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Thank you for taking the time to visit the online home of Reform Taoism. We hope that you will find the public sections of our website useful and informative; they are designed to introduce you to our faith, and to answer many frequently-asked questions about our beliefs and practices. Should you find that you have additional questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.




The perfect traveller leaves no trail to be followed;
The perfect speaker leaves no question to be answered;
The perfect accountant leaves no working to be completed;
The perfect container leaves no lock to be closed;
The perfect knot leaves no end to be ravelled.

So the sage nurtures all men
And abandons no one.
He accepts everything
And rejects nothing.
He attends to the smallest details.

For the strong must guide the weak;
The weak are raw material to the strong.
If the guide is not respected,
Or the material is not cared for,
Confusion will result, no matter how clever one is.

This is the secret of perfection:
When raw wood is carved, it becomes a tool;
When a man is employed, he becomes a tool;
The perfect carpenter leaves no wood to be carved.


- Tao Te Ching: Chapter 27 (Peter Merel, trans.)

Updates and Changes

October 6, 2009: The Reform Taoist Congregation welcomed 37 new members during the months of July, August, and September.

July 15, 2009: During the month of June, ten new members joined the Congregation.

March 26, 2009 (1815 MT): A new version of John McDonald's translation of the Tao Te Ching (Laozi in the above menu), accompanied by a comprehensive concordance, has been added to our collection of online texts.

March 9, 2009: During the months of January and February, we were joined by fifteen new members.

March 9, 2009 (2056 MT): The Introduction page has been updated.

January 8, 2009 (1043 MT): The Calendar has been updated.

January 8, 2009: We welcomed eight new members during the month of December.

December 1, 2008 (2236 MT): The Home and Introduction pages have been updated.


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