A conversation with the religious scholar Brook Ziporyn on Taoism, life and what might come after. Brook Anthony ZiporynCredit...Devin Oktar Yalkin for The New York Times Supported by By George Yancy ...

George Lucas's multi-billion dollars Star Wars franchise, now owned by the Disney Company, is going to be very popular in China, too. That's because Star Wars is basically a metaphor for Taoism. Star ...

Taoism, which takes the Tao of Laozi as its highest principle, is an indigenous traditional Chinese religion whose fundamental purpose is to help seekers attain transcendence. Taoism originates from ...

This article gives a brief overview of Lao Tzu, who is traditionally described as the founder of Taoism. Lao Tzu (Laozi) is traditionally described as the founder of Taoism, but modern writers think ...

Taoism is an ancient Chinese philosophy that dates back at least 2,500 years. The word Tao literally means “way” or “path.” It is based on the idea that we can learn to align ourselves harmoniously ...

Taoism is an ancient tradition of philosophy and religious belief that is deeply rooted in Chinese customs and worldview. Taoism is also referred to as Daoism, which is a more accurate way of ...

Taoism has no founder and no founding date. It grew out of various religious and philosophical traditions in ancient China, including shamanism and nature religion. Livia Kohn states that: Taoism as a ...

As a young psychiatrist, Bertrand Piccard traveled around China for three weeks in 1992, learning about qigong, a traditional Chinese health and exercise system, and the Chinese philosophy of Taoism.