How the Mind Forms the World, Mystical and Non-mystical
The world is shaped by our minds. In Taoism, this refers to the Te of the Tao and Te. There are both mystical components and non-mystical components.
Love: Burning Passion or Heart Choice?
A developed human is meant to have a self that is 1/3 emotion. There are healthy and unhealthy manifestations of love. Healthy love is a fusion of processes and does not come from a starvation of love. What does Taoist Love Wisdom Tell Us About the Best Source of Love? Healthy love comes from a […]
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 […]
What Part of You Achieves Spiritual Enlightenment?
Spiritual enlightenment is typically a very vague notion for most people. The most common thought is that some mysterious inner part of you, usually a form of the soul, becomes spiritually enlightened. In Taoism, rather than start with a presumption, one should start with a question. In this case, that is “What part of you […]
Intuition vs Insight–Whats the Difference?
One of the problems of developing intuition is that there are many experiences or abilities that are bundled into the meaning of intuition. It’s very difficult to develop something that you have misidentified. To define intuition, we must first separate two things that are viewed as one thing, but are actually very different: Insight and Intuition. […]