I was watching a TV programme a few days ago and it was looking into the search for the Higgs boson particle. As the presenter described the background to this hypothetical particle I could feel myself smiling at the idea that there was once a void when matter and anti matter were in balance and [...]
An old Taoist story;
A student once came to his Tai Chi master and asked “how long will it take me to learn Tai Chi well”? The master said “Ten years”. Then the student inquired, “What if I try twice as hard as everyone else”? The master answered “Then, it will take you twenty years”.
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I am not sure when, how or why I first took an interest in Taoism, but by the time I was in my late teens it seemed to be around and part of my life.
Many people who write about Taoism start out by trying to describe it and end up saying “it [...]
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