Category Archives: Taoism

Essential Taoist Meditations

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Rob

This page is about Taoist meditations or values. These values – as best I understand them – can be briefly summarized into the following eight points. I will deal with each, concisely as under: 1) The sublime Tao is not … Continue reading →

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Yin Yang Philosophy

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Rob

The Yin Yang philosophy is derived from Taoism. The Universe if formed of the Tao and it is in a state of flux. It moves through changes in the Yin Chi (the female principle) and Yang Chi (the male principle). … Continue reading →

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The Basic Teachings of Taoism

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Rob

The founder of the religion of Taoism was Lao Tse (604 BCE – 531 BCE) who wrote the Tao Te Ching. It started as a mixture of philosophy and psychology but was adopted as a state religion around 440 BCE. … Continue reading →

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Taoism – An Introduction

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Rob

The topic of this page is the ancient Chinese religion of Taoism. The other major religion of China is Confucianism. Buddhism also flourished in China but that made its entry from India and at a later date. The philosophy of … Continue reading →

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