too bad the yin yang symbol turned into something all 90's teenyboppers plastered over every binder, backpack, mirror, etc..
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"wu wei," which is to let nature take its course.
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"Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river." Lao Tse.
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"refers to a power which envelops, surrounds and flows through all things, living and non-living. The Tao regulates natural processes and nourishes balance in the Universe. It embodies the harmony of opposites (i.e. there would be no love without hate, no light without dark, no male without female.)"
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Lao-Tse (604-531 BCE
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The priesthood views the many gods as manifestations of the one Dao, "which could not be represented as an image or a particular thing."
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The Three Jewels to be sought are compassion, moderation and humility.
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change -- the only constant factor in the universe.
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Thomas GalvezConcise introductory webpage with quotations, history, beliefs and practices, and other goodies about Taoism.
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adopted as a state religion
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Add Sticky NoteThe Yin Yang symbol
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But the good news is that all of us who know its true meaning and the symbolism behind it can take back the icon that went mainstream. and hopefully since it did so, some enlightenment may have spread, and those people who once had the symbol on a trapper keeper have become a little more understanding of another's religion.
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He was searching for a way that would avoid the constant feudal warfare and other conflicts that disrupted society during his lifetime
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Add Sticky NoteTaoism has had a significant impact on North American culture in areas of "acupuncture, herbalism, holistic medicine, meditation and martial arts..." 3
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My mother teaches Yoga and has a very strong belief in this religion. Everything has to be balanced in her life, and she definately works hard through meditation and the way she lives to keep it that way.
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My mom is a Yoga Instructor and she has definately developed this way of thinking. Everything has to have a balance for her, and she meditates a lot.
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My mother teaches Yoga and has a very strong belief in this religion. Everything has to be balanced in her life, and she definately works hard through meditation and the way she lives to keep it that way.
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"The most traditional view is that 'yin' represents aspects of the feminine: being soft, cool, calm, introspective, and healing... and "yang" the masculine: being hard, hot, energetic, moving, and sometimes aggressive.
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The Yin Yang symbol
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Add Sticky Notepath, or the way. It is basically indefinable
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It seems like this would fit to our religion definition in general.
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I really like this idea that it has to be experienced. This allows the person to form thier own opinion about this religion rather than reading about all of the rules and regulations of the religion.
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absolutely! i've never really heard anything about Taoism so i'm excited to learn about it
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This also mirrors the Buddhist Idea of nirvana. After a certain point the buddhist teachings quit describing the experiences and accept that words are an injustice and inadequate.
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It is basically indefinable. It has to be experienced. It "refers to a power which envelops, surrounds and flows through all things, living and non-living. The Tao regulates natural processes and nourishes balance in the Universe. It embodies the harmony of opposites (i.e. there would be no love without hate, no light without dark, no male without female.)" 2
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Taoists is kind to other individuals, in part because such an action tends to be reciprocated
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Add Sticky NoteHowever, since nothing in nature is purely black or purely white, the symbol includes a small black spot in the white swirl, and a corresponding white spot in the black swirl.
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I think that even though one side is "masculine" and one "feminine", a person should have both attributes. Otherwise, men are too aggressive and war driven and females are too passive.
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Tai Chi:
There is a long history of involvement by Taoists in various exercise and movement techniques. 6 Tai chi in particular works on all parts of the body. It "stimulates the central nervous system, lowers blood pressure, relieves stress and gently tones muscles without strain. It also enhances digestion, elimination of wastes and the circulation of blood. Moreover, tai chi's rhythmic movements massage the internal organs and improve their functionality." Traditional Chinese medicine teaches that illness is caused by blockages or lack of balance in the body's "chi" (intrinsic energy). Tai Chi is believed to balance this energy flow.
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I guess that answers my question :).
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I need to find a girlfriend who does tai chi. lol.
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- Each person must nurture the Ch'i (air, breath) that has been given to them.
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Is this where Tai Chi comes from???
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They also view the breath cycle as symbolic of life death and re-birth. The rise, the peak, the fall, the moment of nothing, the next inhalation
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(i.e. there would be no love without hate, no light without dark, no male without female.)" 2
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Add Sticky NoteThe Tao surrounds everyone
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sounds like George Lucas' inspiration.
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Eyes look but cannot see it/ Ears listen but cannot hear it/ Hands grasp but cannot touch it/ Beyond the senses lies the great Unity--/ invisible, inaudible, intangible/ ... Know That which is beyond all beginnings/ and you will know everything here and now/ Know everything in this moment/ and you will know the Eternal Tao - Tao Te Ching - From Verse 14
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Wow...that's kind of deep. I feel like they almost use meditation as a form of enlightenment...and without it, they'd be lost.
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what if they are surrounded by things other than the Tao and they listen to the wrong voice?
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I think the whole point is that we are always around the "wrong voice" in that we are always looking for the right voice. The wrong voice is ourselves (our ego, however you want to put it). As soon as we stop searching for the Tao, we will find it right here and now. The middle part of the verse in between the elipses reads as follows: "What rises up appears bright/ What settles down appears dark/ Yet there is neither darkness nor light/ just an unbroken dance of shadows/ From nothingness to fullness/ and back again to nothingness/ This formless form/ This imageless image/ cannot be grasped by mind or might/ Try to face it/ In what place will you stand?/ Try to follow it/ In what place will you go?/ ... Know That which is beyond all beginnings...
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We believe in the formless and eternal Tao, and we recognize all personified deities as being mere human constructs. We reject hatred, intolerance, and unnecessary violence, and embrace harmony, love and learning, as we are taught by Nature. We place our trust and our lives in the Tao, that we may live in peace and balance with the Universe, both in this mortal life and beyond."
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Taoism started as a combination of psychology and philosophy but evolved into a religious faith in 440 CE when it was adopted as a state religion. At that time Lao-Tse became popularly venerated as a deity.
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