Taoist Philosophies
The Psychology of Awakening 2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-06290-1_11 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
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| Keywords | Taoism and daoism Laozi Zhuangzi and liezi Wuji and taijitu Yin and yang Mental health Wu wei Flow state Ziran |
| Key points | 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 .