Elizabeth's Taoism Blog

Cosmology awash with birdsong and the scent of blossoms - trees squeezing out lime green leaves - neither the crescent moon nor the morning star hesitate to submit to this late April dawn this gradual rising that births through shimmering petals of ... Read More

One of my favorite things to do, when I was in acupuncture school, was to practice copying the Chinese characters for the names of the acupuncture points that I was ... Read More

The twelve main and eight extra meridians define the energetic anatomy within which practitioners of Chinese medicine operate. These are usually what is being referred to, within Taoism, by ... Read More

For a fascinating presentation of Taoism's relationship to ecology, have a look at James Miller's article, posted at Harvard University's Forum for Religion and Ecology. Mr. Miller points out that ... Read More

Want to nourish your brain, supporting its countless functions, in countless ways? From the perspective of Taoist Inner Alchemy practice, the best way to do this is by building ... Read More

In the writing of Zhuangzi, we find many of the same ideas as were expressed by Laozi in the Daode Jing. What makes Zhuangzi unique, and particularly delightful, is ... Read More

"Doyo" is a Japanese word that refers to the transition between the seasons. In the same way that "twilight" and "dusk" refer to the transitions between night and day, ... Read More

For a number of years, the Mind & Life Institute has been hosting conferences which support communication between leading western scientists and advanced practitioners of contemplative traditions (Buddhism, in particular). ... Read More

If you'd like to participate in a qigong retreat this summer, here are three that I would recommend highly - one in the east, one in the west, and one ... Read More

One of the things that I do, when I'm not writing for About.com, is practice acupuncture. In order to gain the basic skills and knowledge necessary to do this, I spent ... Read More

Very little is known about the life of Laozi - the founder of Taoism. He was born in the southern state of Chu, and worked as a librarian in the ... Read More

As represented in the Yin/Yang symbol, the way that Taoism relates to opposites is, at least potentially, quite revolutionary. Each side of any pair of opposites is understood ... Read More

If you've ever doubted the intelligence, self-awareness, and expressive capacities of non-human Beings, wander on over to Elephants Painting. The lives of many of these amazing artists may soon be in ... Read More

Painting, poetry and calligraphy all hold honored places within the history of Taoism. These art-forms are used to express the essential values of Taoism: a close observation and deep ... Read More

What is the meaning of the well-known Taoist Yin-Yang (or Taiji) symbol? In terms of Taoist cosmology, the circle represents Tao – the undifferentiated Unity out of which all ... Read More

Since everything is but an apparition, Perfect in being what it is, Having nothing to do with good or bad, Acceptance or rejection You might as well burst out laughing! ~ Longchenpa * * Longchenpa - ... Read More