| Tao is the underlying beauty that comes from the | | | | it comprehends. However, the act of defining life limits |
| grace of the God Force flowing through all things. | | | | your perception of it. |
| Tao is not a religion. And, unlike a a lot of religions, Tao | | | | When you are able to say, "I do not want to be right, I |
| doesn't have any rules. Tao is a spiritual and | | | | want to be happy". . . and you pursue the way of Tao, |
| philosophical idea. It makes suggestions rather than | | | | what falls away is the baggage of your beliefs and |
| offering dogma, regulations, and hierarchies. | | | | your ego. What is left is the awareness of Truth your |
| You cannot put a name to what Tao is. It is beyond | | | | senses have covered. Then, you once again regain |
| description. It is timeless and immortal and has no | | | | your vision, your freedom and your joy! |
| definition. It is the essence of all things, and it sustains all | | | | Taoism teaches you to detach. . . not only from the |
| evolution. If you can name it, then it is not Tao. | | | | world's emotions and the emotions of people around |
| Tao is an interesting philosophy that comes from | | | | you, but it teaches you to observe and detach from |
| China. It's written "Tao", but pronounced "Dow". Taoism | | | | your own emotions. In learning to detach from your |
| takes you from the world of only ego, glamour and | | | | yearnings and anxieties, you become more clear and |
| illusion into the spirituality of nature and the Infinite Self. | | | | less a victim of your own drama. It's almost like |
| You've probably seen the 'Tao Te Ching' or 'Dow De | | | | standing above yourself and watching what is going |
| Ching' in the bookstores. The Tao Te Ching was | | | | on, rather than owning the whole show! |
| written in about 500 B.C., in theory by a person called | | | | Tao indicates a way of thinking and living that is in |
| Lao-Tzu. Lao-Tzu means "old man". And, as beautiful | | | | alignment with the unspoken way things are in the |
| as the work is, usually when you first read it you have | | | | natural order in our Universe. What Tao requires is to |
| no clue as to what it means. | | | | experience beyond thinking and experience the reality |
| Only the ego needs to define, discriminate, quantify and | | | | of what one is. See what is, as it is. |
| measure things in order to create a framework to life. . | | | | Tao expresses a philosophy advocating simplicity, |
| . so it can feel secure and comfortable with what little | | | | humility and love! |