专业英语材料第四讲Introduction：DaoismandChineseCulture.docVIP

Daoism and Chinese Culture Livia Kohn，Three Pines Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts Introduction Daoism is the indigenous（本土的） organized religion of traditional China. It is best known in the West as “Taoism” –using an older mode of transliterating Chinese –and as such for its philosophy and health practices. Its philosophy is mainly associated with the notion of “Dao” or “Way”, and involves ideas of naturalness and ease, nonaction and going along with the flow. Its health practices are seen in the context of Taiji quan and Qigong, and involve techniques of deep breathing, slow motion, and gent