This video introduces Daoism, one of China’s oldest philosophical and spiritual traditions. Viewers learn about core ideas like living in harmony with the Dao (or “the Way”), the balance of yin and ...

Taoism, also known as Daoism, is an ancient Chinese philosophy and spiritual tradition that gave excellent life lessons to people, ones that are relevant and useful even today. It is said that the ...

To Dick, Daoism wasn’t necessarily found in disciplines or doctrines, but rather exerted a pervasive, subtle, and practical influence. Whether one had “heard the word” or not is irrelevant, and the ...

Louis Komjathy, Tracing the Contours of Daoism in North America, Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions, Vol. 8, No. 2 (November 2004), pp. 5-27 ...

The foundational text of Daoism, known as the “Dao De Jing,” allegedly composed by the sixth-century B.C. Chinese sage Laozi, begins by denying its own comprehensibility. In the first line, it ...

In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll learn about Confucianism and Daoism! A large proportion of Chinese people believe in a god—yet most report they don’t belong to any religion ...

President Xi's campaign has the backing of all state-controlled religious organisations. China's government has been going ahead with its religious persecution without impunity. In its latest ...

A short introduction to Laozi and Daoism. This is part of a series that examines Chinese belief systems: how people think and behave, philosophically and relgiously. In understanding Chinese belief ...

To put it loosely, Daoism and its art fill a similar niche in China to that of Shinto in Japan. Both are native, localized religions that persist despite the overwhelming influence of their larger ...

A scholar of Daoist rituals explains how the indigenous tradition of China understands the human body as being part of the larger cosmos.

Where to start when navigating the diffuse and complex tradition of thought and religious practice dating back to the very beginnings of Chinese civilization.