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Tao (Dao) - Coggle Diagram
Tao (Dao)
Historical Roots
Laozi
Tao Te Ching
Zhuangzi
Zhuangzi text
Butterfly dream
Two Streams
Philosophical Taoism
Religious Taoism
Core Concepts
Wu Wei
Flow with nature, not against it
Water metaphor
Political use
Ziran
Be what you naturally are, without pretense
Te
P'u
Original simplicity before social conditioning
Cosmology
Yin and Yang
Yin
Yang
Mutual arising
Ch'i (Qi)
Flows through all things
Blockage causes disease and disharmony
Three Treasures (San Bao)
Jing
Qi
Shen
Ethics & Good Life
Three virtues
Compassion
Frugality
Humility
Simplicity
Harmony with nature
Spiritual Goal
Ch'ang-sheng
Philosophical
Religious
Chen-jen
Attained union with the Tao
Transcends ordinary distinctions including death
Practices
Meditation
Qigong and Tai Chi
Internal alchemy (Neidan)
Dietary practice