Tao-term paper
The original form of Taoism is sometimes called philosophical Taoism or classical Taoism. Taoism never even had a name until Buddhism came to China. It was nameless. Lao Tzu even states that “Tao” is only used because it is the closest word in meaning. Nothing can be said about the Tao without taking away from the meaning. When Taoism finally was acknowledged, it changed from its strict philosophical path to a religious one, with its own priests and holy men. For many centuries Taoism was just a way of life followed by peasant, farmer and gentleman philosopher and artist. They reflected and mediated. They learned from the highest teacher, nature. They meditated using the energy moving through their bodies and mapped out the roads and paths it traveled upon. Each man and woman was his or her own priest. The connection with the divine or Tao was the sacred trust of each individual. Taoism was said to have been created by
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Lao Tzu, Tzu Tao, Followers Tao, Lao Tzu's, lao tzu, , Chuang Tzu, Chuang Tzus, Buddhism China, Taoism Taoism, chuang tzu,
Approximate Word count = 630
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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