A parable illustrates the philosophy of Taoism through a widowed farmer's response to life's ups and downs. Whether faced with good or bad fortune, he adopts an attitude of equanimity, illustrating ...

He is recognised as the founding father of Taoism. As with most other ancient Chinese thinkers, Lao Tzu's way of explaining his ideas often uses paradox, analogy, appropriation of ancient sayings ...

Not trying in everyday life Understanding a philosophy is one thing. Living it is another. Wu wei, the art of not trying, ...