Lao Tzu and Taoism

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Lao Tzu and Taoism can not be separated. Lao tzu is considered the father of Taoism, so when one studies Lao Tzu he/she studies Taoism too.

Lao Tzu, the father of TaoismThe Taoism of Lao Tzu is not a religion as one may think. Though Taoism exists as religion - the Taoist religion - the Lao Tzu's Taoism is a philosophical path. That is the path uniting man and Tao. This is why when we talk about Lao Tzu and Taoism we may Talk about Tao or the Way too.

When we study Taoism and Tao we follow some classic books like Tao Te Ching. This book is wrote by Lao tzu and presents the main Taoist terms and concepts. Here you can learn about what is Tao and what is meant by the concept of Taoist Way.

This site privides teachings about the life and concepts of Lao Tzu, about Tao, and Tao Te Ching. You may browse it by clicking the links published in the summary section below.

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- Lao Tzu Biography - Provides a short biographical note and links to quotes, pictures, and other online resources.

- Taoism - Explains the movement inspired by the spiritual concepts of Lao Tzu.

- Tao is one of the main concepts of Taoism. This page explains in short what is the significance of the term tao.

- Yin-Yang the basic principle of changes in Taoist psilosophy. This page explains its significance.

- Wu is another important term from early Taoism. It is also linked to another famous expression wu-wei.

- Wu-wei - a term linked to wu translated the idea of nondoing, non forcing one's way.

- Tao Te Ching - Or the Classic of Tao and Te is written by Lao Tzu.

I Ching trigrams (pa-kua)- Watercourse-way - a concept forged by Alan Watts to explain the rule number one of the Taoist adpt: adaptation to the natural requests of the Universe.

- Meditation in Taoism is not identical with other meditation methods - explained in short here.

- I Ching or Book of Changes - short intoduction to the study of I Ching as philosophical and oracular book.

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