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Taoism and work-life balance
While millions of people today struggle to balance out their work and private lives, Taoist do it automatically and without effort. How is this possible? […]
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Smoothness and the Taoist lifestyle
The word “worry” cannot accurately describe the emotional reaction of being confronted to a wide variety of threats, risks, and problems. In daily life, modern […]
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Taoism as a way of life
What’s the key trait that distinguishes Taoists from everyone else? What makes the Taoist way of life different from that of Christians, Buddhists, Marxists, and […]
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How Taoist meditation works
I have never known anyone who has improved his life by sitting on the ground for hours, lighting candles, chanting some mantras, and engaging in […]
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Pacifism as essential to Taoism
Martial arts movies love to quote Taoist texts to give the impression of wisdom. The viewer gets the idea that kung-fu and karate fighters are […]
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The reason for the paradoxes in Taoism
Western thought is based on the logical principles identified by Aristotle (384-322 BC). We routinely look for connections between premises, so that we can draw […]
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What makes Taoism unique
It happens often that the practitioners of certain ideologies, philosophies or doctrines will claim that theirs is superior to all others. Taoism does not claim […]
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Lightness as a major Taoist virtue
While Western culture prompts us to do our utmost, achieve the maximum, and rise the highest, Taoism preaches lightness as a lifestyle. Chapter 9 of […]
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The Taoist philosophy and its benefits
I can summarise in five words the benefits that I draw from Taoism: a strong sense of direction. The Tao Te Ching enables me to […]
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Self-preservation as a priority in Taoism
Eastern philosophical literature seldom mentions survival or self-preservation as one of the main beliefs in Taoism. In fact, neither Lao-Tzu (sixth century BC), nor Yang-Tzu […]
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