Taoism and T'ai Chi

Taoism and T’ai Chi are two of three “lost religions” of China. The other is Confucianism which, though similar to Taoism, is not nearly as related to T’ai Chi. T’ai Chi and Taoism, on the other hand, compliment each other very well. Tao simply means “The Way.” Taoism is a name given to a sequence of thoughts and actions that get a person to a harmonious state of being. The Tao Te …

…otherwise) somewhere, Taoism and T’ai Chi attempt to become one with the “life substance” (Yin and Yang). Taoism and T’ai Chi are two different things. Though they are separate religions, they compliment and cooperate with each other. The Yin and Yang concept comes into play here again, because the physical can not exist without the mental, Taoism and T’ai Chi are different things that go together as perfectly as Yin and Yang.