understanding of Taoism, are the writings of Chuang Tzu. His Inner Chapters are gaining wider attention as is The Way of Chuang Tzu , an excellent transition of selected writings by Christian mystic Thomas Morton. Taoism is organized around several key principles and, like any philosophical outlook, presents a way of seeing and understanding reality. The word TAO itself translates as the Way, or Path. This meaning includes both the way in which we perceive the world around us (how do we make assessments? what are our values?) and also the way in which we interact with life (how do we behave? what are our actions?). The manner in which we perceive reality influences our way of being in the world, our path of action. Taoism's central principle is that all life, all manifestation, is part of an inseparable whole, an interconnected organic unity which arises from a deep, mysterious, and essentially unexplainable source which is the Tao itself. Everything conceivable is contained within this principle. Various Western translators have compared this concept to the idea of God, Universal Mind, or Absolute Reality, to name but a few examples.
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COMMUNITY The Tao in Tough Times How has taoism helped you throughrough times in your life? Personally, I find that the still
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Extractions: Home Community Religions Spirituality ... More document.writeln(""); document.writeln(""); Explore Beliefnet Beliefnet Home Buddhism Christianity Catholic Eastern Orthodox Mormon Protestant Hinduism Islam Judaism Earth-Based More Religions General Spirituality Other Topics (Alphabetical) Atheism Books Celebrations Culture Dating Discussions Family Giving Humor Inspiration Marriage Memorials Money Morality Music News Parenting Politics Prayer Circles Quizzes Relationships Science Sexuality Spirituality Teens Travel Volunteering Religions Baha'i Buddhism Christianity ... Zoroastrianism Taoism Tools The Tao-te Ching Meditations Prayer Circles Memorials ... Taoism Links Daily Offerings The Dalai Lama Inspiration Caroline Myss Daily Bible More Bible Buddhist Hindu Muslim Torah Find Search Beliefnet "How has Taoism helped you through rough times in your life? Personally, I find that the still quiet voice of Taoism can be drowned out by the chaos in turbulent times. I often find myself attending a spiritual group to help me put things in perspective, and sometimes I'll pick up the Tao Te Ching as a quick reminder."
Chad Hansen's Chinese Philosophy Page (Daoist Interpretations)
This site contains segments of an extended interpretive theory of Classical Chinese philosophy that takes Daoism (taoism) as the philosophical center. The interpretive theory turns on a new, more philosophical reading of the Daoist philosopher Zhuangzi (ChuangTzu).
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Extractions: Chad Hansen's Chinese Philosophy Pages Daoist-oriented interpretations This site contains segments of an extended interpretive theory of Classical Chinese philosophy that takes Daoism (Taoism) as the philosophical center . The interpretive theory turns on a new, more philosophical reading of the Daoist philosopher Zhuangzi (ChuangTzu ). My analysis highlights skeptical and relativist themes in his thinking. The crucial novelty is the assumption that Zhuangzi was a philosopher of language , like his close friend and philosophical interlocutor, Hui Shi , . He was deeply engaged with the linguistic and other insights of the Later Mohists (sometimes called Neo-Mohists or Dialectical Mohists) and the School of Names . His relation to the other famous Daoist, Laozi (Lao Tzu) is rather more indirect but their views are complementary in that both deal wi th dao guide at a higher level than do Confucians or Mohists. The site also contains my related writings about Confucianism
Ancient China Daily Life
Learn about taoism with Winniethe-Pooh. Explore daily life in 4 Chinese Dynasties. Read things written in BC times. Take a quick look at 11,000 years of ancient Chinese history.
