http://taoism.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Taoism GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-10-08T12:02:24Z Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:02:24 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/10/09/three-versions-of-the-same-thing.htm Here is a trinity of translations of verse 57 of Laozi's Daode Jing. This first one is by Douglas Allchin: Govern a country with ordinary acts. Wage a war with extraordinary... http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/10/09/three-versions-of-the-same-thing.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:27:46 +0000 2008-10-09T16:27:46Z http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/10/08/the-kitchen-god.htm ... http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/10/08/the-kitchen-god.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:02:24 +0000 2008-10-08T12:02:24Z http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/10/06/effort-surrender.htm This talk by Eckhart Tolle offers one of the most cogent explanations I've come across of the apparent paradox of, on the one hand, there being "nothing to accomplish" and,... http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/10/06/effort-surrender.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:12:05 +0000 2008-10-06T15:12:05Z http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/10/04/the-energetic-freedom-that-is-already-true-of-us.htm "No Thing" is a beautiful short video featuring (my best guess) the basic Falun Gong qigong sequence, with voice-over of a teaching by the advaita teacher Elysha. Well worth checking... http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/10/04/the-energetic-freedom-that-is-already-true-of-us.htm Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:03:01 +0000 2008-10-04T23:03:01Z http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/10/03/pu-pooh-a-taoist-ticket.htm "When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that simple, childlike, and mysterious secret known to those... http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/10/03/pu-pooh-a-taoist-ticket.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:00:10 +0000 2008-10-03T12:00:10Z http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/10/02/gold.htm Along Peak-to-Peak Highway, between Nederland, Colorado and Ward, the hills are aflame with golden aspens. Some gather in small groups, cradled by the evergreens. Others lose themselves completely... http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/10/02/gold.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:01:28 +0000 2008-10-02T10:01:28Z http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/09/29/emptiness.htm Taoism and Buddhism have much in common. In terms of philosophy and practice, both are nondual traditions. The worship of Deities is understood, fundamentally, to be an unveiling... http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/09/29/emptiness.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:35:22 +0000 2008-09-29T13:35:22Z http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/09/26/faucets.htm I’ve recently adopted an Abyssinian cat, whose name is Jade (pictured above, staring at the flower). She’s great – playful, inquisitive, cuddly, intelligent – and it feels excellent to have... http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/09/26/faucets.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:30:32 +0000 2008-09-26T11:30:32Z http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/09/25/awe.htm a crescent moon at dawn and a million invisible songbirds photo/artwork credit: Inga Nielsen... http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/09/25/awe.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:13:03 +0000 2008-09-25T10:13:03Z http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/09/21/love-is-no-other-than-the-rhythm-of-tao.htm "In everything, everywhere, dwells Poetry--Love--Tao. And the whole world is a great sanctuary ..." Thus ends a lovely essay, by Henri Borel, on the meaning of Love within Taoism, which begins: "ONCE... http://taoism.about.com/b/2008/09/21/love-is-no-other-than-the-rhythm-of-tao.htm Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:19:46 +0000 2008-09-21T09:19:46Z