Understanding Tao Te Ching: Tao's Relation to Divine, Knowledge, and Virtues, Slides of Philosophy

Download Understanding Tao Te Ching: Tao's Relation to Divine, Knowledge, and Virtues and more Slides Philosophy in PDF only on Docsity! • The Tao-te Ching Docsity.com Tao-te ching: On the Tao • Some reminders: • The Tao is the origin of both being and nonbeing (Chapters 1, 4, 14, 16, 25, 34, 42). • The Tao is not God, It is not divine (Chapters 4, 42). • No-thing would exist without the Tao (Chapters 16, 25, 34). • The changes, patterns and regularities in Nature arise from the Tao (Chapters 25, 42, 56). • All things (including us), upon their dissolution, return to the Tao (Chapters 16, 34, 77). Docsity.com Tao-te ching: On knowledge • Knowledge is not necessarily good, or against Confucian education (Chapters 2, 19, 20, 32, 38, 45, 48, 55, 56, 57, 81). • One should seek knowledge of the Tao (Chapters 16, 28, 32, 55). • Knowledge of the Tao is not discursive (Chapters 1, 10, 48, 55, 56). • Knowledge of the Tao comes from looking inward (Chapters 10, 12, 47). Arguably, this is the feature of Taoist epistemology that points to the early importance of meditation within Taoism. Docsity.com Tao-te ching: On proper action and proper character • Some of the virtues commended by Lao Tzu: • 1. Compassion (Chapters 10, 16, 27, 81). • 2. Contentment (Chapter 33, 44). • 3. Flexibility, or open mindedness (Chapter 76). • 4. Generosity (Chapters 10, 44, 64, 77, 81). • 5. Humility (Chapters 13, 15, 20, 22, 28, 49, 53, 66, 67). • 6. Impartiality (Chapter 5). • 7. Mercy (Chapter 49, 67, 77). • 8. Moderation (Chapter 67). • 9. Self-love (Chapter 13). • 10. Serenity (Chapter 15, 16, 31, 37, 42, 56). Docsity.com