HRT3M - Daoism Review

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When was Daoism created

~600 BCE

What problem was Daoism trying to solve?

War, stop chaos

Dao meaning

“The Way”, The Way of the Natural World

Ying and Yang

two oppositing sides that must be kept in balance, (gas pedal + break pedal)

Founder of Daoism

Mythical founder - Lao Tzu (Laozi)

Lao Tzu meaning

“Old Child” or “Old Master”

Tao Te Ching

philosophical text about 5000 Chinese characters long, “The Tao” + “The Sage”

The Sage (Tao Te Ching)

how to govern unlike Confucianism, which stressed hierarchical relationships, Taoism Stresses harmony

The Tao (Tao Te Ching)

It emphasizises the ideas of harmony, simplicity and nature. In paradox

For example, Chapter 22 states, “To be bent is to be straight. To be empty is to be full”

What is The Tao?

It is ineffable, “The Ten thousand things” That make up the world, everything n stuff

Is the Tao a god?

Yes because it permeates everything, but no response to prayers, hymns, rituals. 

The goal of Taoism

to align oneself with the Tao. To be in harmony with the universe to act as it does-spontaneously and naturally

What is compared to the Tao

water

Wu-Wei

To not act OR “effortless action”

Ch’i

Vital Energy 

Acupuncture

“realigning” your Ch’i with needles

Chinese festivals

Festivals divided in half, First half of the year is yang and second is yin

Yin and Yang symbol