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By Elizabeth Reninger, About.com Guide

Guide Review - David Loy's "Nonduality: A Study In Comparative Philosophy" -- Mirror-Image Philosophies & Shared Nondual Experience Created: Thursday, May 10, 2012 Updated: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Guide review of David Loy's
Guide Review - David Loy's "Nonduality: A Study In Comparative Philosophy" -- The Common Thread Of Taoism, Mahayana Buddhism & Advaita Vedanta Created: Thursday, May 10, 2012 Updated: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Guide review of David Loy's
Guide Review - David Loy's "Nonduality: A Study In Comparative Philosophy" -- Nondual Action & Nondual Thinking Created: Thursday, May 10, 2012 Updated: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Guide review of David Loy's
Qi Emission (Fa Gong) & Distance Qigong Healing Created: Friday, May 04, 2012 Updated: Friday, May 04, 2012
What is qigong healing? (Also known as Fa Gong, qi-emission, energy-healing & distance-healing)
Basics Created: Monday, May 19, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 01, 2012
An introduction to Taoism's key concepts and history. What is the
Aikido - The Way Of Harmonious Spirit - Morihei Ueshiba Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
An introduction to Aikido - the martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba.
Tao Te Ching - Verse 48 - Exploration Based Upon Hu Xuezhi's Commentary & Translation Created: Friday, April 27, 2012 Updated: Friday, April 27, 2012
Commentary on verse 48 of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching.
Tao Te Ching - Verse 22 - Commentary Created: Friday, April 27, 2012 Updated: Friday, April 27, 2012
An exploration of verse 22 of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching.
Three Women Taoist Poets - Li Qingzhao, Chou Xuanjing & Cui Shaoxuan Created: Thursday, April 26, 2012 Updated: Friday, April 27, 2012
An introduction to Taoist poet-yoginis Li Qingzhao, Chou Xuanjing & Cui Shaoxuan.
Hun & Po: The Ethereal & Corporeal Soul In Taoist Practice - Formless & Tangible Consciousness Created: Thursday, April 26, 2012 Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012
What are Hun & Po, in Taoist practice? An introduction here to several different ways of understanding the ethereal and corporeal soul, in Taoist practice -- in conversation with the distinction be...
Sushumna Nadi - Chong Mai - Penetrating Vessel Created: Thursday, April 19, 2012 Updated: Thursday, April 19, 2012
An introduction to the Sushumna Nadi or Chong Mai, in relation to Taoist yoga.
In Taoist Retreat -- Cloud Hands Taiji & Qigong Created: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
How practicing the taiji/qigong cloud-hands can support a transcendence of the movement/stillness polarity.
In Taoist Retreat -- Wonder & Awe Created: Sunday, April 15, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 15, 2012
The wonder and awe of the natural world, are great supports for Taoist practice. In this essay, Elizabeth describes her experience of hearing coyotes singing ...
Acupressure Treasures -- Tai Yang -- Supreme Yang (Sun) Created: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 24, 2012
How to apply acupressure at Tai Yang, to resolve headaches and eye-strain.
Taoism, Qigong & Visualization - How Does Visualization Work? Created: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Qigong and visualization practice: how does visualization work, in the context of various Taoist practices?
Acupressure Treasures -- Lao Gong -- Pericardium 8 Created: Friday, December 16, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
An introduction to Lao Gong - the 8th point on the Pericardium meridian - used in acupressure, acupuncture and qigong healing.
Internal Alchemy: An Overview Created: Monday, December 10, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Inner Alchemy is the Taoist art and science of gathering, storing and circulating the energies of the human body. The Taoist practitioner learns to cultivate and transform the
Acupressure Sequence To Relieve Computer Eye-Strain Created: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Relieve computer eye-strain in just five minutes with this simple, wonderful acupressure sequence.
Acupressure Treasures - Yin Tang - Hall of Impression Created: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
An introduction to Yin Tang - gateway into the Upper Dantian, home of shen/spirit. Includes acupressure instruction.
Acupressure Treasures -- Nei Guan (Inner Pass) -- Pericardium 6 Created: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
An introduction to Nei Guan, the sixth point on the Pericardium meridian, including acupressure technique and point location.
Guide Review of "The Journey Home" by Radhanath Swami Created: Monday, March 19, 2012 Updated: Monday, March 19, 2012
A guide review of
Taoism & The Tenets Of Valid Cognition Created: Monday, March 12, 2012 Updated: Monday, March 12, 2012
What counts as a logically-valid source of knowledge? Tibetan Buddhism -- via the work of Dignaga and Dharmakirti -- offers one answer, which can be useful to us as Taoist practitioners.
The Tao That Can Be Spoken: Shantarakshita & The Ten-Thousand Things Created: Monday, March 12, 2012 Updated: Monday, March 12, 2012
A friendly conversation between Laozi -- the founder of Taoism -- and the Buddhist sage Shantarakshita, on the relationship between Absolute and Relative Truth.
Yuan Mei - Ch'ing Dynasty Poet Created: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
An introduction to the Ch'ing Dynasty poet Yuan Mei, along with a sampling of his lovely poems.
Wang Wei - Tang Dynasty Poet Created: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
A brief introduction to the Tang Dynasty poet Wang Wei, with a sampling of a couple of his lovely poems.
Introduction To The Conception Vessel -- Ren Meridian Created: Sunday, February 26, 2012 Updated: Sunday, February 26, 2012
An introduction to the Conception Vessel (aka Ren Mai or Ren Meridian) -- the most yin of the body's meridians.
Introduction To The Governing Vessel - Du Meridian Created: Sunday, February 26, 2012 Updated: Sunday, February 26, 2012
An introduction to the Governing Vessel (aka Du Mai or Du Meridian) -- the most yang of the body's meridians.
Getting Real: Daode Jing & The Names Of God -- Musings On Set Theory, Real Numbers & The Devotional Practice Of Chanting Created: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Verse one of the Daode Jing states that the
Five-Element Generating (Sheng) & Control (Ke) Cycles - Nourishment, Destruction, Overacting & Insulting Cycles Created: Friday, February 17, 2012 Updated: Friday, February 17, 2012
An introduction to the Five-Element Generating (Sheng) and Control (Ke) cycles.
Simultaneous Mind & The Mysterious Pass - The Tao As The Ten-Thousand Things Created: Monday, February 13, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
An exploration of the Taoist notion of the
Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching - Verse Ten - Commentary By Hu Xuezhi & Elizabeth Reninger Created: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, February 07, 2012
A conversation with verse ten of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, on unifying vitality and consciousness.
Tu Fu - Introduction To Taoist Poet-Sage Tu Fu Created: Sunday, January 29, 2012 Updated: Sunday, January 29, 2012
An introduction to the Taoist poet-sage Tu Fu, with a sampling of his poems.

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