Taboo to Twist of Fate
Taboo-A prohibition of the use of something. A ban of something from social customs, often ritualized.
Tai Chi-(Tie Chee) -A series of precise, beneficial exercise movements designed to channel vital forces of CHI in the body as a means to regain or maintain health. Thought to have originated in the fourteenth century by Taoist Chang San-Feng.
Talmud-(Tal-mood, Tal-Mud)-A text or collection of ancient canon and civil law and Rabbinical teachings, which incorporate non-scriptural oral law that is considered the religious authority for traditional JUDAISM.
Tantra-Any of several Eastern religious texts of regarding rituals involving the use of sex and the physical senses to gain SPIRITUAL development.
Tao-In TAOISM, the path or the way to ENLIGHTEMENT or self-realization.
Tao/Taoism-(DOW-ism)-The Way-An ancient philosophical teaching that is generally attributed to LAO TSU in the 6th century BC, although earlier scripts in the 3rd and 4th centuries (BC) apparently influenced the development of this way of thought. This PHILOSOPHY advocates and teaches following the natural flow of things in the universe. A way of accepting and being aware of the ways of the universe, and flowing with that notion so as to have a more accepting look on life. It is thought that one must harmonize with the powers and energies of the universe, and therefore achieve a state of SPIRITUAL harmony and freedom with the YIN and YANG (non-being and being). Supreme serenity, spontaneous, non-aggressive, unassertive behavior is emphasized... flow with change. Gentle, but courageous engagement with life. The followers of often practice control of the CHI (vital energy or life force). By nourishing the CHI, one can move from opposites and realize that those opposites are required for liberation of the SOUL from materialism. See also The TAO TE CHING.
Tao Te Ching-Authored by LAO TZU. The basic text (of 81 chapters) of TAOISM. A classic text of the Way and its power, and is a basic text for all Taoist teachings. The text emphasizes a spiritualized vision of immortality by refraining from non-acquisition, flowing with the natural forces of the universe, and being in harmony with life as it unfolds. See TAO/ TAOISM.
Tathagata-The name that BUDDHA used when referring to himself.
Te (Tay) -Power and virtue, or potency that allows something to exist. It is a kind of realizing power that people and objects can possess. It can be accumulated and nurtured. It is the charisma or inner power that makes a "great person," a ta jen. Powerful Te makes a powerful person. Exalted Te makes a wise person or sage.
