American Taoist

TweetHey everybody! It’s certainly been a long time, too long in fact and I appologize for that.  Writers block can be a real pain What I’m going to discuss with you today does not have anything to do with Taoist philosophy directly, but rather my own life, what’s been happening in it, and the approach I’ve taken when [...]

TweetMerry Christmas to you all, I know it’s been a while since I’ve written anything new for this site, I’ve had to take a temporary hiatus for reasons I won’t bother boring you with here.  Please know I intend to start publishing content again at the start of 2012 and hope to put out content [...]

TweetI know it’s belated, and a few of my international readers might not celebrate, but Happy Thanksgiving to all you beautiful people.  I’m thankful to have an opportunity to write about a subject I’m passionate about and I’m thankful there’s even one person out there who takes the time to read whatever it is I [...]

TweetLately I’ve been very interested in the topic of inner peace and how one gets it.  I know I certainly don’t have it, but I guess that’s a big reason behind me being interested in this topic. For the most part I’m a pretty content guy, I’m content with my job and my life in [...]

TweetA few weeks ago I was walking through New York City’s Chinatown searching for a very specific herb shop on a quest for my Wing Chun sifu.  During my wanderings throughout Chinatown I came across this very small Taoist temple, I stopped to observe it for a few minutes and noticed quite a few people would [...]

TweetI feel obligated to tell you that this post doesn’t have much to do with Taoist philosophy, actually I’m not sure it has anything to do with it.  It has to do with tea and the drinking of it. Right now it’s still October and my car is slowly being encased in snow and ice, [...]

TweetI’m definitely not prepared to say that one specific aspect of Taoist philosophy is the most important, that would do nothing except put a huge target on my head and scream “FIRE AWAY!” for no good or just cause. However, I am prepared to say what one of the most important aspects of Taoist philosophy is, and that’s [...]

TweetMy grandmother passed away more than a few years ago, how many I can’t recall as I was still pretty young when she died.  She was not a Taoist and I’m not sure she ever even heard of Taoism before.  Instead she was a devout Irish Catholic with unwavering faith in god and his divine [...]

TweetHey everybody, As I’ve mentioned in a previous article, I recently moved into a new apartment.  Because it’s life without a few minute challenges here and there I’ve got zero internet access in the near future at my new place.  As a result my ability to access the internet is basically limited to my iPhone and [...]

TweetHey everybody, just a real quick update. The Teapot Monk, a friend and fellow blogger on contemporary Taoism and Tai Chi has just put up a simple yet beautiful post that I wanted to make sure you all check out.  Click here to see what I’m talking about. The post is a brief verse quoted [...]