>Here;s waht I know about the subject ( which ain't much)
>Taoists are not under any sort of direction from "god", for one thing, do
>not
>have a concept of "god" the word Tao means the "way" - which to my
>understanding is the "integrated" path, or a totality of being. The
>"universe", if you like. It cares little for humankind, unlike dieties who
>are known to be meddling, punishing, or loving... the 'way' is aloof from
>us, yet we find more harmony when try to act in accordance with it... like
>not fighting reality -- not going upstream, or something like that. It is
>not a very familiar thing to my Western mind. But it is from Taoism that we
>get the meme "go with the flow" and " follow the path of least resistance".