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	Daoism - MSN Encarta
		Daoist philosophy was a reaction against the chaotic violence and the arbitrary laws and strict social hierarchy in the states.
		The early Daoist philosophers were a relatively small number of sages, such as Yang Zhu (Yang Chu); Laozi (Lao-tzu), the legendary founder of Taoism; Zhuangzi (Chuang-tzu), Laozi’s disciple; and Liezi (Lieh-tzu).
		Daoists believed that most of the organized efforts to correct the situation—including the codes developed by Confucius and Mozi (Mo-tzu) to regulate society, learning, or virtuous actions—simply added to the disharmony by their aggressive striving to shape people’s actions.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761555647/Daoism.html (1193 words)

	Daoism - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		Daoist philosophy is based on the Dao, an ancient Chinese concept that means “way,” “path,” or “natural working of the universe.” Daoists consider the Dao an original Oneness in things, an eternal underlying foundation of being from which the many parts of the universe continuously spring and into which they continuously return.
		According to Daoist thought, human beings are an integral part of the universe and, by nature, are in harmony with its operations.
		The highest social organization desired by Daoists was a small state containing isolated and independent villages of free individuals who would not compete with other villages or states for land or trade and who would thus not feel the need for war.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761555647___4/Daoism.html (476 words)

	Daoism
		The Daoist tradition is a community of practitioners connected to each other as a historical and energetic continuum.
		One is a Daoist based on the extent to which one is aligned with and embodies the Dao in its multi-layered numinosity.
		Throughout Daoist history, the Dao has become manifest through the revelations of specific deities and immortals, through their interaction with and self-disclosure to human beings.
	www.daoistcenter.org /Daoism.html (546 words)

	GLOSSARY OF TERMS
		Daoists used the word in a special sense, which is why the school takes its name from this term.
		When Daoists speak of Heaven, it is often unclear whether they are referring to a deity, to Nature as a whole, or to their image of the Great Dao.
		Daoists pictured the essential quality of the Dao in terms of the dynamic processes of Nature (that is, the non-human sphere of the cosmos).
	www.indiana.edu /~p374/gloss.html (2900 words)

	CHAPTER VIII THE DAOIST RELIGION OF CHINA
		Daoist religion was born at the time of the Han Emperor Shun-di at the end of the first century A.D. At this time China already had a written history of about 2,000 years.
		Daoists claim that people have both a spirit or soul and a body, both of which are constructed from qi.
		In the earliest Daoist scriptures, however, where it is said there that the character `Mu' indicates the proof of the longevity of the deity Xiwang Mu is merely a deity of long life.
	www.crvp.org /book/Series03/III-3/chapter_viii_the_daoist_religion.htm (2375 words)

	Buddhism
		To employ poison to attack poison is a Daoist principle which would be validated in modern medical the practice of vaccination, the use of antibiotics and chemotherapy treatments.
		Daoists believe that the dao (path) of life, since it eludes taxonomic definition and intellectual pursuit, can only be intuitively experienced through mystic meditation, by special breathing exercises and sexual techniques to enhance the mind and harmonize the body.
		Daoists consider the duty of a ruler as that of protecting with minimal interference his subjects from harm, thus avoiding the overriding injury that excessive intervention would bring.
	mailman.lbo-talk.org /1998/1998-November/010692.html (1901 words)

	Dædalus
		Although Daoists have never experienced anything on the scale of present-day global warming, it is clear that Daoist traditions have always paid particular attention to the circumstances of their physical environment.
		Daoist temples are recognized as valuable tourist attractions, and thus the functioning of Daoism is now authorized so long as it falls within the bounds of the economic goals of the state authorities.
		Daoists seek primarily to realize a sort of transparency or porosity between their bodily identity and the economy of cosmic power in which it is embedded.
	www.amacad.org /publications/fall2001/miller.aspx (5414 words)

