Zhang Jintao, vice president of the China Taoist Association, told China.org.cn yesterday that a lack of talent and misunderstandings are preventing the development of Taoism in China, though the ...

It was a drizzly day in early April when I caught a high-speed train from Shanghai to the nearby city of Suzhou to participate in the sixth “Seven-Day Ritual of Ascension” for Kristofer Schipper, the ...

This page provides information about Taoist ethics, which concentrate on living in harmony with all things. The common view of Daoism is that it encourages people to live with detachment and calm, ...

This article touches on the subject of deities in Taoism. Westerners who study Taoism are sometimes surprised to discover that Taoists venerate gods, as there doesn't seem to be a place for deities in ...

This article looks at the distinction between 'religious' and 'philosophical' Taoism, which is the difference between the practices of the faith, and the theological ideas behind them. The word Taoism ...

Dozens of people stood Saturday morning in Cedar Creek Park gathering the energy of the universe through the tops of their heads. With gentle symmetrical movements, the students of the ancient Taoist ...

Taoism is a native religion of China dating back to the second century AD. Lao-tzu, who founded the early Qin Taoist school, is worshiped as the father of Taoism, and his main work, The Book of the ...