Essays on Taoism

Let’s Not Paint it Black Imagine a bright, meandering river cutting through a dense, luscious growth of trees, bushes, and plants of the like. While I closed my eyes and transported myself to this beautiful place, the only colors I see are a majestic blue…

Confucius and Lao Tzu are widely regarded as two of the most praised and well known Chinese philosophers. The Analects of Confucius is often compared with one of Lao Tzu’s great works, Tao the Ching. They both have unique standpoints, some similar but most differentiating….

Taoism was founded in Shundi around 126-144 AD. Before the Communist Revolution, Taoism was one of the strongest religions in China. Aristotle once said, “Happiness is the chief good and that is the end towards which all other things aim”. In The Tao of Pooh,…