What is the Vital Force of Taoism?
Vital Force is the energetic force of life in Taoism. It is that which separates alive and dead in Tao.
What is the 4 Ascendant Taoist Tradition?
Dear Friend, The information that you’re reading here comes both from my 32 years of working in actual Taoist practice and from the Taoist tradition known as the 4 Ascendant Sphere Purity Adept School of the Tao. Taoist practice traditions are called schools, mansions, or sects. If we use Christianity as a comparison, Baptist, Adventist, […]
5 Reasons Balance Is Hard
Taoism, particularly in the 4 Ascendant Tradition, is best equipped to help you find a balance in your life. Balance is the foundation of a happy person. A human being requires balance in the 4 managements (resources, relationships, self-development, self-maintenance) or the 4 Taoist doorways. When these are unbalanced, you are in pain. The truth […]
Taoist Parenting–The Enlightened Child
For a Taoist, the question of how to deal with Social Mind when raising a child eventually emerges. Usually, the question is, “How do I raise my child away from the Social Mind?” That’s a good question, because after all the basic premise of Enlightenment Taoism is that enlightenment is the natural state of a […]
Knowledge of Self Is a Requirement of Happiness
Dear Friend, Why is knowledge of Self important? We often hear it bandied about in quotations, pithy sayings, and axioms, but does self-knowledge make any difference in how you live your life and the happiness it provides? How does knowledge of self provide that happiness? I provide a simple, Taoist method for increasing your happiness […]