Discussion Metaphysics Philosophy of Taoism, Tao. Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu Quotes Information Pictures. Tao - Taoism Religion. Discussion on Metaphysics / Philosophy of Tao, Taoism. One Thing, Tao, Exists & Connects the Many Things. Lao Tzu, Tao te Ching Quotes, Chuang Tzu, Taoism, Tao Quotations. There is a thing, formless yet complete. Before. heaven and earth it existed. Without sound, without substance, it stands alone. It is all- pervading and unfailing. We do not know its name. Index to the Spirit of Gardening Website. Garden Poems. Quotations for a variety of occasions: shed light, help keep perspective, inspire, energize, or just provoke thought. Sorted by topic. Laozi (Lao-tzu, fl. 6th cn. B.C.E.) Laozi is the name of a legendary Daoist philosopher, the alternate title of the early Chinese text better known in the West as the. Tao. . Being one with nature, the sage is in accord with the. Tao. (Lao Tzu) Introduction to Metaphysics of Tao, Taoism Religion Taoism. Believed to be the most translated text of the Bible, Tao Te Ching the ancient Chinese classic of 2,500 years is gaining attention throughout the world. It. Buddhism and Confucianism, are the three great religions / philosophies. Ancient China. In 4. B. C. Taoism was adopted as a state religion of China. Lao Tzu (so called founder of Taoism) honoured as a deity. State support. of Taoism ended in 1. Ch'ing Dynasty and much Taoist. Tao (pronounced 'Dao') can be defined as 'path', or 'road'. The way of the Tao is the way of Nature and of ultimate reality. Tao is often. described as a force that flows through all life. A happy and virtuous life. Tao, with Nature. So the philosophy of Taoism understands Tao as the One Thing which exists and. Many things. Tao, Nature, Reality are One. The idea that 'All. One and interconnected' is not found solely within Chinese Philosophy. The. ancient Indians and Greek Philosophers also understood the universe as a unity. As Leibniz profoundly says; Reality cannot be found except in One single source, because. Leibniz, 1. 67. 0) Albert Einstein also had a good understanding of humans as an inseparable. One, as he writes; A human being is part of the whole called by us universe .. We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separate from. A kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind. Our task must be to free ourselves from the prison. The true value of a human being is determined. We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if humanity is. Albert Einstein)The foundation of Taoism is correct, that Tao, Nature, Reality are One. It. is important to understand that the ancient Chinese philosophers did not actually. One Thing / Tao caused and connected the many things, and further. Language could never directly describe this One Thing (which must. Tao'. (God, Brahman. As Lao Tzu proclaimed; The. Tao that can be expressed is not the Eternal Tao. There is a thing, formless. Before heaven and earth it existed. We do not know its name. Tao. It is the Mystery of Mysteries. Lao Tzu, Tao te Ching) If One Thing / Tao is all that exists, then there can be no. One thing could cause the Many changing things which we experience. The error has been in not correctly realising the properties. One. Recent discoveries on the properties of Space and the Wave Structure of Matter (Wolff, Haselhurst) confirm that we can understand Reality (Tao) and the interconnection. The One Thing / Tao, (Space) has Properties (Wave- Medium) that give rise to. Matter as the Spherical Wave Motion of Space). This then allows. Space and Motion exist a priori (necessary. As Humans have evolved from Nature (Tao) they ultimately depend upon Nature. Tao) for their survival. Until we understand what we are as humans (what matter. Reality, Tao), it is impossible. Harmony with Nature (Tao). If you are interested in the Tao that can be expressed, please see below for. Metaphysics of Space and Motion and the. Wave Structure of Matter. This webpage on the metaphysics / philosophy of Tao, Taoism is an 'evolving. So for now we hope you enjoy the following. Taoism, with quotes from Lao Tzu (Tao te Ching). Chuang Tzu and many other philosophers / scientists. We greatly appreciate any comments on how we can improve this website and its. So please feel free to write to us. Geoff Haselhurst, Karene Howie, January, 2. Email What. is Tao? Taoism Quotes. Tao (pronounced 'Dao') can be defined as 'path', or 'road'. The way of the. Tao is the way of Nature and of ultimate reality. Tao is often described as. A happy and virtuous life is one that. Tao, with Nature. Much ambiguity has clouded the definition of Tao / Taoism as Lao Tzu proclaimed; The Tao that can be expressed is not the Eternal Tao. There. is a thing, formless yet complete. Before heaven and earth it existed. We do. not know its name, but we call it Tao. It is the Mystery of Mysteries. Lao. Tzu, Tao te Ching)Taoism Quotes. The ‘this’ is. also ‘that’. The ‘that’ is also ‘this’… That. Tao. Only this essence, an axis as it were, is the center of the circle responding. Fung Yu- Ling, A Short History of Chinese. Philosophy, 1. 