	Dong, Hai-Chuan - The Founder Of Modern Baguazhang - Nine Dragon Baguazhang
		Monks reputedly of the Daoist Long-Men sect (Dragon door Daoists) found him and he was said to have been instructed in a healing method of exercise used by these Daoist monks who practiced a meditative method of walking in circles and chanting mantras.
		It is said that perhaps the Long-Men Daoist monks with whom he claimed to have studied were disappointed in Dong as he was illiterate and could only learn the basic circle walking methods and could not fully comprehend their practice based on the very complicated book the Yijing.
		Daoist Qi exercises and the depth of the Yijing profoundly influenced the development and evolution of Sun's Baguazhang methods.
	www.ninedragonbaguazhang.com /donghai.htm (2142 words)

	Methods to Gain Immortality
		Mad Daoist; in my opinion, smartest guy in the world, just about everything here is from his site or he said it.
		As in most Daoist related things, it is a union of paradoxes ;) Anyway, on a coarse level, it is an excercise to promote health and longevity, as well as refine one's level of qi manipulation.
		Daoists call this Jade Nectar, and they believe to be very benificial, like a piece of gold left over from an alchemical firing process.
	www.angelfire.com /gundam/manji/page13.html (1628 words)

	Dietetics
		Daoists seek to understand, clarify, attend to, and modify such influences.
		Daoist dietetics is far more complex than "food consumption." In addition to the ingestion of food, Daoist dietetics includes herbology and minerology, fasting regimens, ingestion of seasonal and locality influences, and absorption of astral effulgences.
		Generally speaking, Daoists seek to ingest purer influences, to move from materiality to subtlety.
	www.daoistcenter.org /Contours/Dietetics.html (319 words)

	Qi in Jiulong Baguazhang. Page 4 - Nine Dragon Baguazhang.
		Daoists, the most varied and prolific of Qigong creators, employed a full range of techniques, such as standing and seated meditation, physical gymnastics or yoga-like exercise, nutrition, herbals and guided imagery.
		A uniquely Daoist contribution to Qigong, was the practice of harmonizing human activities with the rhythms of nature and cycles of the heavens.
		The Daoist system of all the schools of Qigong practice, is the most comprehensive and diverse, it places equal emphasis on physical health and spiritual awareness.
	www.jiulongbaguazhang.com /jiulongqi4.htm (300 words)

	Liu Xang (Mingdi) - Eastern (Later) Han Ruler and Emperor Biographies - English
		Daoists preached about paradises that were full of beautiful hanging garden and where life would never be a burden.
		Some Daoist monks extended their search for salvation in nature by focusing on the bliss of sexual intercourse, and some of the holy men searched for everlasting life through exercises or dietary regimes.
		Daoist priests gathered around them followers who believed they had joined an exclusive group that was concerned with their well-being.
	www.kongming.net /novel/han/liuxang.php (336 words)

	Eminent Philosophers and Accomplished Daoists
		Wang Wenqing was a celebrated Daoist priest during the last years of the Northern Song dynasty and the first years of the Southern Song dynasty, and the founder of the Divine Heaven sect......
		Zhang Sanfeng was a Daoist from Yizhou of Laodong (southwest of present-day Zhangwu in Liaoning province) in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties......
		Wang Changyue, born in Changzhi County, Shanxi province, was a famous Daoist of the Dragon Gate Sect in the early Qing Dynasty......
	www.eng.taoism.org.hk /general-daoism/eminent-philosophers&accomplished-daoists (811 words)

	FORE: Publications-Books-CSWR Series-Daoism Introduction
		This is because some of the most prominent forms of Daoist religious cosmology recommend the transformation of the individual as a celestial being who is fully translucent to the cosmic environment in which he or she is situated.
		Knowing in the Daoist sense is always alchemical and ecological in nature since it depends on the revelatory experience and practice that comes in and through the transformation of the human body in corporate relation with all other particular bodies.
		The ecoreligious goal of Daoist meditational and ritual practice is to mirror unobtrusively the dynamic spontaneity of one’s environment, to become imperceptible and transparent as though one were not at all.
	environment.harvard.edu /religion/publications/books/book_series/cswr/daointro.html (8334 words)

