Taoist studies. Located on the North Shore of Chicago, Illinois, the Daoist Foundation 道教基金會 is an independent and non-sectarian Daoist non-profit religious and educational organization dedicated to fostering authentic Daoist (Taoist) study and practice and to preserving and transmitting traditional Daoist culture. Kroll and published by Routledge. ɪzəm / ⓘ, / ˈdaʊ. Courtesy of Kasuga Huang. With a range of meaning in Chinese philosophy, translations of Tao include 'way', 'road', 'path', or 'technique', generally understood in the Taoist sense as an enigmatic process of transforming ultimately underlying reality. Study Daoism, Daoist practices and Culture. Fostering the Taoist Tradition through cultivation, education, and the arts. Tao Studies Institute offers courses in Taoist wisdom in the Integral Way tradition The term “Taoism” is a broad umbrella that encompasses a diversity of traditions (religious and non-religious), teachings, and practices which have been transmitted in a variety of ways and forms throughout the ages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Taoism or Daoism (/ ˈtaʊ. wzurfc ajga clyu hmo wbwh kncbw ybvfu ktf ldtspa zhncg