Taoism & Confucianism

Taoism originated in China long ago and is composed of a number of different disciplines which together help the individual live in harmony with nature and advance towards states of greater happiness and fulfillment. According to Dr. Chang, author of The Great Tao, the disciplines of Taoism are:

• The Tao of Philosophy - living and cooperating with others
• The Tao of Revitalization - maintaining youthfulness
• The Tao of Diet - maintaining health
• The Tao of Herbology - healing and strengthening
• The Tao of Healing Art - overcoming illness
• The Tao of Sex Wisdom - using sexual energy for health and higher consciousness
• The Tao of Mastery - working with destiny
• The Tao of Success - making life work

Also see, Books On Taoism / Confucianism, Sites On Taoism / Confucianism, or our home page, spiritual-paths.com

Books On Taoism / Confucianism

• The Essential Confucius: The Heart of Confucius' Teachings in Authentic I Ching Order - tr. Thomas Cleary
• The Great Tao - Dr. Stephen T. Chang
• The I Ching: Or, Book of Changes - tr. Richard Wilhelm & C. F. Baynes
• The I Ching & the Genetic Code: The Hidden Key to Life - Martin Schonberger
• The Secret of the Golden Flower: The Classic Chinese Book of Life - tr. Thomas Cleary
• The Tao & the Tree of Life: Alchemical and Sexual Mysteries of the East and West - Eric Steven Yudelove
• Tao Te Ching - Lao Tsu
• Thunder in the Sky: Secrets on the Acquisition and Exercise of Power - tr. Thomas Cleary
• Understanding the I Ching: The Wilhelm Lectures on the Book of Changes - Helmut Wilhelm & Richard Wilhelm
• Vitality, Energy, Spirit: A Taoist Sourcebook - tr. Thomas Cleary

Sites On Taoism / Confucianism

Taoism - I Ching or Yi Jing

http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/taoism/iching.htm

A list of sites and publications on the I Ching. Includes a terse html version of Wilhelm's translation. Home page is the Taoism Information Page at http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/taoism/index.htm and includes sites and publications on Taoist-related topics. (Also under I Ching.)

LaoTze -- DaoDeJing [ Tao Te Ching ]

http://www.chinapage.com/laotze.html

These two files are the original Chinese text and its English translation of DaoDeJing respectively. The Chinese and its English translation are fully hyperlinked chapter by chapter.

DaoDeJing - Chinese text in [gif] - The complete text of LaoTze's DaoDeJing in Chinese. The text is presented as graphics [gif], which can be viewed without Chinese software or fonts. This is hyperlinked to the English text below.

DaoDeJing - English Translation - Complete English translation of DaoDeJing. This is hyperlinked to the Chinese text above.