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. I learned about Lao Tzu and Confucius’ theory on Servant Leadership. I also learned how they connected ancient Asian culture to the theory. I also learned that the sixth and fifth century B.C.E was a transition period for China. I also learned how Lao Tzu used poetry to express his thoughts on leadership. The reading also taught me Lao Tzu nearly gave up after becoming discouraged. Yet, he pushed on and became an influential man. 2. I strongly agree with the concepts presented in number seventeen

In advance of the group discussion regarding Tao Teh Ching written by Lao Tzu I already had a profoundly fluid knowledge of the several paradoxes and the principles of Taoism that were displayed in the book by Tzu. However I lacked the ability to comprehend the government based aspects, or how they related to the major themes that were spread throughout the book. Also since during the time this book was written it was a warring states period, why was there such a substantial emphasis on having a

In the poem by Lao-Tzu, Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching, Lao-Tzu describes what Tao means and how it will make people’s life better. Lao-Tzu prefers less government to be involved with people. He believes that this will have a good effect on how people will behave. He also says that when the leader follows the Tao, everything else will go with the flow. A leader should trust people to govern themselves by giving them individual freedom with limits, because a limited freedom does not mean that people

The name Lao Tzu wasn’t his personal name, but a honorable title meaning “Old Man” or “Old Teacher”. There are many theories whether his name was of only one individual or combination of multiple philosophers. He is well known as the author of the Tao-Te-Ching (The Way and Law of Goodness) , which explained that the way of

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. There are two significant references that Chuang Tzu makes about his understanding of freedom and what it means

Analysis of Tao Te Ching Chapter Eight In the eighth chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu writes, “The supreme good is like water/ which nourishes all things without trying to” (1-2). The word “supreme” implies there are lesser forms of good. However, the ideal form compares to water. Lao Tzu also emphasizes that the supreme good “nourishes all things.” Like water, the supreme good is non-discriminatory and omnipresent; everyone benefits. “Without really trying” indicates the stated supremacy is

The idea of Taoism is expanded more through Stephen Mitchell’s explanatory introduction of the Tao Te Ching. Mitchell translates that “the teaching of the Tao Te Ching is moral in the deepest sense” and that it is ”unencumbered by any concept of sin” seeming to not reject that evil is alive but instead seeing it as an “a state of self-absorption which is in disharmony with the universal process” (ix). This idea is expressing how being concerned with evil behavior should not be a priority and is

A Non Government Mariah Parvizi 7/16/2015 In “Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching,” Lao-Tzu illustrates the optimal way in which a ruler should lead their country in conformity with the Tao. Lao-Tzu points out that a nation’s government should put in place the slightest governance in the lives of its people, because the good in people will come naturally when the people disregard their efforts to seek these ethics. Finally, Lao-Tzu also encourages that a leader be modest and tolerant by truly taking interest

used to tactfully teach the central Taoist teachings of going with the flow and inaction. Water is an integral part of any life and is often used as the perfect example for philosophical concepts. In the Tao Te Ching, it says, “Tao in the world is like a river flowing home to the sea” (Tao Te Ching 32). By this, it means that just as the river flows gently in one direction until it becomes just a part of the larger sea, the Tao is already moving in the way it is supposed to and will end up as just

It is finally over. The semester has come to a close. Another chapter in life has ended and now it is time to say goodbye to my beloved columnists David Brooks and Max Boot. Or is it? For me, it is not goodbye, but rather, I will look forward to working with you in the future. After spending long nights snuggled up with these both of these gentleman’s’ articles, I really feel as if I know them and I do not wish to say goodbye anytime soon. Realistically speaking, no matter how much I want to, there