Taoïsme

The Tao (the Way) and its immanent and active aspect, the Te (the Virtue), understood as "strength", "capacity", is one of the most pure and complete form of metaphysic. Its "paradoxes" - called that way by the canons of a western modern and discursive logic - representing its characteristic color, the best way to subtilize the inexpressible essence of sacred. Away from any dialectic and analytic thought, Taoism has deeply determined the traditional Chinese culture. It also influenced some forms of Buddhism that gave birth to the Zen way of thinking.

"Multiple beings of the world will return to their roots. To return to the roots, is to be serene; to be serene, is to find destiny. To find destiny, it is to know constant. To know the constant, it's illumination" writes Laozi.
Founded from many texts including the " Tao Te Ching" (The book of the Way and the virtue") by Laozi, Taoism is part of ancestral Chinese tradition.  Practiced by more than 20 million believers, it is sometimes a "philosophy", based on the principle of supreme reason, sometimes a "religion", directed on the way to obtain immortality.

The Libertarian Wisdom of Taoism In this 57-minute lecture, Erik Sablé sets out the Taoist philosophy, in which ‘mysticism’ and “politics’” are indissolubly linked.  He also reminds us that in spite of Jesuit, Confucian and Communist influences attempting to repeatedly stamp out Chinese spirituality, China retains its oriental wisdom to this day.

Tai Chi Chuan  Stemming from a Martial Arts tradition, Tai Chi Chuan is an art of combat that marries Indian breathing techniques with ancient Chinese defensive movements. Legend would have it that it was Bo Mâ, an Indian prince who introduced Buddhism in China, who created it.