American Taoism

06/13/2015

Has anyone tried Jeff Primack's QiGong? Do you feel like it would be a good example of an American Taoist practice?

www.Qigong.com

06/01/2015

Taoist morning practice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlUN6CWRONk

05/19/2015

Be like water

02/06/2015

Taoist Tai Chi Society is getting a larger headquarters in Florida

Taoist Tai Chi Society to Locate National Headquarters and International Conference Center in Tampa Bay Area A Community Meeting to share our plans for the renovation of this beautiful historic hotel with our neighbors, is scheduled on Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 5:30-7PM at the Church of the Good Shepard, 6…

01/01/2015

Act before there is a problem; Bring order before there is disorder.

A tree that fills the arms’ embrace is born from a downy shoot; A terrace nine layers high starts from a basketful of earth; An ascent of a hundred strides begins beneath one’s foot.

Who acts fails; Who grasps loses.

For this reason, The sage does not act.

Therefore, He does not fail.

10/20/2014

Here's some info on the speaker:

Louis Komjathy 康思奇 (Ph.D., Religious Studies; Boston University) is Associate Professor of Chinese Religions and Comparative Religious Studies in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego. He is also founding Co-director of the Center for Daoist Studies, foundin…

10/20/2014

Hi Charleston Daoists,
I just created an event you may be interested in. The speaker is Dr. Louis Komjathy, one of the top scholars of Daoism in the US, as well as a practitioner.
Hope to see you there!

07/29/2014

http://youtu.be/Iv9zocKASsM

11/14/2013

Hey, Charleston Daoists... I think you'll enjoy this!

What happens when international spiritual tourists meet Daoist monks on Mt. Hua, Chinas most sacred peak? As they search for a common language to talk about Daoist cultivation, they manage to break through barriers of culture and social positioning to experience a shared sense of seeking after Dao,…

09/05/2012

Accomplish difficult tasks by starting out with what is easy in them.

07/27/2012

A tree that is inflexible will snap.
The unyielding and mighty shall be brought low;
The soft, supple and delicate will be set above.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7RO4Tm_PTA&feature=player_detailpage

Tall wheat grass tosses and rolls in waves on a windy day in Mulhouse, France, accompanied by the soundtrack of Movement IV of Vangelis' «El Greco», sung by ...

10/23/2011

A list of Daoist Organizations in North America http://www.daoistcenter.org/organizations.pdf

10/23/2011

Just found this American Taoist with a blog. http://www.americantaoist.com/

Welcome to American Taoist! Read about the lessons learned from an average American living Taoist philosophies and trying to get right with Tao.

05/26/2010

The Way gives birth to them and integrity nurtures them. Matter forms them and function completes them.

05/10/2010

Interesting video touching on Taoism and promoting vegetarianism. You may want to skip to about 11 minutes to get to the meat of this video. No pun intended. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2nuab_the-three-treasures-of-taoism-part_shortfilms

Vegetarianism A Noble Way of Living - Episode 317, Our Noble Lineage: The Three Treasures of Taoism - Part 1, Air date: July 28, 2007 (VEG - 20070728)