Daoist View Of Reality

Daoism is a daily guide to living so a person can experience the most of their own self. Daoism teaches the follower to look inside and to gain knowledge through self-exploration and to connect with our inner nature. The yin and yang shows the complementary sides of objects and nature, even the human body. The Taoist Sanctuary of San Diego states, “All is Tao. All opposites are in actuality part of one whole, giving rise to one another. Neither is

Confucianism and Daoism were two great Philosophical who had contrasting views while seeking the truth, in different ways. Confucianism ethic was seeking truth through a connection to society and believe that logic and reason could resolve any problems or supposition, Confucians believe if people follow the Chines philosophy it would help to unite society. On the other hand, Daoism seeks true through a more Mystical view he saw nature as living a good balance life, he seeks to teach and impart wisdom to mankind if mankind would observe. Because of the different outlooks it has cause a withdrawal from public life

Daoism means “Followers of the way”, although Dao does not means only “way”. According to the BBC religion, the word Dao or Tao can include several concepts such as “the source of creation”, “the ultimate”, “the unnameable” ,“the way of nature as a whole”, “the natural universe as a whole” and “the inexpressible and indefinable.” In Taoism they believe in way of living in which there were not many rules and believes in the philosophy of inaction. They say that you can find happiness through nature and harmony. Also this is where yin and yang come from. As we can see, there are major differences between Daoism and Confucianism, but one of them is very important, the life after death.

Daoism is a school of thought that played a big philosophical role in the Chinese culture. Daoism was concerned with establishing balance and harmony within society. The Ying-Yang became a significant symbol that represented the thoughts of Daoism. “As the gentle curve of the line that divides the dark half from the light half indicates, rather than struggling against each other, opposites flow into each other and work to balance each other” (190-191). I think the overall meaning behind the quote and the symbol is that there is a balance to everything within the universe. There is a little bit of good in evil, while there is a little bit of evil in good. I believe that the black and white colors in the symbol represent the smooth flow from good to evil, and vice versa.

Daoist, or also known as Taoist, is a spiritual, philosophical and religious tradition of Chinese people. The term Tao means a way, principle, or path. The symbol of Daoist is often referred to a circle with a black and white wave type drawing, and opposite color dots in each wave. Daoist follow the scripture of Dao De Jing, he is also one of the most important person in this religion. Currently Daoist doesn’t have a large amount of followers.

The concept of an ideal person in Daoism has a strong connection to nature. When being a Daoist you want to live your life like water. Coming from the Daodejing by Roger T. Ames, “the highest efficacy is like water. It is because “water benefits everything.” The reason water has the highest efficacy is because it gives the gift of life without discrimination, and flows everywhere disdaining nothing” (Daodejing). This is the goal of lay Daoists, but when it comes to the elite Daoists they go to the extreme.

Like a pendulum in its unavoidable movement, the significant events in our lives come and go and then return again. Just as certainly as the sun rises and sets, the robustness of adolescence will turn to the feebleness of age; we also know that all things pass. In time, sadness diminishes, making room for enjoyment, and ignorance, with effort and persistence, can be transformed into knowledge. To Daoists, nature is the backbone of human civilization and the idea of this force of opposition is called yin and yang. These abstract ideas play a fundamental role in the beliefs of Daoists: “Yin, associated with shade, water, west, and the tiger, and yang, associated with light, fire, east, and the dragon, are the two alternating phases of cosmic energy; their dynamic balance brings cosmic harmony” (Augustin). Believing in the power of yin and yang meant believing in the power of nature over humankind, and this is congruent with the influence of Daoism in art culture.

