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* Masculine
* Feminine
* Passive
* Darkness
* Cold
* Weak
* Earth; Moon
* Active
* Light
* Warm
* Strong
* Spirit
World;Sun
Yin & Yang Review of Confucius Timeline Confucius Vocabulary Read the Analects & Decide
• What would Confucius do?
Isn’t it a pleasure to study and practice what one learns? Isn’t it a joy to greet friends who come from afar?
Wherever you go in the world, you should treat all those who you meet as if you are receiving a highly honored guest
Confucius founder of Moral Government Confucius and Early Chinese Philosophers
asked: How should humans live? How do we become good?How is everyone going to
eat/survive?
Tian Heaven (the order of the universe)
Tian Ming = Mandate (Fate) of Heaven
Dao The Way (you should do something)
Filial Piety --> Respect for your family and respect for society
Li (Lee)--> Rules of proper behavior/action or rituals
Ren (Wren) --> Benevolence, Virtue
Chi (Chee) --> Reciprocity, compassion
Do not do unto others what you would not want others to do unto you.
One must cultivate their Ren (virtue) through Li (rituals) and Filial Piety in order to follow the Dao of Tian (way of heaven) so the Universe is in harmony
• Deep-seated respect for parents and elders
“Nowadays ‘filial’ means simply being able to give one’s parents nourishment. But even dogs and horses are provided with nourishment. If you are not sincerely respectful, wherein lies the difference?”
* The most influential book in the world next to the bible
* In Chinese, it means “conversation.”
* Focus on how society should work so that people get along with each other and government is good.
* Do you want to know what knowledge is? When you know something recognize that you know it and when you don’t know something recognize that you don’t know it.
* Making a mistake and not correcting it is making another mistake.
* The superior man blames himself; the inferior man blames others.
* Masculine
* Feminine
* Passive
* Darkness
* Cold
* Weak
* Earth; Moon
* Active
* Light
* Warm
* Strong
* Spirit
World;Sun
Kong-tzu = Master Kong=
Confucius
Lao = Wise/old
Lao-tzu =
Legendary Person who was probably a group of philosophers to found Daoism in 500-600’s BCE
* The basic text of Daoism. “The Classisc of The Way and Its Virture”Dao =
*De=
*Jing =
* The second most translated text into English next to the bible
Dao De Jing:Written by group of people Oldest copies from 200’s BCE 2 Parts:1.How to follow the Dao and be one with Nature2.How government should stay out of the way
Zhuangzi :Written by ZhuangziBetween 300-400 BCE
Critique’s other philosophers especially Confucius Must get rid of “human” limitations to connect with “Tian” and follow the Dao
1. Dao [Tao] It is a force that flows through all life.
2. A believer’s goal is to become one with Dao; one with nature
3. Wu wei --> “non action” “effortless action”
Chen or Zen Buddhism is the combination of Daoist principles with Buddhism
Monasteries, Monks & Nuns were adapted by Daoists in China
Spirits, Gods and Levels of Heavens were adapted from Buddhist cosmology
• Japanese Tea Ceremony, Samurai • Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance• Sacred Hoops, Way of the Peaceful Warrior• Tao of Pooh• Sport Psychology: Zen & the Art of Archery • Tai-Chi & Qigong: Martial Arts