Daoism Analysis

I grabbed my bag and went downstairs, I was late for work. Traffic is extremely bad in Beijing, China in the morning so I probably will be one hour late for my business meeting. My boss will understand because we both practice Taoism and he is aware that I participate in martial arts every morning before my day shift at work. I do not participate in martial arts for a week straight, somedays I like to participate in breath exercises, massages, yoga and even meditation. These physical practices are meant to make me both mentally and physically stronger so I can be in close harmony with Tao. These practices are often called internal alchemy (Alchemy, 2014). I enjoy spending one hour of my morning getting close to Tao to start my morning. My religion

An hour has passed and I finally make it to work. I texted my boss that I would be late and as I said before, he was very understanding as he too was not on time himself. As a primary school teacher in a Tao private school, it is important that children are aware of the history of Daoism. Today, in class, I will be teaching a less on how our religion came about, who started it and how it has grown today. To start, I will explain to the kids the definition of Philosophical Daoism: a tradition articulating path to harmony for individuals and society based on understand flowing and natural forces (Esposito, Fasching, & Lewis, 2015). There are actually two types of Daoism: religious and philosophical. We like to tell the children that we are a mixture of both practices. Religious Daoism is a tradition devoted to attaining individual immortality through alchemical infusions or meditative practices (Esposito, Fasching, & Lewis, 2015). There are three central Dao notions that explain the religion and philosophy more clearly. First, there is a notion that humanity is interconnected in a web of interacting natural forces, some visible, some unseen, all shifting and reversing direction when they reach their climax (Esposito, Fasching, & Lewis,

My students always tell me that they are very confused about the yin-yang concept and I try to explain it to them the simplest way possible. Yin-yang is a principle of natural and complementary forces, it promotes balance. Like dark or light, male or female and cold or hot, yin-yang is supposed to bring balance into your life. As an unmarried woman, yin-yang is hard for me to attain because I feel as if I do not have anyone to balance my life with. Daoism is very “either or” based. For example, the concept of Wu and Yu is about non-being and being or not-having and having. It is extremely difficult for me to find balance in my life and doing it a way that ultimately pleases Dao. I feel like I will eventually master this, but until then, I will still continue to try my hardest to instill balance into my