{"id":127,"date":"2025-07-24T16:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T16:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waiyuen.org\/?page_id=127"},"modified":"2026-01-08T08:34:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T08:34:37","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waiyuen.org\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"127\" class=\"elementor elementor-127\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-272502cb elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"272502cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c2e8968 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4c2e8968\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3548a9f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3548a9f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-362534df\" data-id=\"362534df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c56e206 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c56e206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dao is \u201cSimplicity\u201d<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13644ac0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13644ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:150}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prized Harmony.     A luminous mind brings clarity.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc81453 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc81453\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0686a7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0686a7d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ffc0ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ffc0ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"413\" src=\"http:\/\/waiyuen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/front.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waiyuen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/front.jpg 1487w, https:\/\/waiyuen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/front-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/waiyuen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/front-1024x452.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/waiyuen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/front-768x339.jpg 768w, https:\/\/waiyuen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/front-18x8.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4304519 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4304519\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d95c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6d95c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the ceaseless pace of modern life, is there a path that can lead us back to inner peace and reconnect us with the inherent strength of life?<\/p><p>This path has long been embedded in the traditional Daoist wisdom of Chinese culture. The concept of \u201cDao\u201d encompasses both the cosmic truth and universal philosophy, as well as a practical wisdom that can be integrated into daily life. It begins in the present moment, guiding us toward awakening and returning to a state of inner calm and freedom.<\/p><p>This is the complete expression of the \u201cQuanzhen Enligthened Dao\u201d \u2014 the unity of awakening and practice.<\/p><p>Quanzhen signifies a correct understanding of cosmic truth and its principles, inspiring insight into the essence of life.<br \/>Enligthened Dao represents the practical path from ordinary life toward awakening, where understanding is verified through action, achieving the harmony of knowledge and practice.<\/p><p>Integrating awakening into daily life is the way of living in the world and self-cultivation (meaning behavioral adjustments).<\/p><p>In living, harmony is most precious: meet others with a peaceful heart, handle affairs with ease, and maintain inner and outer harmony amidst life's disturbances. In cultivation, a clear mind brings clarity: refine speech, action, and thought, keeping the mind as clear as a mirror, naturally illuminating truth and enabling unobstructed action.<br \/>In spiritual practice, a clear mind leads to clarity: by correcting one&#039;s words, actions, and thoughts, and maintaining a mind as clear as a mirror, one can naturally see the truth of things and act without hindrance.<\/p><p>Thus, we believe that the all inclusive Dao is supremely simple. The deepest truths are often hidden within the most ordinary moments of life. The Dao is not detached from reality, nor superstitious or passive. Its simplicity lies in embodying what we understand in every moment of our daily existence.<\/p><p>Wai Yuen Ching She is rooted in the spirit of Quanzhen Enlightened Dao, committed to preserving and practicing this wisdom. Through publishing A Simple Commentary on the Tao Te Ching by the Immortal Teacher L\u00fc Dongbin (one of the eight Daoist immortals) and sharing various topics on Daoist and life philosophy, we seek to awaken reflection on the source of life and accompany you in grounding body and mind in daily living, inspiring the journey of cultivation.<\/p><p>We warmly invite you to explore our website and walk this path together\u2014in shared understanding and practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bea6b96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bea6b96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff5a369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ff5a369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 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