LAND OF BONDAGE‚ LAND OF THE FREE By: Raul Manglapus Once upon a time‚/ the tao owned a piece of land.// It was all he owned.// But he cherished it‚/ for it gave himthree things‚ having which‚/ he was contended:// life first of all‚ /and liberty‚/ and happiness.// Then one day‚ / the Spaniard came and commanded him/ to pay tribute to the crown of Spain.// The tao paid tribute.// And he was silent--/ he was certain that he was still master of his land.// The Spaniard
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Taoism. Lao Tzu believes that Tao is the Way which means that it is the Way of the ultimate reality; it is the Way of the universe; and it is the Way of human existence. Tao as the Way of the ultimate reality‚ can never be comprehended‚ described‚ perceived nor expressed. It can’t be comprehended by any mind. It can’t simply be described by mere words. It can never be perceived by any of our senses. Tao is the cause or the source of everything that exists.() Tao is too great to be spoken about
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The master that I chose is Sun Pu-erh. Since her troubles with attaining the Tao were that she thought she was a genius from the beginning and needed very little meditation and principle to attain the Tao. But she learned down the road that there is no such thing as knowing too much. She has shown the most perseverance to attain the Tao‚ by even scaring her face so that she could travel to a village so she could attain imortality faster. Her travels and hardships were very interesting to read and
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illustrated in Clint Eastwood’s film‚ Gran Torino through the characterization of Walt Kowalski. Walt Kowalski is initially portrayed as a grumpy‚ racist old man who transforms in to a hero who sacrifices himself to bring peace to himself and his neighbour‚ Tao. This film demonstrates that even though people can start off with a bitter view of life due to adverse past events‚ they can overcome their bitterness by finding others that they can relate to and sacrificing themselves to save others.
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The Filipino Value of Pakikipagkapwa-Tao in the Light of Edith Stein’s Empathy Sem. Francis Anthony Beldia Rogationist Seminary College- Cebu‚ Cebu City‚ Philippines ynocis3@gmail.com Introduction On this paper‚ I will talk about the Filipino value of Pakikipagkapwa-tao and interpret it in the light of Edith Stein’s Empathy as intersubjecttivity. I believe that this Filipino value can be better understood through Edith Stein’s concept of intersubjectivity‚ that is‚ man can know himself
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Green Book vs. the World of the Tao. “Abolition of Man” is a short philosophical work about moral education. In Chapter 1 “Men Without Chests” the Tao is described as a broad generalization of traditional moralities of the East and West consisting of Buddhist‚ Hindu‚ Christian‚ Confusion‚ Jewish‚ Muslim‚ and Socratic ideologies. The Tao is the sole source of valued judgments and something we cannot change otherwise the Tao would cease to exist. Within the Tao judgments are either right or they
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Daoism vs. Confucianism Chosen Texts: Confucianism: 6. Harmony with the Universal Order. Taoism: 1. The Tao itself The sixth century represented a flourishing era for philosophical growth in ancient China. It is in the course of that period that Confucius and Lao-tzu‚ the two most significant Chinese spiritual figures‚ are believed to have lived and taught. The philosophies that they adapted‚ Taoism and Confucianism‚ coexisted in dynastic China‚ appealing numerous followers over the
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in Taoism is to achieve Tao‚ to find the way. Tao is the ultimate reality‚ a presence that existed before the universe was formed and which continues to guide the world and everything in it. Tao is sometimes identified as the Mother‚ or the source of all things. That source is not a god or a supreme being‚ as Taoism is not monotheistic. The focus is not to worship one god‚ but instead on coming into harmony with Tao (Watts‚ 1957). According to those who believe in the Tao is the essence of everything
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scripture in Daoism is the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching). What is the history and importance of this text for the tradition? The title of this book can be translated as Dao/Tao meaning ‘way’‚ De/Te meaning ‘virtue’‚ and Jing/Ching meaning ‘great book’. All of these put together can translate into ‘The Great Book on the Way of Virtue’. The history of the Tao Te Ching has been the subject of many scholarly debates. There are three stories about the person who wrote the Tao Te Ching. First is that Laozi was
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Way‚" the Tao has many different meanings. It is the name that describes ultimate reality. The Tao also explains the powers that drive the universe and the wonder of human nature. Taoists believe that everything is one despite all appearances. Opinions of good and evil or true and false only happen when people forget that they are all one in the Tao. Therefore‚ it is the aim of Taoists not to forget‚ and if forgotten to remember that oneness. However‚ Lao-tzu reminds believers that the Tao is difficult
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