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“Tao means the ‘natural way’ and te means ‘virtue’. Together, they indicate that the path of Taoism is about following what is natural and embodying what is virtuous.”
~Eva Wong, “Being Taoist”

“I understood at a very early age that in nature, I felt everything I should feel in church but never did. Walking in the woods, I felt in touch with the universe and with the spirit of the universe.”
~Alice Walker

“I take refuge in the Great Dao.”

If Dao is the natural way or path, how can one take refuge in it? What is taking refuge?

“Take/find/seek refuge: to go to or into a place for shelter or protection from danger or trouble.” -Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary

Through this site, I hope to offer perspectives, resources, reviews and ideas for how one could explore going to the Great Dao for shelter, especially when navigating life in the current Western culture. I also use this page as my online journal, for those interested in my own personal pathwalk as a seeker and lover of the Sacred / Great Dao.

The Three Treasured Virtues of Daoism

“…I have three treasures to maintain and preserve: The first is compassion. The second is frugality. The third is not presuming to be first under heaven…”
Tao Te Ching, Lao-Tzu: Excerpt from Chapter 67 (Addiss & Lombardo translation)