of the most famous Chinese readings The Tao Te Ching‚ a founding text of Taoism. Taoism is a Chinese philosophical and religious tradition. Taoism is best known as nature‚ two opposites interacting with equal forces. Tao is indescribable‚ and it’s an abstract concept‚ progression of the universe and natural order. An aspect of its nature is highlighted throughout The Tao Te Ching. In the translation by Waley‚ he says how people should live life. The Tao Ching encourage one to look for enlightenment
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Ngon Tran John fielding English 1A 25 August 2013 The Way The Tao te Ching is a Chinese classic text. It was written in sixth century BC‚ by Laozi. The author was a philosopher of the very old china. The author has written the text with the short poems‚ natural imagery‚ and a gentle tone. Laozi has wanted to focus the principle of “Tao” with doing and undoing idea. The text teaches that people should live in a balanced life as well as a simple mind. The bad things such as
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Lao-tzu’s views are typical traditional Chinese style of logic‚ which is based on the primary assumption that man is born kind (as indicated in Three-word Chant)‚ and external stimuli such as prohibitions and weapons are the cause of evil. Since “kind” is so ambiguous a concept‚ we cannot trace back to see what Lao-tzu really meant by his arguments. But if we use modern definitions of “kind”‚ “of a good or benevolent nature or disposition”‚ we can see that such view is opposed to today’s understanding
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The thoughts of Tao Te Ching (Philosophy) The first thing that struck me about Tao Te Ching is Albert Einstein. I am a big fan of Einstein‚ perplexed by years of studying his scientific theories and thereafter forever being awed by his genius. As for Taoism‚ being of Chinese descent‚ growing up in the eastern world‚ I have constant exposure to the Taoist practices‚ culture‚ traditions‚ images and symbols. However‚ the irony is that I had never ventured further than just being a mere observer
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How to Live Your Life According to the Tao The lesson that I take from Tao Te Ching is that everything comes and goes; nothing is set in stone forever‚ and times will always change. It being said that nothing stays the same forever‚ there are patterns and cycles in life. I notice these cycles in more than just life. I notice them in the world as well. One example of where these cycles are rather noticeable is in the seasons. Each year we go from spring‚ to summer‚ to fall‚ and finally to my least
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The Tao Te Ching is a book that is very well known in the scholarly community. The text itself appears to have a myriad on self-contradictions‚ not to mention the debate many scholars have over the various translations available. One of the more interesting contradictions on the Tao Te Ching is over learning. In the book it is often referenced that learning is important when it comes to the way‚ but then goes on to say in other sections that learning should essentially be exterminated. I propose
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Tao Te Ching The author of Tao Te Ching might have not existed‚ but what makes his work important is the intention of approach. The Tao Te Ching is an ancient Chinese text that literally means “classic”‚ “way” and “virtue”‚ and is a cornerstone of philosophical Taoism. It is attributed to Lao Tzu or “old Master”‚ who lived during the 6th century BC‚ he was an insider ‚ record- keeper at the court of the Zhou Dynasty‚ who was disillusioned by the hunger for power and believed people are inherently
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Response Paper I would like to say that I chose the Tao Te Ching‚ however‚ it chose me. I was first introduced to this text one Christmas morning‚ many years ago‚ and it has been with me (in one way or another) ever since. Due to my lifestyle I was constantly losing my copy‚ and in my attempts to replace it I had the pleasure of owning a multitude of versions‚ and differing translations. Today I will be using the 1988 publication of the Tao Te Ching as translated by author Stephen Mitchell (as my
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other. The Tao Te Ching is full of contradictions. Contradictions can otherwise be known as the Yin and the Yang. The village on the sunny side of a mountain may have Yang in the name while a village on the shady side of the mountain may have Yin in the name. The Tao is the way. And the way is literally the Tao. I once read a book called the Tao of the badass. It was a comedic joke about how to be a badass. At the time when I first read the book I didn’t realise the meaning of the word “Tao”. That word
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concepts and ideas of the Tao-Te Ching may be a hard to grasp at first‚ but that is partially the point. For “The tao that can be told‚ is not the eternal Tao (Verse 1). Those who think they know everything‚ do not. It does not help to know the Tao‚ it just is. To think like Lao-Tzu‚ a person must let go of everything they think they know. Today‚ this is a very difficult task for most because there is so much a person stands for and believes in. However‚ The Tao-Te Ching teaches a way of finding
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