taosim Flashcards
1
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daojao
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doctrine of teachings of the dao
2
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yin yang is
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balance and harmony
everything has it’s opposite
bad will transform into the other
3
Q
yin is..
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negative
darkness
cold
soft/weak
4
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yang is..
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positive
light
warmth
strong
5
Q
in taoism it is important to have..
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opposites and duality
6
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the tao
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- the way
- indescribable.nameless
- ultimate source of all being
- impersonal ;not God
- way of rhythm / universe
7
Q
what is the goal
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be in harmony
one with the tao
8
Q
divination
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- fortune telling
- jiao bei / moon blocks
- iching - book of changes
9
Q
wu wei
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non faction/no strain
efforlessness/ non striving
10
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Hsien
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immortality
11
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chi
A
life energy
12
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examples of chi
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internal alchemy accupuncture reflexology palmistry feng shui
13
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wo liang shou
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immeasurable life
endless happiness
longevity
14
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laozi
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li er- big ears mythical origins old master/ old child state archivist rode an ox to the western border of china tao te ching
15
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three pure ones
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honored lord of the origin
honored one of divinities and treasures
highest elder lord (laozi
