Tao simulates a Taoist sage, Chuang Tzu, that responds to user problems with a story or a saying that will help the person find his or her way to the Tao, the Way. The sage is ambigous in his response and avoids giving precise answers since, acording to the phylosophy behind, there is no right or wrong.
To designed the Taoist sage I consulted with Professor Sarah Queen, expert on Chinese philosophy and Chris Cleary, storyteller and Buddhist translator.
The Taoist stories were taken from: