Taoism Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === The nine practices === One of the earliest schemas for Taoist practice was the "nine practices" or "nine virtues" (jiǔxíng 九行), which were taught in the Celestial Masters school. These were drawn from classic Taoist sources, mainly the ''Tao Te Ching'', and are presented in the ''Laojun jinglu'' (''Scriptural Statutes of Lord Lao''; DZ 786).{{sfnp|Komjathy|2014|p=85-86}} The nine practices are:{{sfnp|Komjathy|2014|p=86}} #Nonaction ([[wu wei|wúwéi]] 無為) #Softness and weakness (róuruò 柔弱) #Guarding the feminine (shǒucí 行守) #Being nameless (wúmíng 無名) #Clarity and stillness (qīngjìng 清靜) #Being adept (zhūshàn 諸善) #Being desireless (wúyù 無欲) #Knowing how to stop and be content (zhī zhǐzú 知止足) #Yielding and withdrawing (tuīràng 推讓) Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page