By Shawn Cartwright
Taoist thought suggests you should “Be like the Sun and Moon.”
This saying means several things, but one important one is that the sun radiates outward and the moon reflects.
The sun is full, so it radiates, asking nothing but giving everything. The moon is empty; it has nothing, so it receives everything.
The sun does not give [...]
By Shawn Cartwright
Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism are the “Trinity” of Chinese belief systems. Of those, Taoism is considered the oldest, followed by Confucianism and Buddhism*. Although sectarian debates exist among some of the less enlightened practitioners, those of attainment consider the three as one.
Taoism provides a cultivation path for Immortality, Confucianism for Sagehood, and Buddhism for Enlightenment. [...]