Alex Anatole

Dr. Alex Anatole

Alexander Anatole (born in Moscow, Russia, USSR) is a Taoist priest, teacher, and writer. He directs centers of Taoist studies in Russia and the United States.

Life and career

Alexander Anatole was born in Moscow in a Taoist family, and studied under Grand Master Lu Tang Tai. He holds a doctorate in psychology from Moscow State University.

In 1966 Lu and Anatole founded the first Taoist temple in Moscow.[1]

Immigrating to the United States in 1976, he began teaching the physical elements of traditional Taoism, including qigong and martial arts. In 1978 Anatole had founded the Center of Traditional Taoist Studies (originally The New England Center of Tao) near Boston. By the early nineties the center, located in Weston, Massachusetts, included the Temple of Original Simplicity, recognized as one of the few authentic Taoist temples outside mainland China and Taiwan. He established close ties to established temples in Shanghai.

With the collapse of communism in 1991 Anatole returned to Russia to help open Taoist temples in Moscow, and continues to return to lecture and teach a classical program of philosophy, religion, meditation, qigong, and martial arts. He writes and lectures throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.

Publications

References

  1. ↑ Brandon Toropov, Chadwick Hansen (2002). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Taoism. Indianapolis: Alpha Books (Penguin). p. 248.
  2. ↑ Loreta Poškaitė (2013). "Laozi's precepts for daily life in the contemporary world: two popular Western (American) interpretations" (PDF). International Journal of Area Studies. DeGruyter. 8 (1). Retrieved June 12, 2016.

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