DiscoUkulele Posted April 30, 2013 Hi, everyone! I'm new to the site. I had a fascination with Taoism during my high school years, and somehow managed to wander from it. But now, I'm feeling myself drawn to it again. I've been struggling with a chronic pain condition for the last few years, and have started turning to Qigong and acupuncture to help with some of the imbalance that I believe is underlying it. While studying Qigong on my own, I've started finding myself fascinated by Taoism once again, and have been craving additional resources to study. Unfortunately, so many of the Qigong and Taoism websites I've stumbled on seem... less than trustworthy. Anyways, I definitely look forward to meeting, and learning from, all of you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samurai Mountain man Posted April 30, 2013 You can learn all you want about taoism, the practices, the traditions, origins and "theories" but learning Tao is a different sort of thing, I don't think you can learn Tao from anyone, all they can do is help you forget what you think you know and realize the Tao that's already within and arround you. Forget what you know, and it'll become clear. Reject your own wisdom and you'll double it. Forsake your wealth and you'll find value. Breathe in, breathe out;two opposite actions, always part of the same principle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
voidisyinyang Posted May 2, 2013 high five me five times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjm Posted May 2, 2013 Well said, Samurai Mountain Man (OK, that sounded like a line from a movie). And welcome, DiscoUkelele! The only thing I would add to SMM's post is that you (DU) used the word "study" repeatedly in your post. Taoism is not something to be studied, it is something to guide you and be practiced. It's the difference between using just your mind, or engaging your intuition and whole being. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