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Extractions: in Ancient China Learn about Taoism with Winnie-the-Pooh! Explore daily life in 4 different Chinese dynasties. Meet weird emperors like Hu the Tiger! Read things written in B.C. times ! For those in a hurry, just click on the Cheat Sheet , for a very quick look at 11,000 years of ancient Chinese history! Welcome to ancient China! Who's Who in Ancient China Introduction Cheat Sheet Xia(Hsia) Han ... Dragon Lore Additional Support Honorable Links Other Ancient Cultures Lots of Lessons Didn't find what you needed? Try this! Have a great year! Welcome to Ancient China! The ancient Chinese invented paper, gunpowder, matches, the compass, a seismograph to measure earthquakes, the umbrella, and more! They created incredible philosophies, gorgeous art, and great legends. Even their money was neat. Coins had a hole in their center. There were not any banks, so people stored and kept their coins by running a string through the center. A thousand coins strung together was called a string of money . Ancient China is a fascinating mix of extreme extravagance and extreme poverty.
Electronic Resources On Tai Chi
Link collection to Tai Chi. Also includes taoism and Chinese culture links.
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Extractions: Electronic Resources on Tai Chi There are a vast number of resources on the Internet that pertain to Tai Chi. The following are some of the better ones, and should allow you to get started no matter what your interest is. Browse away! [General] [Publishers] [Commercial] [Qigong] ... [Usenet Groups] GENERAL RESOURCES Talisman of the Heavenly Messenger. GROUPS Aerospace Employees Association Tai Chi Club (Yang - El Segundo, California)
Taoism/Daoism
taoism (also known as Daoism)is both a religion and a philosophy, and an influenceon Asian society for two thousand years. Learn what makes taoism so unique.
http://altreligion.about.com/cs/taoism/

Extractions: Terrific, well organized site has a discussion forum, Scriptures, art, audio files, cosmology, jokes, more. Lots of info on related topics like Qigong, Feng Shui, etc. Amazing amounts of information, and the little old man who wanders around the page as you browse is a fun touch. If you onlt visit one Taoist site, make it this one. Tao te Ching
Taoism And The Taoist Arts
A general introduction to taoism and related arts, such as T'ai Chi, Meditation, Martial Arts and Herbalism.Category Society Religion and Spirituality taoismA general introduction to taoism and the Taoist Arts of T'ai Chi, Meditation,Martial Arts, Herbalism and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
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Extractions: Taoism And The Taoist Arts Taoism is an ancient Chinese philosophy which promotes living simply and in harmony with nature, and going with the flow. Ancient Taoists believed that by following the natural world, pursuing a strict diet and meditation regime and not struggling with their lot, they could achieve an inner calm, improved health and great martial power. But despite its age, Taoism has a lot to offer the average Westerner and more and more people are turning towards the Taoist arts to help them with questions and problems in their lives. The Taoist masters, often referred to in the ancient texts as 'sages' or even 'immortals' typically studied such topics as meditation, martial arts, herbalism, diet and medicine and often the arts. Though they might seem unconnected, study of all of these topics leads to self improvement on a physical, mental or spiritual level and this is one of the reasons they appealed to the Taoists of old. As 'Taoist Arts' information on each topic can be found in these pages. Introduction Main Concepts Yin and Yang
Chinese Philosophy: Taoism
module, Chinese Philosophy. This chapter discusses the main currentsof early philosophical taoism including Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu.
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Extractions: Chinese Glossary Tao Tao . This principle gives rise to all existence and governs everything, all change and all life. Behind the bewildering multiplicity and contradictions of the world lies a single unity, the Tao. The purpose of human life, then, is to live life according to the Tao, which requires passivity, calm, non-striving ( wu wei humility, and lack of planning, for to plan is to go against the Tao. The text of Lao Tzu is primarily concerned with portraying a model of human life lived by the Tao; later writers will stress more mystical and magical aspects. But Lao Tzu was, like Confucius, Mo Tzu, and Mencius, also concerned with the nature of government; he believed unquestioningly in the idea that a government could also exist in accordance with the Tao. What would such a government look like? It would not wage war, it would not be complex, it would not interfere in people's lives, it would not wallow in luxury and wealth, and, ideally, it would be inactive, serving mainly as a guide rather than as a governor. There were people who tried to translate Lao Tzu into real political action during the Han dynasty; these were, as you might imagine, spectacular failures.
Zen And The Art Of Divebombing, Or The Dark Side Of The Tao
The Dark Side of the Tao a long detailed look at taoism and difficulties of morality.
