Source: American Chronicle

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=39968

International percussionist Yuji Nara will weave an improvisational tapestry of sound for the opening ceremonies of the Fourth Annual Taoist Gathering, to be held the last weekend of October in Oakland. Nara, who performs on instruments from Africa, South America and Asia, is one of many masters, scholars and practitioners who will take part in four days...

Author: CHINMEI SUNG and TIM CULPAN

Source: The New York Sun/Bloomberg news

http://www.nysun.com/article/62672

Taiwan's government is sending a statue of the sea goddess Matsu to New York as part of its campaign seeking membership in the United Nations.

"She is a really well-respected goddess, and we're sponsoring her first trip to the U.S.," a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, David Wang, said in a phone interview. "It will give Taiwan more visibility...

Author: Leslie Scrivener

Source: The Star

http://www.thestar.com/News/article/254609

Aging Canadians seeking the big three – longevity, health and meaning in life – may have found a solution in a single practice, Taoist Tai Chi.

Founded in Toronto by Taoist monk Master Moy Lin-shin, who came here in 1970, the practices have quickly spread to 26 countries around the world.

Some 2,500 members gathered in a bucolic setting at the...

Author: ANTHONY REINHART

Source: The Globe and Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070901.TAO01/TPStory/TPNational/Ontario/

MONO MILLS, ONT. -- Even in sculpture, Wong Ling Goon looks menacing, as one would duly expect from the guardian of the Tao.

That said, this is Canada, so even the protector of the natural order of things will need some protection before the snow flies.
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Source: People's Daily Online

http://english.people.com.cn/200704/28/eng20070428_370553.html

The week-long "International Forum on the Tao Te Ching" closed Friday with a declaration calling on building a harmonious world through the way of Tao.

The declaration said mutual respect and peaceful co-existence of different cultures, nationalities and religions are the foundations for building a harmonious world.

"May the great Tao infuse the world...

Source: CCTV

http://www.cctv.com/english/20070423/103799.shtml

XI'AN, April 22 (Xinhua) -- China's high-ranking officials have called for adopting the wisdom of ancient Taoism to build a harmonious society.

Tao Te Ching, or the Classic of the Way and Virtue, was written by Lao Zi about 2,500 years ago, around the time when Buddha was expounding the Dharma in India and Pythagoras was teaching in Greece.

"It is not only a precious gem in the treasure house of...

Source: Xinhua

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/20/content_6005999.htm

BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- For the first time in 50 years, China will organize a state-level forum on Dao De Jing, a classic Taoist text.

Dao De Jing, also translated as Tao Te Ching or the Classic of the Way and Virtue, was written by Lao Zi about 2,500 years ago, around the time that Buddha was expounding the Dharma in India and Pythagoras was teaching in Greece.
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Source: People's Daily Online

http://english.people.com.cn/200703/16/eng20070316_358190.html

Taoism is more ideally placed than other religions to contribute to the harmony of Chinese society, said CPPCC member Ding Changyun, a Taoist priest from Shanghai's Qinci Yangdian Taoist Temple.

"Among the five major religions in China, Taoism is the only indigenous one," he said.

"The close relationship between Taoism and traditional Chinese culture...

Author: Casey Northcutt

Source: The Murray State News

http://media.www.thenews.org/media/storage/paper651/news/2007/03/15/CollegeLife/Murray.Taoists.Find.Path.To.Harmony.A.Lonely.Road-2776027.shtml

The road to harmony with the universe can sometimes be a very lonely street - a path few Murray State students follow. A Taoist path.

John Cosmos,...

Source: People's Daily Online

http://english.people.com.cn/200612/28/eng20061228_336410.html

China is scheduled to hold an international forum on Taoism in Hong Kong and Xi'an from April 22 to 27 next year.

The forum, co-sponsored by the China Religious Culture Communication Association and the Taoist Association of China, is expected to attract more than 300 delegates from around the world.

Jiang Jianyong, vice president of the China Religious...

Author: Albert Wong

Source: The Standard

Source: Gulf Times

Author: Kishore Mahbubani

Source: MSNBC/Newsweek International

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15564787/site/newsweek/

Most Asians are unaware that Christian evangelical movements have gained enormous political power in America. And if they were to learn this, they would be mystified. Their images of America remain the old ones: scenes of Hollywood and sexual permissiveness, secularism, money worship and devotion to modern science and technology. None of these...

Source: Sikh Sanghat

http://www.sikhsangat.org/publish/article_1373.shtml

On September 21, 2006 the Sikh Sanghat reported, "Religious leaders representing up to 30 faith traditions from all over the world attended an interfaith prayer service on Sept 12th to mark the opening of the 61st United Nations General Assembly. The introductions were led by Hiro Sakurai, Committee of Religious NGOs and Rev. William Tully, St. Bartholomew’s Church. This was followed by...