Who? What? When? Where? Why did your religion start? Taoism was started by a chinese Philosopher named LaoTze‚ also known as the supreme master. It was started somewhere in between the 6th century BCE. The word Tao means way‚ Its difficult to figure out what this is supposed to mean. The Tao is the Principle of what created the universe‚ and everything living is connected to it in a certain way. The way Taoism started when one day Lao Tze quit his job and began to come to a mountain pass‚ at the top
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The Notion of Harmony in Confucianism and Taoism At one point in our lives we are all in search of true harmony in many aspects of our lives. For thousands of years and to present day cultures around the world have been in search for harmony in every aspect of the their lives. The Chinese cultures and followers of Confucianism and Taoism have long defined the essence of harmony. Though in many ways they are different I found there is an ultimate goal in both‚ which is equilibrium in a societal role
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known about Taoism. No date of its creation has ever been made a complete fact. It is believed to have arrived in China around the sixth century BCE. It was founded by Lao-tzu who is said to have written Taoism ’s most important sacred writing‚ Tao Te Ching or The Way and Its Power. This book is "second only to the Bible in number of Western translations." (Mary Pat Fisher‚ pg. 186) Taoism is essentially one of the most passive traditions around the world. With the important symbols of life its teachers
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Taoism is a far eastern religion that teaches living in harmony with the way of nature. Tao literally translates to "The Way." Taoism complements Confucianism‚ Buddhism‚ and Shinto religions. In contrast‚ Islam is a middle eastern religion that lives by their sacred text the Qur’an. The role of the Qur’an can be comparable to Jesus Christ’s role to Christianity. The two religions concept on God differs greatly. Those who practice Taoism do not believe in God at all. Taoism believes in two great masters:
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prominent sinologist from the University of Hong Kong‚ The Tao Te Ching written by Lao Tzu‚ during the
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Free Press: New York. Lau‚ D. C. (1979) Confucius - The Analects (Lun Yu)‚ The Penguin Books: England. McDonald‚ J. H. (translator) (2009) Tao Te Ching‚ Arcturus Publishing Limited: China. Towler‚ S. (2002) CHI energy of harmony‚ MQ Publications Ltd.: China. Towler‚ S. (2002a) CHI energy of happiness‚ MQ Publications Ltd.: China. Wu‚ John C. H. (1990) Tao teh ching‚ Shambala Publications‚ Inc.: USA. Yu Dan (2009) Confucius from the heart‚ Pan Books: UK Websites http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/Confucius
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Extended Essay Research Question Due to your EE supervisor at your first meeting 50-point quiz grade – IB English HL 1 The assignment: Write a one to two sentence question that will be the crux of your research throughout the extended essay process. Use the attached form. If you learn nothing else from the extended essay‚ learn this: The better your topic is up front‚ the better (and easier) your paper will be in the end. Here are some quotes from current seniors to support my claim
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Tao Tzu and Confucius heavily agree on the social life‚ but their political views are different in terms of the use of the law in regulating the ruled and the education as a concept for knowledge acquisition. In Lao Tzu’s view of politics‚ all desires are shaped unnaturally‚ and behavior is spontaneously formed and controlled. Laozi advocated for the little interference of the normal way things happen in the world and discouraged competition and arguing. He stressed much on self-knowledge as the
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Laozi Laozi was a philosopher of ancient China‚ best known as the author of the Tao Te Ching ;often simply referred to as Laozi.His association with the Tao Te Ching has led him to be traditionally considered the founder of philosophical Taoism;pronounced as Daoism. He is also revered as a deity in most religious forms of Taoist philosophy‚ which often refers to Laozi as "One of the Three Pure Ones". Laozi is an honorific title. Lao means "venerable" or "old"‚ such as modern
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Lao-tzu Believed in Tao Te Ching: The way things are The Tao is the way‚ law‚ principle. Essence‚ balance of nature 1. The Tao escapes precise definition 2. Tao is intangible‚ it’s energy 3. Tao is powerful‚ humans are weak 4. Radical Naturalism Tao is a force of nature not a force of spirit * Art over science art is wiser‚ deeper * Intuition over logic * Nature over society. Social Pessimism (Escapism) Every society is corrupted bureaucracy society restricts
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