Daoism as lifestyle

Taoism (or Daoism) refers to a variety of related philosophical and religious traditions and concepts that have influenced East Asia for over two millennia and the West for over two centuries. Daoism has never been a unified religion, but has rather consisted of numerous teachings based on various revelations. Therefore, different branches of Daoism often have very distinct beliefs. Nevertheless, there are certain core beliefs that nearly all the schools share.