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What is the 4 Ascendant Taoist Tradition?

Seeker views 4 mountains represetning the 4 spheres

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

5 reasons balance can be hard to find

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

Steer Your Course

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 […]