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Flashcards in Taoism & Confuscianism Deck (11)
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Lao Tzu

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  • Founder
  • Disciples wrote down his teachings
  • Collection of material from different authors in 3rd Century BCE
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Tao Te Ching

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  • The leading book of the Taoist scriptures
  • The “Classic of the Way and it’s Working” or “The Way and It’s Power”
  • 81 sections of poetry
  • The nature of the Tao and how one follows it
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Chuang Tzu

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  • 2nd most important book of the Taoist scripture
  • Philosopher and scripture
  • Stories & allegory
  • Challenges the leader
  • Provocative style
  • Challenges right from wrong
  • Moral guidelines
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Tao

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  • The way of the cosmos, to be “turned into” human life
  • Cosmic way, way of life, in Confucianism relates to heaven
  • Single, imperceptible, formless state that underlies being & not being, purposeless, amoral, and impersonal cosmic entity that serves as the underpinning for everything that exists.
  • Beyond form, beyond sound, cannot be held
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Te

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  • Virtue, power, working
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Wu wei

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  • Non action, non striving, passitivity

- The use of the natural power of the Tao in oneself

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Ch’I

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  • Vital energy
  • Vital spirit or energy that animated living being
  • Harmonize ones Ch’I with the Tao
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Yin

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  • Shaded, cool
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Yang

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  • Sunny, warm
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Ying-Yang

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  • Two interactive cosmic forces of passivity and activity.
  • Darkness (yin) & light (yang)
  • Opposing pairs
  • Observable principles of ones Ch’I
  • Balance complement one another
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Chiao

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  • Concept of Relativity
  • All values and concepts are ultimately relative to the mind that entertains them
  • Everything is relative