	A Daoist Philosophy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Daoist dialectic is a thought-process and method of operation which, Daoists believe, is an attunement to a natural process in the universe, like the tuning of a radio to a radio-station; this process is considered a "natural power".
		In the Daoist view, this is because they had a "crash through or crash" approach, they were prepared to push an extreme position as far as it would go.
		Daoists acknowledge that there are people who willingly cause harm, but we would say that even the worst person has some redeeming qualities.
	users.cyberone.com.au /myers/daoist.html (4709 words)

	Chinese Cultural Studies: Stephen F Teiser: Spirits of Chinese Religions
		Most Daoists have argued that the meaningful past is the period that preceded, chronologically and metaphysically, the past in which the legendary sages of Confucianism lived.
		For Daoists the philosophical equivalent to the pre-imperial primordium is a state of chaotic wholeness, sometimes called _hundun_, roughly translated as ``chaos.'' In that state, imagined as an uncarved block or as the beginning of life in the womb, nothing is lacking.
		In this perspective the Daoist gods differ in kind from the profane spirits of the popular tradition: the former partake of the pure and impersonal Dao, while the latter demand the sacrifice of meat and threaten their benighted worshippers with ill ness and other curses.
	academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu /core9/phalsall/texts/lopez.html (15596 words)

	Analects criticism of the Daoists
		So it is not surprising to find some indirect criticism of the Daoists in the later chapters (15-20) of the Analects that were written after 300 B.C. "The Master said: 'A man can broaden a Way; it is not the Way that broadens man." (Analects 15:29)
		"This is probably a swipe at the Daoists" (Brooks
		The wrong friends are those snared in petty advocacy, the low profile "weakness" Daoists of DDJ 43, and the specious talkers" (Brooks)
	www.geocities.com /hrt236/crit.html (337 words)

	Emei Mountain - Nine Dragon Baguazhang.
		Daoist temples were first erected on this mountain in the eastern Han dynasty (200 B.C.).
		Buddhist and Daoist monks lived in harmony practicing meditation, healing arts Daoyin (Yoga) herbalism and the various modalities of their spiritual practices.
		Traditional Emei Wushu is both Buddhist and Daoist in nature as well as a mixture of internal and external martial arts.
	www.ninedragonbaguazhang.com /emei.htm (1572 words)

	Daoist Philosophy [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
		Daoists practiced breathing exercises, used herbal remedies, and they employed an instruction booklet for sexual positions and intercourse, all designed to enhance the flow of qi energy.
		Daoist practices were meant for everyone, regardless of their origin, gender, social position, or wealth.
		Daoists believe that the dao is untangling the knots of life, blunting the sharp edges of relationships and problems, and turning down the light on painful occurrences (ch.
	www.iep.utm.edu /d/daoism.htm (7141 words)

	Ancient Way: Acupuncture
		The transformation of the seasons, the flow of water, and the growth of plants inspired the early Daoist philosophers, doctors, and sages.
		Daoists practicing meditation and Yoga-like exercises came to have a tremendous degree of body awareness.
		Whether it is seen through the natural metaphors of the Daoists, or the brain scans of the modern researchers, acupuncture is an amazingly subtle, elegant, and effective therapy which aids the body to heal itself.
	www.ancientway.com /Pages/Acupuncture.html (917 words)

