Family Life
What is the role of women in Taoist practice? Can one be married, have a family - and still be a Taoist? What role does sexual energy play in Taoist practice? In terms of Taoist world-view, what are the differences between "masculine" and "feminine" energy, between Yin and Yang? What is the importance of lineage as a kind of "spiritual family"?
Taoist Master Sun Buer
The 12th-century Taoist Master Sun Buer was married and had three children before - at the age of fifty-one - devoting herself fulltime to Taoist practice.
The 12th-century Taoist Master Sun Buer was married and had three children before - at the age of fifty-one - devoting herself fulltime to Taoist practice.
Bridging Heaven & Earth: "What I Experienced Most Was Laughter"
At the time she experienced a spiritual awakening, Byron Katie - like Sun Buer - was married and had three children. In this inspiring video interview, we find much having to do with family life in relation to spiritual practice. How might "waking up" affect our relationship with our spouse or children? Are "man" and "woman" just names, used conventionally? Take a deep breath and ... dive in!
At the time she experienced a spiritual awakening, Byron Katie - like Sun Buer - was married and had three children. In this inspiring video interview, we find much having to do with family life in relation to spiritual practice. How might "waking up" affect our relationship with our spouse or children? Are "man" and "woman" just names, used conventionally? Take a deep breath and ... dive in!
The Desire For Freedom
Here, Advaita teacher Gangaji speaks about how the desire for freedom takes care of all other desires - an approach which resonates strongly with certain Taoist Inner Alchemy approaches to working the energy of desire.
Here, Advaita teacher Gangaji speaks about how the desire for freedom takes care of all other desires - an approach which resonates strongly with certain Taoist Inner Alchemy approaches to working the energy of desire.