While Taoism is translated to English as the “Way” it is hard to restrain it to that definition. Taoism is virtually indefinable. The best way to understand Taoism is to live the life. Taoism "refers to a power which envelops surrounds and flows through all things, living and non-living. The Tao regulates natural processes and nourishes balance in the Universe. It embodies the harmony of opposites (i.e. there would be no love without hate

There have been many stories written that exemplify the ways of avoiding death. “Monkey”, written in 1592 is generally attributed to Wu Ch’eng-En, is one of those stories. In fact “Monkey” “represents a cumulative retelling and elaboration of materials that evolved over many centuries.”3 “Monkey” has taken the form of a vast novel consisting of one-hundred chapters. The story talks about Monkey’s journey for immorality. Early in the story Monkey is told there are three typed of beings who are able to escape Yama, King of Death. Those beings are Buddhas, Immortals, and Sages.

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While reading Monkey some may believe that the way of Tao is not the way Monkey followed once he became immortal. But it is indeed the way expressed in Tao Te Ching. From chapter five of Tao Te Ching it states:

Some topics in this essay:
Ching Heaven, Heaven Punishment, Immortals Sages, Yang Taoism, Lao Tzu, Wu Ch’eng-En, Lao-tzu Chuang-tzu, Te Ching', Yin Yang, Te Ching, te ching, tao te ching, tao te, jade emperor, yin yang, heaven hell, moral retribution, search scriptures, straw dogs, heaven earth, acted treated,