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Extractions: The Dark Side of the Tao In the Bhagavad Gita , Arjuna is taught by Krishna that it is his dharma as a warrior to fight the righteous battle with his cousins and kill them, and that if he kills them without passion or expectation, practicing karmayoga , he can achieve salvation even while he does this. A similar mix of purposes, religious and martial, though with major differences, can be found centuries later with the samurai warrior class of Japan, and with the militaristic ideology that later developed in modern Japan. Although fighting battles and killing enemies would seem to violate the Buddha- dharma , specifically the Precept of the Buddha not to kill, an apparent violation that has troubled many over the years, certain samurai, and later the modern military, ultimately could see themselves as fulfilling a Buddhist purpose in what they did, even in the horrors of World War II in the Pacific. The code of the samurai, later called , the "Way of the Warrior," was in no way a religious duty like Arjuna's dharma , but a connection between religion and battle was made through the way in which Zen Buddhism wedded Buddhist purposes to both the Taoist practice of an art or a craft and, in a historical tradition dominated by a military class, the Japanese "martial arts."
Eastern Philosophy- Taoism
Article by Fritjof Capra. Compares taoism to other eastern philosophies as well as discussing dualism.Category Society Religion and Spirituality taoism Articlestaoism. by Fritjof Capra. Like Hinduism and Buddhism, taoism is interestedin intuitive wisdom, rather than in rational knowledge.
http://www.uni-giessen.de/~gk1415/Taoism.htm

Extractions: Of the two main Chinese trends of thought, Confucianism and Taoism, the latter is the one which is mystically oriented and thus more relevant for our comparison with modern physics. Like Hinduism and Buddhism, Taoism is interested in intuitive wisdom, rather than in rational knowledge. Acknowledging the limitations and the relativity of the world of rational thinking, Taoism is, basically, a way of liberation from this world and is, in this respect, comparable to the ways of Yoga or Vedanta in Hinduism, or to the Eightfold Path of the Buddha. In the context of Chinese culture, the Taoist liberation meant, more specifically, a liberation from the strict rules of convention. Mistrust of conventional knowledge and reasoning is stronger in Taoism than in any other school of Eastern philosophy. It is based on the firm belief that the human intellect can never comprehend the Tao . In the words of Chuang Tzu, The most extensive knowledge does not necessarily know it; reasoning will not make men wise in it. The sages have decided against both these methods. Chuang Tzu's book is full of passages reflecting the Taoist's contempt of reasoning and argumentation. Thus he says
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Taoism: A Portrait
A brief look at taoism by Dr. Douglas K. Chung.Category Society Religion and Spirituality taoism Articlestaoism A PORTRAIT. by Dr. Douglas and Virtue). taoism derived its namefrom this profoundly wise book, only about 5,000 words in length. It
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Extractions: Li Erh (6th century BCE) commonly known as Lao Tzu (the Old Master), was a contemporary of Confucius. He was the keeper of the imperial library, but in his old age he disappeared to the west, leaving behind him the Tao Te Ching (Book of Tao and Virtue). Taoism derived its name from this profoundly wise book, only about 5,000 words in length. It can be used as a guide to the cultivation of the self as well as a political manual for social transformation at both the micro and macro levels. The philosophy of Taoism and its belief in immortals can be traced back to the Yellow Emperor, Huang-Ti. That is why Taoism is often called the "Huang-Lao" philosophy. Taoism believes "Tao" to be the cosmic, mysterious, and ultimate principle underlying form, substance, being, and change. Tao encompasses everything. It can be used to understand the universe and nature as well as the human body. For example, "Tao gives birth to the One, the One gives birth to Two, and from Two emerges Three, Three gives birth to all the things. All things carry the Yin and the Yang, deriving their vital harmony from the proper blending of the two vital forces." ( Tao Te Ching , ch. 42) Tao is the cause of change and the source of all nature, including humanity. Everything from quanta to solar systems consists of two primary elements of existence, Yin and Yang forces, which represent all opposites. These two forces are complementary elements in any system and result in the harmony or balance of the system. All systems coexist in an interdependent network. The dynamic tension between Yin and Yang forces in all systems results in an endless process of change: production and reproduction and the transformation of energy. This is the natural order.
