Discussion of Taoism and its interpretation, application and practice in western society. Mainly for people involved or interested in the practice, study and development of Taoist concepts and their application.

This group is unmoderated, but nonetheless has a moderator. If there's a concern with how the group is regulating itself, you are welcome to drop me a note (see email addresses at the bottom).

To reduce spam, new members are moderated. This means your first post will be delayed until I check it out. Just post to the Group like any other member, but expect a delay of a half to a few days before your message appears. After your first on-topic post you'll be unmoderated and can post at will. If you have Taoism related commercial messages, then a calm, two-line description + link is OK every so often (not more than monthly).

If you find yourself blocked from posting, and you're not a spammer, then you've probably been "bounced" by Yahoo Groups for having undeliverable email for 5 days in a row. If that happens, visit your "My Groups" page at Yahoo.com: http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups and if that doesn't work, drop me a note -- I can unbounce you, but may take a while (months) to notice if you don't mention it.

For a group devoted to Tao and Taoism in everyday life visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TaoTalk

Those involved with textual matters might consider http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Daoist_Text_Symposium

Scholars can apply for membership in the Warring States Workshop -- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wsw

You might also enjoy the usenet group news:alt.philosophy.taoism -- it's by far the most active, and the only unmoderated, spot

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