Zhuangzi

The Origins of Daoism It is explained in three different theories listed below. Attitudinal Daoism I: Anarchism Attitudinal Daoism II: Authoritarian Intuitionism Pre-Laozi Daoist Theory Much of the thrust of Daoism, as we have seen, naturally motivates a reaction against the moralistic and elitist inclinations of Confucianism. Confucianism stood for a rigid, detailed, traditional pattern of hierarchical social behavior. Duties were assigned to all of one's social roles—and a person typically…

Those being The Zhuangzi, The Daode Jing, and The Yi Jing. The Zhuangzi is an ancient Chinese collection of anecdotes and fables written by Zhuang Zhou. The Daode Jing was transcribed around 6th century BC by the sage Laozi, that is still up for debate, and along with the Zhuangzi, is a vital text for both philosophical and religious Daoism. The Yi Jing is A.K.A. the “Book of Changes”, a metaphysical…

that have developed there own culture, history, and beliefs. Daoism is a Chinese philosophy that originated from two philosophers, who soon after brought there philosophy to life. Laozi was the main philosopher who developed Daoism, but without Zhuangzi Daoism would have never be brought into the lives of the Chinese people (Toropov, Hansen). Not much was known about Laozi but what was known was that he taught Confucius and was the founder of Daoism (Toropov, Hansen). When Laozi was in the…

What is the basic problem of human existence, as expressed in Taoism? It seems that in Taoism, the world has gone astray from it's intended path, intellectual attempts to improve upon things and rigid views of morality have lead to a chaotic world; that other religions would call evil. However in Taoism, evil alone does not exist. That since everything is essentially a manifestation of the Tao which is both the Yin and the Yang, nothing is truly considered evil. Yin is deemed as a negative…

Which could lead these happy citizens to a different way of coping with the child, Zhuangzi promoted carefree wandering and becoming one with "the way" by following nature course. In accordance with Zhuangzi Life is the continuing transformation of the Dao, in which there is no better or worse or no good or evil. Things we are surrounded with events, conflicts, natural disasters should be allowed…

“Enlightenment” is a broad term that is entirely dependent on the context of the religion, and or philosophy, that used it. In general, Enlightenment is a state of peace derived through understanding. The actual particularities of this understanding is what is disputed amongst the different Eastern philosophies and religions, such as Theravada Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, and Hinduism. I will focus on Zen Enlightenment, but to do so, it’s necessary to explain Theravada Buddhism and Daoism, in order…

Taoists are always trying to find out ways to live gracefully and live a long life. This results in Taoists looking very carefully at their diet and health. There are some things that Taoists practice in order to live a long life. Taoists believe that they should eat organic food products and to avoid any processed foods. Foods that are to be avoided as much as possible include red meats, tropical fruits, sugar and dairy products. These are hard to digest. Taoism usually encourages vegetarian…

progresses the thought of a person’s actions become less necessary in order to complete the task. As soon as one gets to the point of mastery, the need for focusing on perfecting actions falls to the wayside and allows for mindlessness in the activity. Zhuangzi believed that the mastery of skills does not include thought, but rather it is the acting instinctively that one drops everything and the path will just…

It is plotted that in 2046 my previous roommate becoming one of the most brutal leaders that killing a lot of innocent people. There would be a chance that to let me to travel back to the university time and kill him, in order to prevent the outbreak of the situation. This essay will argue that killing my roommate to save a lot of innocent people on the future is not a good choice and it is morally wrong although it might save a lot of innocent people. This will be addressed by demonstrating the…

For some religions, wandering can be seen as a sin or something that isn’t suppose to be done. But, for Daoism, wandering it is seen as an opportunity. In the scriptures of Daoism, wandering is always portrayed as freedom. Lu Dongbin is a Daoist leader who had a dream during a nap, it allowed him to see toward the future. He fluked China’s imperial examinations. After he dropped out he became one of the eight beloved immortals. Daoism is something that represents the revolt from the southern…