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The Taoism of Lao-tzu was about the Way, the Tao, which is something we experience when we are more attentive to our inner and outer worlds. The Tao can be followed and experientially known when we have surrendered our controlled, conditioned identity over to the effortless realm of spontaneity and trust, wu-wei. This effortless realm is why the Ta
... See moreJason Gregory • Effortless Living: Wu-Wei and the Spontaneous State of Natural Harmony
The Tao is the source of life of all things. It is nameless, invisible, and ungraspable by normal modes of perception. It is boundless and cannot be exhausted, although all things depend on it for existence. Hidden beneath transition and change, the Tao is the permanent underlying reality. These ideas will become the center of all future Taoist thi
... See moreEva Wong • Taoism: An Essential Guide
Tao is a way of life, not a god or religion. It literally means “Way,” or path—a trail on the journey through life that conforms to nature’s own topography and timetables. Any path but Tao is, by definition, artifice. Western ways, which attempt to conquer rather than commune with the forces of nature, lead inevitably to a schizophrenic split betwe
... See moreDaniel P. Reid • The Tao Of Health, Sex, and Longevity: A Modern Practical Guide to the Ancient Way
Internal-Alchemical Taoism, the Way of Transformation, advocates changing mind and body to attain health, longevity, and immortality. Central to its beliefs is the idea that internal energy, or ch’i, in the body is the foundation of health. Thus, Internal-Alchemical Taoism advocates cultivating, gathering, and circulating energy. Of all the paths o
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