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notion of wu wei
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no unnecessary action
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Tao Te Ching means
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classic of the way and virtue
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Tao symbol
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water
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at the end of his life, Lao Tzu is said to have
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left China riding on an ox/water buffalo
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Taoists aim at enjoying a long life but accept death b/c
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death is part of the natural order of things
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yin
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female
dark moon death subtle earth water lao tzu valley |
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yang
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male
light life heaven Kung Fu Tzu mountain |
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The Tao Te Ching has ______ chapters in approximately ______ Chinese characters
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81 chapters
5000 characters |
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The Tao Te Ching is known for its
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deliberately paradoxical obscurity
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The Tao is the origin of the rhythms of
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nature
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literary character identified w/simplicity and the Uncarved Block
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winnie the Pooh
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life force
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qi (ch'i)
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religious taoism most active in
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Taiwan
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one of the most important aspects in Chinese nature painting
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perspective
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Early Taoism drew most of its belief from the religious system of
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Primal Chinese ideas
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Sun Tzu's book on confrontation between opposites
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The Art of War
~300BC Principles - how you position yourself -know what you're going to do - know when to attack - surprise/secrecy |
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practices meant to enhance the life force mostly strive for
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longetivity
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I Ching/Yijing
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Book of Changes (Dao)
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Daoism founder
born as as leaving China |
Laozi/ Lao Tzu
old+wise made him write everything he knew--> Daodejing |
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Tao
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way/pattern/rhythm
not god, but where everything comes from |
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p'u
dao |
simplicity
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de (te)
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virtue
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relativity
dao |
seeing other side....yin+yang
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Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi) wrote self entitled book about
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butterfly dream
harmony w/nature whimsical stories |
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feng shui based on manipulating___
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qi (ch'i)
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5 elements feng shui
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fire, water, earth, wood, metal
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