Taoism

John Locke (1632-1704) was a major English philosopher, whodevised the phrase ‘pursuit of happiness’, in his book An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.Greatly influenced by the Greek philosopher Aristotle, Locke distinguished between “imaginary happiness” and “true happiness”.Since God has given everyone the desire to trail the real bliss, majority of peoplestart a relentless search for it, but when they don’t get what they desire, they conclude they have been deprived of. On the other hand,…

writer Yi Huang (黄易) from Hong Kong. The original meaning of xuanhuan for a name of a genre was for a kind of genre fiction based on Chinese fantasy and metaphysics (ref.) The so-called metaphysical element, in fact, refers to writers’ discussions of Taoism, the I Ching, and divination, folklore, and so on. This kind of Eastern Fantasy fiction (or Xuanhuan xiaoshuo) is popular in online…

Social workers come across many different people through their line of work. They can come from anywhere in the world and have very different experiences. It is the role of the social worker to help these individuals in an unbiased environment, where they know what they say is confidential. However, this at times is not easy to ask an individual to do. I have personally had the privilege to meet individuals from around the world, and one in particular I met here in the United States. This…

Anthropology falls in to four subfields, which are archeology, physical, linguistics, and cultural. One idea that these subfields share in common is holism. Holism is approaching a single subject in several different ways (Welsch 15). These four subfields all have their own distinct approaches. This is why anthropology is divided into multiple subfields, so that anthropologists can study further in specific subfields and result in more accurate information. Each subfield focuses on a different…

esteemed to be spiritually intelligent by their acquaintances. The participants who are considered spiritually intelligent identify themselves within major spiritual traditions namely Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Non-dual, Earth, Taoism, and Yoga. The study resulted in the discovery of seven major themes of spiritual intelligence. These themes are: Consciousness—acquiring cultured awareness and self-knowledge; Grace—living in accordance with the divine manifestation of love…

Wu Guanzhong is a contemporary Chinese artist was born on August 29, 1919 and died on June 25, 2010. His works emphasize form and artistic conception through a combination of western and eastern aesthetics. In general, western art focuses on objective and established facts. However, eastern art pays more attention to mood. Wu shows both aspects in his work. Furthermore, Wu explored how to make oil paintings fit Chinese nationalization and the modernization of Chinese Painting. To answer these…

Jesus Trejo English 101 Dr. Swerdlow 5 December 2017 Catastrophes and Outcomes Catastrophes are life changing events that can cause internal and external damage to a person. Many people focus on this horrible event and most people become distraught and some even become depressed. Many of these memories can lead to transformations but other people can no longer ever be the same. Most people become unable to function in life due to the dreadfulness that they experience and not being able to cope…

1. The network of relationships (Chinese Guanxi) Being part of a Chinese guanxi (work with their "guanxi"), that is to say their network of relationships, people with whom they have built a relationship of trust it is this relationship which will enable the speaker to decide if you are worthy of doing business and if he wants to do with you. In practice, negotiations will begin once the connection is woven. For each item in the contract, or you will become the "forcing" or the "forced", and it…

Religion is defined generally as a relationship of devotion or fear of a God or gods. Fundamentally, religion includes a belief system of holy, divine, or sacred objects and beings. Almost all religions include a community of believers held together by common practices and ethical codes. See appendix A “Evolution of Religions” There are eleven religions that will be the focus of our discussion, and they include: Native American, African, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Chinese, Shinto,…

complex to be fully encompassed by only one set of values and doctrines, and whoever claims to solely know it all displays how little they actually know. One religious school of thought which has struck a chord with me however, is the Chinese concept of Taoism. The Tao, roughly translated to “The Way”, or “The Path”, is the concept that any journey undertaken or action done, once done with reflection on certain principles, can serve to lead one to a higher understanding of life and themselves.…