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life and to be true to one's nature. Taoism is one of China's five religions. It is one of three philosophical teachings which also include Buddhism, and Confucianism. Taoism began in the in the late 4th century BC under the work of Laozi, in the Tao Te Ching. 'Tao' means 'way' and Taoism is sometimes expressed as 'the flow of the universe.' Taoism's central value is naturalness, which one achieves by freeing themselves from desire and selfish thoughts and behaviors and embracing simplicity in life

Confucianism does not explicitly encourage war given its emphasis on humanity. This combination of moral vision and political realism combined with his advocacy of strong political authorities that nevertheless rule justly in service of the common good. Xunzi’s vision of the good society and how it fits into a multi-state world which undergirds his critique of alternate discourses about war and the government. Xunzian’s vision of politics and war as a source for contemporary Confucian theory of civilian

Religion is an important aspect of the lives of many people throughout the world. While there are many different religions throughout the world that all have different beliefs, people tend to only accept one religion as the ultimate truth and reject all others. This ideology sometimes can be so strong as to cause war between countries throughout the world as well as throughout history. There is also a popular opinion in western countries, including the United States, that western religions are better

During my first semester as an undergraduate college student, Santiago, my best friend and boyfriend, passed away. The flight from Denton to Dallas was not quick enough. Just as he took his last breath on the emergency room, the plane landed. At that moment, I had felt as if half of myself had died along with him. Life quickly forced me to encounter a difficult trial in my life; the death of a loved one is one that few learn to overcome. Death is a reality, hardly any truly know how to manage or

1(A). The theme that I chose that runs throughout Tao Te Ching is acting rightly (right action). Acting rightly is a process that everybody does but we don’t recognize it. We all, at some point, have helped people who were less fortunate than us. Whether if that was buying homeless people food or donating blood in order to save people’s life. Why I said that acting rightly is a process is because it takes time. One cannot call himself or herself a righteous person when they only did right

In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George and Lennie, a pair of unlikely friends, are traveling together and come upon a ranch to work at. The workers at the ranch can’t quite understand why they are traveling together. This is due to the fact that ranch work is mostly comprised of independent people. Throughout the book the two of them are saving up to make their dream of getting a place together and having stability and comfort, come true. However Lennie suffers from some sort of mental disability

The Daodejing is a collection of chapters from ancient China. The chapters explain why things happen the way they do. In order to understand everything that exists and the way it exits, the Daoists explain “dao” which means the way. The way helps people to find their way to excellence during a time of turmoil and strife. Life as it is known is uncertain and unclear. Daodejing uses a non-logical approach to explain the uncertainties in life. The authors of this ancient text use contradictions to prove

the legend, Lao Tzu wrote down his wisdom from the advise of the border official that later became sacred text known as Tao Te Ching. Lao Tzu then became the figure of Taoism that is over two thousand years old and is still relevant today. Lao Tzu philosophy looks into the hostility in the world and see the hidden harmony by using Tao that translates to “the way.” The Tao Te Ching is giving us instructions which can be vague on how to live a good life. It discusses Tao as “the way of the world,”which

The Tao Te Ching outlines that if people value great individuals, they become weak. Also, if people place high value on possessions, they start to steal. The Tao Te Ching also articulates that the master leads by filling the hearts of people, weakening their ambitions and toughening their determination (Lao-tzu 3). The master assists individuals to lose their knowledge and desires and creates misperception in people who believe they possess knowledge. This concept can be applied in a political conflict

What does “struggle” mean to the average person? It may mean writing a trying essay, preparing for a job interview, or even something as simple as riding a bike. However, in “The Embassy of Cambodia,” Zadie Smith shows readers the real meaning of struggle through the main character, an unpaid housemaid by the name of Fatou. There are many protruding themes in the story, but the most prevalent moral of the story is, no matter how many times the big guy may knock one down, they must always get up,