Taoist Philosophies
The Psychology of Awakening January 1, 2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-06290-1_11 (opens in new tab) via Springer Nature
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractTaoist philosophies present the Tao as ultimate reality, and realizing the Tao leads to improvements in mental health. The Tao Te Ching is central, with elements from the Zhuangzi and the Liezi also included. Concepts such as Wu Wei and other topics are briefly covered. Like earlier approaches discussed, Taoist methods follow the same underlying mechanisms, showing from another unique angle that realizing ultimate reality significantly improves mental health.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
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| Keywords | Taoism and daoism Laozi Zhuangzi and liezi Wuji and taijitu Yin and yang |
| Key finding | Realization of the Tao, or ultimate reality, leads to significant improvements in mental health. |
Abstract
Some Taoist philosophies are discussed, with the argument that the Tao is another term for ultimate reality and realization of the Tao leads to improvements in mental health. Coverage of the Tao Te Ching is central to this chapter, but elements of the Zhuangzi and the Liezi are also included. The Tao, Wu Wei, and various other topics are also briefly covered. Like the previous chapters, Taoist approaches also follow the same underlying mechanisms and show, from another unique angle, that the realization of ultimate reality leads to significant improvements in mental health Mental health .