Category: Taoism
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Lao-Tzu’s quotes on adversity
The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) regarded religion, first and foremost, as a form of consolation from adversity. People do not want to face the […]
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The effortlessness of Taoism
Westerners find it incomprehensible that Taoism doesn’t call for specific rituals, ceremonies or observances. It doesn’t even call for a specific lifestyle or external sign. […]
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Beware of Lao-Tzu’s paradoxes
I wish I could rate Lao-Tzu as a perfect philosopher, but we have centuries of experience which shows mixed results. I will not contest the […]
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Warnings about Taoism
I think that everybody should know the negative aspects of religions and philosophies before considering adopting them. It is easy to get acquainted with the […]
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Taoism: the lessons from Lao-Tzu
Amongst the three ancient Taoists masters, Lao-Tzu was the most poetic and the most cryptic. He deserves credit for having created a system of thought […]
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Lao-Tzu’s quotes on personal growth
Since the popularisation of existentialism by Albert Camus (1913-1960) and Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), philosophy has focused on the human condition. Thousands of volumes have been […]
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Lao-Tzu’s quotes on success
There is no historical evidence that Lao-Tzu was materially deprived and, in ancient Taoist writings, I fail to see any praise for poverty, prolonged fasting, […]
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Lao-Tzu’s quotes on happiness
Readers may be surprised to learn that Lao-Tzu did not care about happiness. Neither did Yang-Tzu and Chuang-Tzu. Their philosophy aims at doing what needs […]
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Meaning of Taoism and the Tao Te Ching
Reason is the meeting point of Eastern and Western thought, philosophy and wisdom. That’s why their best ideas resemble each other, and the worst remain […]
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Investments and the Taoist mindset
When it comes to investing, people always make the same mistakes. In the last twenty centuries, we can see the patterns of error and delusion […]
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