Taoism Flashcards
The power of virtue an individual acquires through living in harmony with Tao is
Te
One of the central themes of the Chuang Tzu is the
relativity of things
In Taoism life and death are
two harmonious parts of the same whole
The sage attains oneness with Tao through insight regarding its
simplicity and natural unity
Taoim
Admits warfare is sometimes necessary
And encourages pacifism
Taoism regards moral values as
relative
When a sage chooses not to compete
he emerges victorious
In Taoism the Tao is the
ultimate source of the universe, principle of order in the universe, and the way of nature
The original name of teh Tao Te Ching was
Lao Tzu
Who was the original founder of Taoism
Lao Tzu
The second founder of Taoism was
Chuang Tzu
A statement that seems illogical on the Surface and yet contains deeper meaning
paradox
Taoism’s foundational text
Tao Te Ching
The negative, passive, feminine, earthly component
yin
The positive, active, msaculine, heavenly component
yang
what a perfectly balanced individual i called in Taoism
sage
In Taoism, the virtue that when practiced leads to the individual to be so perfectly in harmony with nature that nature’s energy infuses and empowers the individual.
naturalness
Using the concepts of yin and yang, compare Taoism with Confucianism.
Yang is Confucianism and letting things go, instead of trying to fix things. Yin is Taoism and wanting to fix things, or the weaker one
Draw a picture of the yin and yang. Explain how the two sides relate to one another and what the symbol represents.
Circle, fish thing, like from avatar
The symbol represents the balance of good and bad, strength and weakness in life. The good will always have a little bad and the bad will have a little good. They keep each other in balance.
