Taoist health preserving thought

Taoism is a philosophical thought put forward by Laozi and Zhuangzi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Their academic thoughts have a certain influence on the formation of TCM health preservation.

The "Tao" advocated by Taoism refers to the nature of all things in heaven and earth and the law of their natural circulation. Everything in nature is in constant motion and change, and Tao is its basic law. Tao Te Ching says: "Man is everywhere, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature", which is a concrete exposition of "Tao". Therefore, people's life activities conform to the laws of nature and can make people live longer. This is the fundamental view of Taoist health preservation.

The ideas of "inaction", "returning to simplicity", "conforming to nature" and "emphasizing softness" in Taoist thought have great influence and promotion on TCM health preservation.

Taoism is a religion, which was founded in the Eastern Han Dynasty and is a native religion in China. Taoism refers to an academic thought, which advocates quietism's keeping aloof from the world.