2015 Year of the Wood Goat
This year most of the world in one way or another either celebrated , or was at least aware of, Chinese New Year on February 19th. The celebration usually lasts several days, and in some areas can last an entire week. There is some discrepancy, especially in the west, whether, this is the year of […]
Reasons why this Taoism examiner gave up watching football
For a long time, your National Taoism Examiner enjoyed watching and even playing sports. As a child it was a frequent pastime; gathering together with friends for a pickup game of: basketball, football, soccer, tennis, baseball etc… Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images All across America and most of the world the story is the […]
Review of the top Taoism stories for 2014
2014, the year of the Yang Wood Horse has proven to be everything one would expect from this type of year. This year we left two years characterized by inward searching energy (water dragon and water snake) and entered a year dominated by an element (wood) known for growth, new beginnings; think of a small […]
Who were the three kings/wise men of the Orient?
Many of you may be familiar with the classic Christmas carol “We Three Kings of Orient Are”, some may be listening to it now, and yes, some may be tired of hearing it. Let’s re-examine a mystery that has never been fully addressed or adequately answered: Who are these three wise men, and where did […]
Are you dissatisfied with being special or with not being special?
https://youtu.be/2DodhyJiV6U As we continue towards the end of the year, many news outlets (print, radio and TV) will begin to tabulate and report various statistics for criteria they have determined as important for us to know. Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images Many of these statistics will be in the form of a percentage polled with […]
The unnatural state of natural food in the US
When you browse the shelves at your local grocery store, you may have noticed that more and more products contain the dubious label “Natural” or “Natural food”, or contains “Natural ingredients”. Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images Morning and evening news programs are loaded with stories about the latest natural food craze, best natural foods for […]
Are you cold, that’s because Winter 2014 arrived on November 7, 2014
Over the last few weeks the United States has been experiencing what the meteorologists are calling “unseasonably cold” weather. ABC News featured an article “Early Season Snow, Cold Shocks the Southeast”, which goes on to describe the snow storm which blanketed much of the region between the Great Lakes down through South Carolina. Temperatures on […]
What are you really so busy doing?
Occasionally, your National Taoism Examiner encounters a person who is (to say the least) overburdened with their constant activity-work and general “busy-ness”. We all know someone like this; the type of person who is constantly busy; going here, going there, multi-tasking, on a conference call while driving, networking when they take their child to see […]
Harvard study proves meditation can hinder the onset of Alzheimer’s
If you ask most adults who are middle age or older, what their greatest fear is in regards to aging, many will say they do not want to “lose their mind”. They want to be able to age and still have their mental capacity and wits about them. Many people who claim they do not […]
Wu Wei: The meaning of doing without doing
Taoism has been misunderstood by many throughout its vast and ancient history. The misunderstandings are common among those that consider themselves Taoists and even more among those who have no training in the system, yet however, choose to write about and teach isolated principles. Wu Wei is one principle that, similar to P’u, is almost […]