A Brief Meditation on Daoist Prayer
Edinost in dialog January 1, 2024 Stephen Bokenkamp
Prayer, a little-studied aspect of religious experience, is examined within Daoism (Taoism), a Chinese religion often confused with Buddhism for its meditation practices. From its beginnings as an organized religion in the second century CE, Daoism prescribed methods of verbal communication with higher powers in communal and private settings. This essay explores a few of these methods to prompt further investigation into Daoist prayer.