Every religion's mystical path portrays its ideal of the holy man. In Taoism, he is called "The Perfect Man."

Elizabeth Clare Prophet invites you to probe with her this portrait of the Perfect Man and the questions he has answered on the mysteries of the Tao, how you can lean on a pillar that is...

Was the Tao te Ching written by Lao Tzu, or was he passing on even more ancient teachings?

The Tao Te Ching is attributed to the sixth century B.C. Chinese sage Lao Tzu. There is so little written of Lao Tzu that some even believe he may have been a legendary figure, although there is a strong ...

The Tao Te Ching is attributed to the sixth century B.C. Chinese sage Lao Tzu. There is so little written of Lao Tzu that some even believe he may have been a legendary figure, although there is a strong tradition in Confucianism that he did live. Lao Tzu is believed to have been an older conte...

With this video we will explore two mysteries of the Great Tao: "weakness" and "non-being." These mysteries are unveiled by the sixth-century B.C. Chinese sage Lao Tzu in his work the Tao-Te Ching.

"Weakness" is also called "softness" and "non-being" is also called "emptiness." These are e...

Before we begin the teachings of Lao Tzu on virtue, we need to understand the term te, or "virtue," against the backdrop of the term Tao.

First of all, let us review the meaning of Tao. Jean Campbell Cooper writes:

"For Lao Tzu Tao was no limited 'way' or method, but the trans­cendental Firs...

The Taoist sages taught that we should be empty within--empty like a valley. They said that hidden inside that point of emptiness is a spiritual energy.

What did they mean by emptiness? And what is that point of spiritual energy they were seeking?

These are the mysteries unveiled by the sixth...

The law of sin is man-made. It is self-created. This is how man has bound himself to his desires.

The Four Noble Truths are:

First, that life is dukkha, or "suffer­ing." You have heard this pronounced as "dukka" but actually it is pronounced "dukk." Life is dukkha , or suffering.

Two, th...

What do Taoists mean by emptiness? And what is that point of spiritual energy they were seeking?

What Lao Tzu calls Non-Being or emptiness is in reality the Great Tao. The Tao is the all-pervading principle of the universe—the First Cause, the Absolute. The Tao gives birth to all things, sust...

The word meek is greatly misunderstood as it relates to Christianity. Tao te Ching's concept of Christian teaching of the "meek."

First of all, let us define our terms. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word meek as it could be applied to the Tao, it is gentle, courteous, kind; to call...

Take a deep dive into the fathomless teachings of the Tao te Ching

Elizabeth Clare Prophet begins by diving deep into the meaning of Chapter 40 and the other chapters of The Tao te Ching.

Here is one translation of Chapter 40

1. The movement of the Tao
By contraries proceeds;
And weakness mark...

The meek allusions are replete in the Tao te Ching. The Paths of Christianity and the Tao cross again when discussing the meek.

Chapter 39 of the Tao te Ching:
"Of those in the past who attained the One-Heaven, by attaining the One became clear. Earth, by attaining the One became stable. Gods, ...

The very Taoist opening words from Elizabeth Clare Prophet:

"Going within to contact the Great Tao and to solve the mystery of being is a theme we find in many of the world's religions. The Masters of Huainan, a Taoist collection of sayings on civilization, culture and government composed over t...