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Taoist spirituality compared to religion
It is extremely easy to compare Taoism to religion. In fact, I can do it in just two sentences. In the first sentence, I’ll explain […]
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The Taoist Yin and Yang in daily life
It often happens that people speak about bringing their lives in balance because, apparently, they are getting too much of A, and not getting enough […]
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Critique of the Taoist Yin and Yang
I wish that we could all attain happiness by simply bringing the Yin and Yang into balance. The Yin and Yang doctrine is easy enough […]
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The Yin and Yang balance in Taoism
Lao-Tzu didn’t come up with the yin and yang concepts and he would have been appalled at seeing yin-and-yang logos on a martial arts attire. […]
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Misinterpretation of Taoist wisdom quotes
I used to find it annoying when readers misunderstand my writings, but in the meantime, I have realized that I’m the only one to blame. […]
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Taoism simple wisdom quotes
If I said that philosophy as a whole can be summarised in a few quotes, Aristotle (384-322 BC) might turn in his grave and damn […]
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Western culture needs more Taoists
I will not chew my readers’ ears by recounting the maladies of Western culture. The seriousness of the situation is known to everyone reading newspapers […]
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Living as a Taoist in Western culture
There are many Taoists around us, I mean, Taoists living in Western culture. However, they are, for the most part, invisible to the untrained eye. […]
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Is Taoism compatible with Western culture?
Taoism and Western culture are compatible at the margin, in areas that contest mainstream values. Why only at the margin? Because Western culture rests upon […]
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Taoism in Western culture
Western culture has incorporated every element of Taoism, but it has baptised each of them differently, making them hard to recognize at first sight. Taoist […]
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