Lesson on relativity from Farmer & Horse with Professor Donna Quesada It is a fable about a farmer and his horse. The story has been widely told when Tao and Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching is mentioned. Professor Donna Quesada from Santa Monica College used it in a lecture on the Chinese philosophy of Taoism…
Extremity is not a bad thing if it is a drastic swing back to balance. In the eyes of Tao, everything moves cyclically. Time is an example. Instead of moving in a straight line from day one to two and so forth, it moves in a cycle — from spring to summer to autumn and winter…
Wuwei or non-doing is not just about doing nothing Wuwei is a Chinese word, written as 无为in simplified Chinese, and 無為 in traditional Chinese. It is a key concept of Taoism, and the central theme of Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching. Not knowing its true meaning risk missing the wisdom. The word may be literally translated as ‘doing…
The five elements & The Tao of Diet with Shashi Solluna There are two distinctly different ways to look at the world. One of them is linear, the other cyclical. Adopting the linear view, you see the world as progressing from one point to another as if a straight line. So after birth, one would…
Tao habit: Observe and emulate nature Nature is our best teacher. Observe and emulate how it works. Greet the sunrise, gaze the sunset; smile with blossoming flowers, and play with dancing droplets in the rain. Feel the composure of nature. Nature has no desires of its own, and does not set out to do…
Tao’s manifestation in peak performances Curious about how Tao works? While reading ancient classics like Tao Te Ching help, it is only one of the ways to admire its wonders. Looking around with your heart and you’ll see countless examples of Tao in manifestation. In addition to nature, appreciate the peak performances in any field…
Tao Habit: Understand how nature works; never mind how you want it to work. Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. Just imagine if you were nature! But you are! We are each given a human nature, and it is there for you to tap. The secret of Tao is to awake the nature…
It is the nature of things that matters, not the colors Are there exact colors for yin and yang? The answer is yes and no. Yes because we can indeed use colors to contrast yin and yang. No because there is no fixed rules as to what the color is for yin and what for…
Music that Embodies the spirituality of nature and humanity Wonderful music of Kitaro that embodies the spirituality of nature and humanity. It is always reinvigorating to hear it!
I Ching appeared 5000 years ago, but Taoism as a religion emerged about 2000 years ago Is Taoism a religion? The answer is yes and no. Taoism as a religion is evident by the practice of worship of its believers, the idols of deities and the Taoist priests who connect the worshipers and the divinities. While Taoism is…
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