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    Tao .. An acient  Chinese Natural Philosophy . . Summed up in the book "Tao te Ching"  written by the Chinese philosopher  Lao Tsu. in 500 BC .. .there are many translations into English .. . one good one is "A Path and a Practice"  by William Martin..it encourages a natural and simple life , , ,

Gaia    is a concept from James Lovelock..stating that the Earth is a conscious entity . that gravity brings about consciousnes...... .capable of altering global  factors ....allow for the emergence of life on Earth and to  maintain  an optimum habitat for all life on the planet .. . .this also implies that the sun,,,Sol,,is also conscious....and played a major role in the emergence of human consciousness . . .

ZEN  a method of living a life,  filled with meditation...  a mixture of Tao and Buddhism

the Yin Yang symbol from ancient China  .  . it symbolises  the cosmic principle of balance .  where life is a dance back and forth between opposites...  the seasons ocsillate from summer to winter.. . the sun's daily cycle goes from light to dark .. .there are male and female .. .. it presents the world as circular not as we in the west think of everything as linear . . ..

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