Taoism...

Its one of the 12 world religions. Taoism appears to be more of a religion than Confucianism. There really isn't a divinity in Taoism more of a unifying force or principle. I have a favorite Taoist story: A farmer had a horse. The horse broke out of his pen and ran away. The farmer's neighbor came to him and told him how bad it was his horse escaped. The farmer replied, "Who know what is good or bad?" The next day the horse returned bringing several other horses with it. The neighbor returned to congratulate the farmer on his good luck. The farmer replied, "Who can know what is good or bad?" The next day the farmer's son broke his leg trying to ride one of the new horses. The neighbor once again offered sympathy for the unfortunate event. The farmer replied, "Who can know what is good or bad?" The next day men came from the army looking for conscripts. The farmers son could not be conscripted because he had a broken lege. The moral of the story is, "Who knows what is good or bad?"

I think Taoism is a Chinese philosophical and reliogious concept. It is complex and involves, moderatin, compassion and humility. What do you think?

Taoism is a spiritual philosophy regarding life.

Today I found a photocopy of an old drawing that has pictures of 3 most important philosophers in China: Confucius, Buddha and Laozi

I think that is philosophy.

"The tao that can be told is not the eternal tao" said in tao te ching. A book to hard to understand.

Though my knowledge of it is likely linmited, I think of it as a very peaceful and wise philosophy, but I guess I disagree with its tenet that there is no good or bad.. I'm a bit of a mystic but also very practical and down to earth and to me, if someone comes towards me with a knife (for instance) I know that's bad.. genocide is bad, lying, cheating, and many other things.. so that part I can't say I agree with, but it has some very wise thoughts of not being attached overly to our own life and especially to circumstances and seeing all as one and all things influencing all other things..

According to what I heard from my grandpa many moons ago, Taoism is a philosophy of living a simple life - the less attachements you have with materialism, the more freedom you get from life -

The Tao is the way. It is all and nothing, it is that which cannot be named since it is ever changing... as we all are. It can be described as a religious belief, it can be called a philosophy. Are not most religions philosophies? Does being a religion imply there must be a belief in a superior being? If that is the case there are several "religions" that are not religions. (I cite wican and pagan for two examples.) The Tao is a guide to self realization, it is a path you can take to a place of peace that already exists within you. Christianity is a path you can take, unless you are gay, divorced, etc etc.. but even when you are those things, some sects of Christians will still let in... one does not have to join the Tao, one attempts to follow the teachings of the Tao and thereby seeks and finds the path.

Taoism is both a religion and philosophy. It orriginated from china based on the teachings of Lao tzu in 6BC. check this link for more information www.answers.com/taoism

its more of a philiosophy....as you can see its hard to be a religion,as the founder lao tzu,seclude himself always....followers just come to him mostly for the visit, when he's already enlighten he left the master...as the saying goes..."when the fisherman caught the fish,he goes home,and leave the net"...... added to this our concept of religion are vague in constrast eastern way of thinking,in the same way like myself i'm a christian but i accept the concept of taoism, because not of its mysticism but how i view life itself,plain and simple.....too much hoarding to something your end up confuse in your path...must go with the flow and be un attached,so you can see better with no side tracks..these where few of what i had learned from it.

Tao is both a religion and a philosophy. Taoists, like Christians, also have different groups. Some stick to the philosophy of it, which is basically how to live life correctly by being one with the universe, and some attach divinity to it. In fact, some Catholic beliefs like purgatory, was, as some historians claim, influenced by mystic Taoist beliefs. Taoism as a religion, advocate belief in gods and spirits as well as heaven and hell.