The concept of Tao is mysterious and probably foreign to the western mind. As a spiritual searcher and having done many years of research in philosphy, Alan Spencer decided to write an article on Tao for the western mind. The article starts by making you think hard about the purpose of life and proceeds then to define some common terms we encounter in Taoism and Buddhism. The concept raised in the article is thought provoking and the language is beautiful. Hope you enjoy reading this excellent piece of work.

* Special thanks  to Veronica Perko, Ying Hao Wu, Ann Sadler for proof reading the article.

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