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Basic Concepts of Nei Tan and related articles.
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Chinese Culture Handouts
Each handout is a brief learning module about a particular subject such as Confucianism, Buddhism, taoism, Legalism, Dynasty briefs
http://www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/deall/jin.3/c231/handouts/default.htm
Religion Quotes Online
Helpful and easy to understand quotes about Hinduism, Judaism, taoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam.
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Extractions: Religion Quotes Online quotes about concepts from Hinduism, Native American Religions, Judaism, Christianity, Taoism, Islam, and Buddhism "Connection With The Divine" Native American Religions "No matter where one is, they are in the presence of the divine. There is a hidden spiritual energy within all the atoms of the universe. Everything is sacred." Christianity "There is a spiritual energy that exists in a place other than the atoms of the universe. When a human being has love inside them for the divine, this spiritual energy fills their soul and makes all anger, hate, fear, and worry disappear." "Connection With Others" Buddhism "Everyone's personality is a composition of the unique experiences they've been exposed to and how their brain reacted to them." Judaism "Each human being has an individual soul, but the souls of all people were formed from the same model. In essence, we're all the same." Christianity "One should always have love for the divine within all people." Christianity "One should never kill another human being."
Taoism
taoism. taoism as a philosophy versus taoism as a folk religion. Chuang Tzu.taoism was also regarded as the core of the popular folk religion of China.
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Extractions: Philosophically, the word tao (way, road, or path) refers to the cosmic "Way" that governs the operations of the universe. The philosophy of Taoism teaches one how to live in harmony with the Tao and the laws of the universe. All the main ideas of this philosophy come from the following two books: Taoism was also regarded as the core of the popular folk religion of China. Although there was little resemblance between the two, the followers of this religion claimed that they were practicing the teaching of Lao Tzu as recorded in the Tao-Te Ching . Some early Taoists were alchemists who devoted their efforts to transmuting base metals into gold and to finding the elusive elixir of immortality. Their experiments with compounds containing sulfur, arsenic, lead, zinc, copper, potassium, iron, charcoal and herbs paved the way for the discovery of dyes, gunpowder, porcelain, drugs and other products. Emphasis on preservation of one's physical body. Yang Zhu stood for the slogan "everything solely for the sake of my person". This meant that he would refuse to enter a town threatened by war or to undertake military service, to such a point that he would not sacrifice a hair of his head to save the world.
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Taoism
taoism. The primary religious figures in taoism are Lao Tzsu and Chuang Tzu,to scholars who dedicated their lives two balancing their inner spirits.
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Extractions: Taoism The Tao is the natural order of things. It is a force that flows through every living and sentient object, as well as through the entire universe. When the Tao is in balance it is possible to find perfect happiness. The primary religious figures in Taoism are Lao Tzsu and Chuang Tzu, to scholars who dedicated their lives two balancing their inner spirits. Lao Tzsu claimed that the Tao defines translation, that it simply is. Taoism encourages working with natural forces, not against them. Taoism teaches the path of wu-wei - the technique of mastering circumstances, not trying to control them. Teachers of the Tao often use examples of the bending reed or grass blowing in the wind to illustrate this important point. A Taoist would encourage an individual to work with their obstacles and problems instead of fighting adversity at every turn. The most common graphic representation of Taoist theology is the circular Yin Yang figure. It represents the balance of opposites in the universe. When they are equally present, all is calm. When one is outweighed by the other, there is confusion and disarray. The Yin and Yang are a model that the faithful follow, an aid that allows each person to contemplate the state of their lives. Taoists believe that nature and the earth is constantly in flux. Simply, the only constant in the world is change. When individuals learn that growth and movement are natural and necessary, they can become balanced. Reality is perpetual change.
Taoism- Serenity Found
Taoist thoughts and reflections on life.
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