	Ma Danyang's Twelve Acupoints: Valuable Points for Acupuncturists to Know and Use
		In addition to these services, the resident Daoists spend much time in meditation and also in working at the monastery (sweeping the floor is the quintessential maintenance activity for monks to perform, representing the sweeping away of mundane dust of the world).
		The Daoists believed that once one began on the path to purification of the body by these practices, illness would be banished unless one still failed to clear the mind.
		Although such losses would be normal for all other men, the practitioners of the immortality arts considered any such loss a huge setback and a threat to their potential for both the health and longevity of the body and the ability to attain immortality of the spirit.
	www.itmonline.org /arts/madanyang.htm (5421 words)

	dragonherbs \| herbs - qi tonics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Daoist philosophy was deeply naturalistic and featured as a centerpiece the concept that man is one with nature.
		Many Daoists were hermits and almost all lived in the mountains or countryside.
		All Daoist and Chan Buddhist masters knew secret formulas that they used themselves to cultivate certain spiritual qualities, and passed on to their disciples.
	www.dragonherbs.com /programs/programs.asp?program=9 (1368 words)

	chinesehistorypage
		According to the Daoists’ philosophical history, the founder of the religion was Lao Tzi.
		Another important philosophy followed by the Daoists, is the concept of the composition of opposites to produce harmony.
		Today, there are very few Daoists left who practice the religion as it was begun in the fourth century B.C. However, there are Daoist monks who still believe in retreating and returning to the primitive agrarian way of life.
	faculty.rmwc.edu /fwebb/buck/jlgornto/chinesehistorypage.html (832 words)

	Daoist Philosophy [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
		Daoist practices were meant for everyone, regardless of their origin, gender, social position, or wealth.
		Daoists believe that the dao is untangling the knots of life, blunting the sharp edges of relationships and problems, and turning down the light on painful occurrences (ch.
		As Buddhism gradually grew stronger during the Tang, Daoist and Confucian intellectuals sought to initiate a conversation with it.
	www.utm.edu /research/iep/d/daoism.htm (7213 words)

	Short Introduction and History of Daoism \| Taoism \| Daoist Studies
		Daoist priests today claim to be ordained in a lineage that stretches back to this original founder.
		The fourth period, since 1949, has been a near-total catastrophe for Daoism, particularly during the period of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-76) when many Daoist temples were destroyed and the overt functioning of the religion to all intents and purposes ceased to exist in mainland China.
		Since 1980 Daoism has begun to be practiced openly again in China and a new generation of Daoists are struggling to rebuild their temples and recover their tradition.
	www.daoiststudies.org /begin.php (1208 words)

	Healing Dao Forum
		The immortal and Daoist priest, Zhang San-feng, was the legendary founder of Taiji Quan.
		The objective of Daoist spiritual yoga was the liberation of the yang soul (Shen) from the hindrance of the yin or gross physical body.
		The Daoist seekers of immortality believed that the bodily processes and functions normally leading to death could be ‘reversed’ by concentrating and purifying the Three Treasures.16 By reversing the life-to-death process with various meditation and visualization techniques, one could return to his or her state of ‘pre-birth’ and transform the coarse body into subtle energy.
	www.healingtaousa.com /cgi-bin/tpost.pl?smessage=11509 (5541 words)

	Taoism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
		Classical Daoist philosophy was successfully extinguished by the imperial suppression of thought that initiated China's philosophical "Dark Age." The institution of Confucianism as the official orthodoxy of the Han cemented the stagnation firmly in place.
		The Daoist abandonment of Buddhist theory is accompanied by another traditional Daoist feature — the emphasis on total absorption in practice of a highly cultivated skill.
		Daoists are more likely to play with these metaphysical metaphors than Confucians or Mohists — who mainly point to (their favored part of) dao.
	plato.stanford.edu /entries/taoism (14216 words)

	Ancient Chinese Housing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Daoists followed Laozi, a man referred to as the old Philosopher.
		Daoists lived by the rules of nature, they worshipped disciples who supposedly had magical powers.
		The Daoists believed that the world would be perfect in the Ying and Yang (sometimes interpreted as the male species and the female species) were balanced.
	www.ecfs.org /projects/fieldstonlowercomputer2002/alt/pbchina/pbtraditions.html (435 words)

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