Taoism

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Taoism

• We place our trust and our lives in the Tao,
  that we may live in peace and balance with the
  Universe, both in this mortal life and beyond."

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History

• The Tao
• The way
• Indescribablebalanceharmony of opposites
• Lao-Tse
• Tao-te-Ching
• Persecution
• Ching Dynasty
• 20 Million
• 30,000

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Beliefs

• The Tao is everywhere.
• There is no personified deity.
• Human forms are representations of the one Tao.
• Inner meditation outer observation
• Time is cyclical
• Each person must nurture the Chi that has been
  given to them.

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The Three Jewels

• Compassion
• Moderation
• Humility

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• Plan in advance
• Be kind, because kindness is reciprocated.
• People are compassionate.
• wu wei
• The river should run to the sea unimpeded.

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The Yin Yang

• The balance of opposites
• Nothing is every just black and white
• The dark is the feminine
• Yin
• The light is the masculine
• Yang

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Practices

• Meditation
• Illness is caused by a disruption to the Chi
  caused by a lack of balance.
• Practice Tai Chi
• Exercise that works all parts of the body.
• I Ching

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The duality

• You must behave well
• You must establish yourself in harmony with the
  Tao, through your Chi