道家思想英文简介知识讲稿.pptVIP

;OK… So then what is Taoism?; Taoist Approaches;; Not sure when he died. [604 B.C.E. - ?] His name means “Old Master” ;Zhuang Zhou;Texts;Zhuangzi;The Three Meanings of Tao;;;;Here are three of the major Taoist concepts: TE means power. The power of a thing is its virtue, its identity, its integrity. So the te of a person is their authentic self, or genuineness. Te is expressed through humility and meekness(温顺的;顺从的gentle and quiet). WU-WEI is a concept involving relaxing the conscious mind. It seeks the denial of anything personal and the dissolution of the conscious, individual self. Wu-wei is best illustrated by water; it is supple yet strong, it flows over and fills what it encounters. It means to simply follow the way of nature. P’U is a term which literally means “unpainted wood”. P’U stresses the importance of simplicity and the need to leave things in their natural state. ;Te;What Is Wu Wei?;;;;Naturalness[edit];Other Taoist Values;Say What??;The Dao De Jing; 1. Dao [Tao] is the first-cause of the  universe. It is a force that flows through  all life. 2. A believer’s goal is to become one with  Dao; one with nature. [“The butterfly or the man?” story.] 3. Wu wei -- “Let nature take its course.” -- “The art of doing nothing.” -- “Go with the flow!” 4. Man is unhappy because he lives acc. to man-made laws, customs, traditions that are contrary to the ways of nature.; 1. Rejecting formal knowledge and learning. 2. Relying on the senses and instincts. 3. Discovering the nature and “rhythm” of the universe. 4. Ignoring political and social laws.;Yin;The Uniqueness of Daoism;;Chi (氣);;Taoist Immortals (仙);;The Purpose of Life;;DEITIES[?di:?ti:z];THE THREE PURITIES(THE THREE CLARITIES);Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning ;Celestial Worthy of Numinous Treasure ;Celestial Worthy of the Way and Its Power ;THE THREE OFFICIALS;“Heaven” (Tian, T’ien), emperor as “The Son of Heaven “Way” (Dao, Tao) Tian?C