Daoism and Confucianism are both considered to be an ancient Chinese type of living (Fisher, 2014, p. 188). They both became very widespread in China, Japan, and Korea (Fisher, 2014, p. 188). Although, Daoism and Confucianism are relatively different, not to mention that they both share the same corresponding value system in East Asians civilization (Fisher, 2014, p. 188). Also, for two hundred thousand years Daoism and Confucianism have co-existed in China, while they both have played a role equally to the culture (Fisher, 2014, p. 207). Nonetheless, they both have their differences, as well as a unique way of harmonizing with cosmos (fisher, 2014, p. 193). Daoism is a more mystically religious way, unlike Confucianism that is more political

Daoism, also known as Taoism, is an ancient Chinese folk religion and philosophy which has helped to shape Chinese culture for over 2,000 years. A Daoists goal in life is to become one with the universe and they believe that life should be peaceful and filled with joy. Daoism is a way of thinking that doesn’t interfere with the course of natural events, avoids pointless struggles, emphasizes harmony, and focuses on following the dao or “the way” of nature as much as humanly possible. Daoists also believe in the importance of self health, practicing kindness, and they try to follow a healthy and fit lifestyle.

The Daoism is a traditions practice in East Asian and tend to combine elements by Westerners called contemplation, exercise, psychology, and medicine. The Daoism it was also called it Taoism which it was one of two great indigenous philosophical tradition of China. According to Daoist philosophy by Ronnie Littlejohn, explained,” Daoism corresponds to both Daojia (“Dao or “school of the Dao”), an early Han dynasty (c.100s B.C.E.) term which describes so-called “philosophical” text and thinkers such as Laozi and Zhuangzi”. Then, Taoism it was labeled as indefinable and based on teaching the truth of themselves. Also, Taoism is combine by philosophy, and religion besides it was define as being a system

The Dao de Jing is a collection of ancient Chinese texts which describe the Daoist philosophy of life. According to tradition, these texts date back to around the 6th-5th centuries BCE (Daoism 1, pg. 5). However, very little is known about the author who is simply referred to as Laozi (Daoism 1, pg. 4). The exact publication of these texts is also debated (Daoism 1, pg. 4). The Dao de Jing became an important text in China, and has influenced other religious schools such as Chinese Buddhism (Daoism 1, pg. 24). This monumental scripture contains beautiful, and poetic passages, which eventually became one of the most translated texts in world literature.

In the practice of Daoism, the core belief is in achieving/attaining the Dao. Dao is the cosmic governing principle, whereby Daoists describe such a term. More principally, and according to Chuang Tzu, to live in this cosmic order is to be free. In The Book of Chuang Tzu, Chuang Tzu makes alluding references in which he depicts his interpretation of freedom and what it means to be free.

Lao Tzu is the father of Daoism, and his book was a philosophical writing, which was mainly about the nature and philosophy of life. Lao Tzu is the first person who answered to the problem of the origin of the universe. Lao Tzu believed that before all things in the universe were occurred, the Dao, which means the road, were naturally existed already. Lao Tzu states, “there was something formless and perfect before the universe was born…Eternally present. It is the mother of the universe…I call it the Tao” (Ch 25). Lao Tzu also explains how the universe generated by stating that “the Tao gives birth to One. One gives birth to Two. Two gives birth to Three. Three gives birth to all things” (Ch 42).

A metaphysical explaining about some concept regards, as defined by Soccio, the concern with its “ultimate reality” (Soccio, 4). The question of what is real can also serve to define it, since it is so important to the concept and it can help us in our study of dao. Since the time of Lao-tzu, there is a problem to define dao. In his words dao was ‘ “too much” to be “trapped” by definition, description, or system’ (Soccio, 27). Dao, actually, is a very abstract concept that happens in a spontaneous way in our world.

For this reason, the Dao De Jing teaches that a wise human would hold both yin and yang in balance, and incorporate traits, from both, into their lifestyle. Dao also believes in the fact that what goes around comes around, and though someone may not follow the Dao way, nevertheless, in the end, all reverses. Daoism, according to Zhuang-zi, believed that in a world with perfect order and change there is no universal truth or right way that all creatures must conform to. (Noss and Grangaard 234-241)