Recent Discussions

New to the Group

Posted on Jun 2nd, 2009 by

I'm not really all that new to Gaia, I have had an account before. I am new to the Taoist Temple and Taoism. I have been studying Feng Shui and learning to redirect my ch'i... More »

Float (a song)

Posted on May 31st, 2009 by

I-P in POEMS IN THE TAOIST SPIRIT

Float Dance around the Tree of Life and Levity will come to you; pull your own weight and strife will give you that much more to pull for elegance is effortless its nothing that you... More »

Hi!

Posted on Aug 19th, 2008 by

jdp in Welcome to the Temple!

Not new to zaadz/gaia but I think new to this group. Forever joining/unjoining but pretty sure this is new. I'm not really anyTHING. Went to the tag cloud, clicked on Love and scrolled til something... More »

A Taste of Alan Watts

Posted on Apr 20th, 2008 by

Samme in Modern Taoism

Please check out this audio recording by Alan Watts with accompanying animation. http://www.neticons.net/music_life/ thank you, Samme

Re: Body Work

Posted on Apr 13th, 2008 by

dolphin77 in The Physical

Hi everyone, I practice the taoist martial art ot Ba Gua - the sister art to tai chi. Before this I practiced karate. I find that Ba Gua is a very deep and extremely demanding... More »

Re: Hello wonderful friends!

Posted on Apr 11th, 2008 by

Mo in Welcome to the Temple!

Hello Dana and everyone, I can relate to George's statement above (hi George). I keep coming home to the Tao despite my path winding all over the place. I'm having a hard time finding resources... More »

Re: Hello wonderful friends!

Posted on Mar 21st, 2008 by

George in Welcome to the Temple!

Hi Dana, I've been a philosopical Taoist for about 34 years. I've studied and experimented with many other philosophies and religions but always came back to Taoism. It's the only one that seems to fit comfortably.... More »

Names can be given but not permanent labels

Posted on Feb 8th, 2008 by

Omi in Welcome to the Temple!

The fingers move but the mind does not. So vast how could space move? Gazing out, images, sounds and textures arise, change and disappear. Gazing in, mages, sounds, smells, tastes and feelings arise, move and disappear.... More »

Re: Body Work

Posted on Dec 26th, 2007 by

George in The Physical

Hi Samme, I practice Wu Ji Jing Gong Tai Chi. It 's a form I've learned at Silver Tiger studio nearby. Here is a link to the school: http://silvertigertaichi.com/ . I've been studying for about... More »

Re: My use of the Oracle

Posted on Nov 30th, 2007 by

T in I CHING ~ The Book of Changes

I use the I Ching to help remind me of what the path is all about! Sometimes old habit creep into my life and I use the I Ching to help "recenter" my mind.