Taoism

To the Navajo people, hozho is the idea of remaining in balance with the entire cosmos. It is more than just a word to traditional Navajo people. They strive to maintain their inherent bond with nature in everything they do. It is seen in their ceremonies and gatherings, but also in every aspect of their day to day life. It can be seen in their work, harvesting methods, and eating habits. The idea of hozho is the foundation of what might be thought of as religion in Navajo culture. However…

The Confucian view of government is to first regulate one’s family so that the state will be rightly governed and the whole kingdom will be peaceful. On the other hand, the Taoist view of government is to lead through inaction and to allow the people to rule themselves because “Act and you ruin it.” The Taoist view suggests that governments view of things can determine how people act. For instance, of you treasure rare objects the people are more likely to steal it, or if you make rules the…

Charismatic Culture Imagine if every question we could ask, could be answered. What is the purpose of life? Why must people suffer? These questions, gone. No further research or time would be wasted pondering the unknown. The reality is, as famous Greek thinker Aristotle would vouch, we can’t solve every question we create. But we can approach the unexplained through the enlightenment of ourselves, and the awareness of our self-existence. This is Philosophy. Greek Philosophy is largely…

Taoism provides basic concepts that give the order of life. This is how man must live harmoniously, by relating well to nature. For unity to be there, there must be a mutual spiritual belief in God by man. In doing so, the negative things are avoided. For example, there is a difference between light and darkness as it appears in the explanation of Taoist principles as well as the monkeys. This story which demonstrates the origin of creation, shows how humans mutually relate to nature. For…

Philosophy is a universal form of thinking that has persisted throughout time. It is an endless endeavor at trying to understand the universe and our place in it. Lao Tzu is a chinese philosopher who founded Taoism which is defined as a way of life. He wrote his ideas in a book called Tao Te Ching that is still known around the world today. Marcus Aurelius is a Roman emperor who wrote Meditations, a book that has details about Marcus Aurelius’ thoughts and stoicism in general. While these two…

immortality elixirs which should prolong ones life, made up from cinnabar, which is believed to contain large amount of solar energies, and mercury are contained within those elixirs. Those „timeless“ entities , like the sun which plays a big role in Taoism, should radiate ones body and revivy it, needless to say that those are indeed highly toxic. The alchemy in Daoism tried to uncover these mysteries of the world with the sole goal to reach immortality. TB175 Due to the refinement of raw…

centrifugality of abacus and cash register,” meaning that he is torn between the influences of Taoism and American capitalism (Steinbeck 14). Taoism strongly discourages selfish or greedy behavior and rejects all material goods and discredits them as meaningless, and all of “these principles are generally visible throughout Cannery Row,” according to Peter Lisca (Lisca 46). Lisca draws many parallels between Taoism and Cannery Row, the strongest of which can be seen through Lee Chong. His…

How can turning points develop a character? A turning point can be described as a challenge faced or a switch that can go positively or negatively. In the autobiography “ I Never Had It Made”, by Jackie Robinson, the memoir, “ Warriors Don’t Cry”, by Melba Patillo Beals, and the article, “ The Father of Chinese Aviation”, by Rebecca Makel, each of the individuals faced a turning point. Jackie Robinson, Melba Patillo Beal, and Feng Ru all faced life-changing experiences that changed and impacted…

The concept of individual sacrifice for the greater good, ‘our land’ and community is an ideal held high in many cultures and this is no different to Chinese culture, past and present. The movie Hero displays this concept during the time in which china was a handful of separate country-states, known as ‘the warring states period’. Although there are the ideals of ‘our land’ in the film there is also the fact that community and uniting china is not an ideal that is liked by all. To display this…

Confucius was an influential Chinese philosopher that was responsible for the official ideology, Confucianism, of China. He wrote many books and one of them is called The Analects, which is believed to be written by his students. The Analects contains a collection of Confucius’ sayings and ideas. In this book, his teachings focused on creating ethical models of family and public interaction, and setting educational standards. In this book, readers can realize that Confucius had a good…