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Tao - Coggle Diagram
Tao
Lao Tzu
Governor of Zhou
"Do nothing" sage
Founder of Taoism
Tao Te Ching
Wu Wei
Non-forcing
Sage-king ideal
Water metaphor
Effortless action
Texts & Practice
I Ching
Temple rites
Zhuangzi
Tao Te Ching
Alchemy
Neidan 内丹
Quest: immortality
Proto-chemistry
Waidan 外丹
Ch'i
Traditional medicine
Blockage = illness
Qi Gong
Life-force energy
Five Elements
Water 水
Generating cycle
Earth 土 & Metal 金
Wood 木 & Fire 火
Immortality & Gods
Ancestor veneration
Feng Shui
Eight Immortals
Three Pure Ones
Yin & Yang
Yin 阴 — dark, passive
Yang 阳 — light, active
Constant flux
Complementary forces