Taoism is Not a Religion

"The Tao that can be told, is not the eternal Tao"

"The name that can be named, is not the eternal Name"

The Tao Te Ching begins it teaching of Taoist practice warning of the pit falls of the labeling process that afflicts most religions. History is littered with failed religions, dogmatized by the egos of their respective leaders and commonly used for the purpose of self aggrandizing and attempts control  populations in a dictatorial fashion. The thou shall and shall nots in its' suppression of the true nature of our existence. have probably caused much more suffering than it has relieved. Taoist practice does not compete with other religions, but actually compliments them by teaching the true intent of great teachers like Jesus, whose teachings have been dogmatized beyond recognition

The practice of Taoism will achieve peace of mind by teaching us to see the true nature of our existence and awakening from the  dreams of ourselves put in place to hide from the emotional pain of a fear driven existence.