complex rituals‚ and revealed scriptures in classical Chinese"(The Encyclopedia of Religion volume 3 1993 Macmillan Publishing Company New York‚ NY pg. 272). Taoism as a philosophy appears in two books‚ the Lao-tzu which was later renamed Too Te Ching‚ and there was Chuang-tzu. The
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Believed everyone was essentially the same but learning and practice distinguished them Referred back to a Golden Age he hoped to recapture Advocated development of Five Inner Virtues especially li – moral propriety and ren - humanity -- “tao” All society is built on the idea of filial (family) piety -- “xiao” Superior men – “Chun- tzu” led by example Noted five basic social relationships I. Ruler and Minister – Righteousness II. Father and Son – Affection III. Husband and Wife
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Beginnings and History The history of Daoism can befittingly be separated into four periods: Proto-Daoism‚ Classical Daoism‚ Modern Daoism and Contemporary Daoism. The first period‚ Proto-Daoism‚ spans the time from antiquity all the way to the 2nd century C.E. The intention behind this period being called "proto-Daoism" is that we have no information of any official Daoist religious organizations at this time. The classic works that were inscribed in the course of this period‚ the Daode jing
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Somebody lives in the spot light. In applying Taoist beliefs to Dickinson poem‚ the differences between Taoist’s beliefs and the Westerner’s “me” mentality appear by associating the Nobody with Taoists and the Somebody with Westerners. According to the Tao
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They pushed the idea of action through non-action which is detailed in Tao Te Ching‚ written by Lao Tzu. “The best man is like water. Water is good; it benefits all things and does not compete with them. It dwells in lowly places that all disdain. This is why it is so near to the Tao” (Encounters 96) This shows us that the people of ancient China not only practice a worship centered around the Tao‚ they also are encouraged to act with
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revolve mostly around how people treat each other. Lao-Tzu largely focuses on how a leader treats his people in “Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching”. He encourages those in power to not force anything in their actions but to just go with the flow of what is occurring around them. When this is done and when the leader actively works for peace‚ avoids war‚ and follows the Tao‚ the country is at its greatest. Lao –Tzu advises that the people should be left to themselves and to lead so subtly that the people
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Leading in Times of War When turning on the television‚ reading an article‚ or listening to the radio‚ what mostly is being said is something good or bad of what a leader has done. Every leader has their good side and their bad. Everyone always looks for the intentions that a leader can give out. Presidents will explain what they would do if war was to happen. Leaders should not want war like Machiavelli did and think more about peace about like Lao-Tzu. Lao-Tzu believes that war‚ violence‚ and weapons
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Cited: Lao-Tzu “Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching.” A World of Ideas: Essential Readings for College Writers. By Lee A. Jacobus. 7th ed. Boston: Bedford/St.Martin’s‚ 2006.
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Tribal Wisdom David Maybury-Lewis David Maybury Lewis (1992) wonders if we‚ as Americans‚ by having systematically chosen to dismiss as ’odd ’‚ ’weird ’‚ and not the ’right ’ way to live; in our views of foreign tribal cultures‚ have been hoisted by our own petard. By using his definition of a tribal society (for which there really is no one single way of life): "small-scale‚ pre-industrial societies that live in comparative isolation and manage their affairs without central authority
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Early Chinese religion belongs to the mythical and prehistoric period. Tradition speaks of the origins of Chinese culture lying in the 3rd millennium BCE with the Hsia dynasty. As of yet no historical evidence has been found for such a dynasty; all references to it are mythical. It is only with the Shang dynasty‚ which is traditionally dated from 1766 to 1122 BCE‚ that we find evidence of a developing culture and religious practices. The religion of the Shang was principally characterised by the
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