95. Taoism is basically indefinable. It has to be experienced. It. refers to a power which envelops, surrounds and flows through all things, living. The Tao regulates natural processes and nourishes balance in. Universe. It embodies the harmony of opposites (i. Yin Yang is a well known Taoist symbol. It represents the balance of opposites. When they are equally present, all is calm. When one is outweighed. Taoists follow the art of "wu wei," which is to let nature take its. For example, one should allow a river to flow towards the sea unimpeded. Different Chinese philosophers, writing probably in 5- 4 centuries. B. C., presented some major ideas and a way of life that are nowadays known. Taoism, the way of correspondence between man and the tendency. Alan Watts, Tao: The Watercourse. Way)We believe in the formless and eternal Tao, and we recognize. We reject hatred, intolerance. Nature. We place our trust and our lives in the Tao, that we may. Universe, both in this mortal life and beyond. Creed of the Western Reform Taoist Congregation)Taoism is a strongly pantheistic religion . Its central focus is the Tao. Way, conceived of as a mysterious and numinous unity, infinite and eternal. The. Great Tao flows everywhere . All things depend on it for life,and it does not turn away from them. One may think of it as the mother of all beneath Heaven. We do not know its name, but we call it Tao .. Deep and still, it seems to have existed forever. The ideal of Taoism was to live in harmony with the Tao and to cultivate a. Being. one with nature, the sage is in accord with the Tao'When Tung Kuo Tzu asked Chuang Tzu where the Tao was, he replied it was in. There is nowhere where. There is no single thing without Tao'. Harrison. Pantheism, 1. The most important characteristic of the Eastern world view. All things are seen as interdependent.Fritjof Capra, The Tao of Physics. In ordinary life, we are not aware of the unity of all things. This division is useful. It is an abstraction devised by our discriminating and. To believe that our abstract concepts of separate ‘things’ and ‘events’ are. Capra, The Tao of Physics. The central aim of Eastern mysticism is to experience all the. This. reality is seen as the essence of the universe, underlying and unifying the. The Hindus call it Brahman, The. Buddhists Dharmakaya (The Body of Being) or Tathata (Suchness) and the Taoists. Tao; each affirming that it transcends our intellectual concepts and defies. This ultimate essence, however, cannot be separated from. It is central to the very nature to manifest itself. Fritjof Capra, The Tao of Physics. History. of Taoism. The founder of Taoism is believed by many to be Lao Tse (6. BCE), a contemporary of Confucius. Alternate spellings: Li Erh, Lao. Tan, Lao Tze, Lao Tsu, Lao Tzu, Laozi, Laotze, etc.). He was searching for. The result was his book: Tao. Ching (a. k. a. Daodejing), composed some time between the sixth. B. C. Some believe that Lao Tzu is a mythical character. Taoism started as a combination of psychology and philosophy but evolved into. CE when it was adopted as a state religion. At that. time Lao- Tse became popularly venerated as a deity. Taoism, along with Buddhism. Confucianism, became one of the three great religions of China. With the. end of the Ch'ing Dynasty in 1. Taoism ended. Much of. Taoist heritage was destroyed during the next period of warlordism. After. the Communist victory in 1. The. new government put monks to manual labor, confiscated temples, and plundered. Several million monks were reduced to fewer than 5. During the cultural revolution in China from 1. Taoist heritage was destroyed. Some religious tolerance has been. Deng Xiao- ping from 1. Lao. Tzu, Tao te Ching Quotes. The Tao that can be expressed is not the Eternal Tao. Lao Tsu/Tzu)If people do not revere the Law of Nature,It will inexorably and adversely affect them. If they accept it with knowledge and reverence,It will accommodate them with balance and harmony.
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