What is the Taoist Bible?
So what is the book that I should read? What is the Taoist bible? It’s great that you want further your study of Taoism and explore the Tao. There is no Taoist Bible. Westerners typically expect the response to be the Tao Te Ching, or the Tao of Pooh. The text that is the […]
Develop Intuition to Its Ultimate Taoist Form
Intuition Meaning and Definition As a Taoist, intuition is used to describe a knowledge of what the outcome of events will be, where threats are hiding, where possible paths of success are, and in determining whether or not a person is telling the truth to you. This knowledge generally comes as sudden impulses that are […]
Taoist Simple Secret to Building Intuition
Dear Friend, Let’s step back from defining intuition for a moment. The reason is simple. If you want to build intuition, you need to avoid saddling it with ideas of what it is. When you do so, you are allowing the intellect to shape the intuitive process. These are two independent functions, and they must be […]
Do Taoists Drink Wine, Beer, or other Alcohol?
There is no prohibition against wine, beer or other alcohol in most sects. Mixed faith sects or specific alchemy schools may have their own restrictions. These are special situations and don’t represent the bulk of Taoist practice. Through most of Chinese history, people consumed watered wine as a primary beverage (a mix of water and wine). […]
Taoist Parenting for Happy, Vibrant Children
I often get questions from parents about how to raise children as Taoists or how to use Taoist parenting skills to produce children that are closer to the Tao. The parent is seeking to provide to the child the many advantages he or she has reaped from his or her own practice, for family and […]