…as Americans, our downfall is twofold: our propensity to be too analytical and our rationalism. Too many years of psychoanalysis and Freudian thought has caused us to categorize everything in terms of fact and myth, not realizing, as the Chinese did, that they are one and the same. If we are to understand and practice the teachings of Tao, these two failings must be remedied.
-Stuart Alve Olson, The Jade Emperor’s Mind Seal Classic: The Taoist Guide to Health, Longevity, and Immortality
Wisdom from the East 