News

This page is intended to keep members and supporters informed about our recent activities.

• September 26, 2007: The Daoist Foundation is recognized as a non-profit religious and educational organization by the state of Washington.

• November 5, 2007: The Daoist Foundation files for federal recognition as a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization and public charity.

• November 11, 2007: The Green Cove Daoist Association holds its first community gathering and public talk, entitled "Beginnings in the Way."

• December 22, 2007: First meeting of the Board of Directors of the Daoist Foundation.

• January 30, 2008: Under the direction of Louis Komjathy, members of the Daoist Foundation complete an American edition of the Quanzhen liturgy. View liturgy.

• February 4, 2008: The Green Cove Daoist Association begins offering holistic and integrated Daoist training, which includes the first Kundao (Women's Way) teachings. See offerings.

• March 21, 2008: The Daoist Foundation receives federal non-profit (501[c][3]) and public charity (170[b][1][A][vi]) status.

• March 24, 2008: Under the direction of Louis Komjathy, the Daoist Foundation publishes the Daoist Precept Manual (Wandering Cloud Press, 2008) as a guide to Daoist ethics for community members.

• May 1, 2008: The Daoist Foundation publishes Daoist Quiet Sitting (Wandering Cloud Press, 2008) by Louis Komjathy as a guide to Daoist meditation for community members.

• June 18, 2008: Through the generous contributions of Susan Cox and Frank Biancalana and other members of the community, the Daoist Foundation acquires an 8-volume calligraphic rendering of the Daode jing by Cao Zhihong 曹志洪. This is the first acquisition of the Legacy Collection.

• December 31, 2008: The Yuen Yuen Institute publishes the Handbooks for Daoist Practice by Louis Komjathy.

• January 26, 2009: The Green Cove Daoist Association (Olympia, Wash.) is absorbed into the Gallagher Cove Daoist Association (Olympia, Wash.).

• February 8, 2009: The Daoist Foundation offers its first monthly retreat at the newly formed Gallagher Cove Daoist Association.

• July 16 and July 17, 2009: Kate Townsend receives ordination into the Huashan (Mount Hua) lineage of Quanzhen Daoism as Wanqing 萬清 (Myriad Clarities) and ordination into the Clarity and Stillness Order as Baojing 抱靜 (Embracing Stillness).

• July 24, 2009: With the help of Wang Bing 王兵 of Qingyang gong, the Daoist Foundation acquires a stele rubbing depicting Laozi.

• September 1, 2009: Louis Komjathy begins a new academic position at the University of San Diego, and the headquarters of the Daoist Foundation moves to San Diego, California.

• December 2, 2009: Under the direction of Louis Komjathy, the Daoist Foundation prepares and publishes a series of liturical scriptures (Wandering Cloud Press, 2009) for use as recitiation texts in American Daoist ritual. This includes a recitation edition of the Daode jing with the same format as the Daoist Foundation edition of the Quanzhen liturgy. View liturgy.