In taoism, chinese buddhism, and confucianism, the object of spiritual practice is to become one with the tao (tao te ching) or to harmonize one's will with nature to achieve 'effortless action'. The chinese ideogram for tao is made of two characters The tao is a concept to describe something that goes beyond our capability to define
Taoism leaves the tao undefined, and a taoist happily explores the wonder that opens up as a result. Tao is the basic concept in taoism Tao (pronounced “dao”) means literally “the path” or “the way.” it is a universal principle that underlies everything from the creation of galaxies to the interaction of human beings.
It is codified in the tao te ching, history’s second most translated book after christianity’s holy bible The tao (or dao) is hard to define but is sometimes understood as the way of the universe Taoism teaches that all living creatures ought to live in a state of harmony with the universe and the energy found in it Ch’i, or qi, is the energy present in and guiding everything in the universe.
