Friday, October 30, 2009

The way of the Daos

  • INTRO
The study of Chi, the form of meditation. Where does it all come from? Daoism, also known as Taoism, is known for releasing the unreleased power of the inner body. By dropping their heart rate and meditating, they become very relaxed and form chi.

  • FOUNDER
The founder of this great religion is none other than Lao-Tze himself. He had mastered this technique enough to form his own religion based off of it. Those who follow soon will or hope to become as great as him or better.
  • FOLLOWERS
About 225 million people are known to follow
this religion. The places with the most of Daos are China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia.

  • HOLY BOOK/SACRED TEXT
Tao Teh Ching, the Daos sacred text. Written by Lao-Tze, the founder. Tells the many different practices
of Daoism.

  • RITUALS
Their rituals pretty much only rely on the teachings of the Tao Teh Ching. Having to practice constantly just like anything else you want to become good at.

  • PARTICULAR CLOTHING
They usually wear long robes for walking around or visiting people, but for their practices, they wear black puffed out leather-like sweat pants and a baggy-like shirt.

  • HIERARCHY
They look up to their Priest to follow and help out.

Friday, October 2, 2009

How can you overcome not being liked?

There are quite a lot of people who get picked on and might feel out of place in their classes. It's sad to watch and even more sad when others don't stick up for them. It could be because of their looks or the clothes that they wear. It makes me wonder if the people picking on others have ever heard of the old saying, "treat others how you want to be treated." The best advice I can give for this is hope for the best but prepare for the worst. But for those of you who're quiet and wonder why people don't like you, you need to tell jokes (even if they're not funny, as weird as it sounds), be yourself. You shouldn't be scared to show people who you are. Tell people what you like to do, make friends. That's the only way people will come to know you.