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The Wonderful World of Daoism

The Wonderful World of Daoism. By: Chris Murdock, Amanda Turner, & Kristina Agbebiyi. Vocab.

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The Wonderful World of Daoism

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  1. The Wonderful World of Daoism By: Chris Murdock, Amanda Turner, & Kristina Agbebiyi

  2. Vocab • Yin and Yang- the opposite forces of nature. An example of yin and yang is a bowl. The yang is the clay that makes up the bowl. The bowls full usefulness lies in the yin, the empty space or nothing in it’s center. • Dao-also known as “The Way” Is a universal force connected to nature that cannot be defined only experienced and felt; the ways of nature. • Laozi-the writer of Daodejing-or “The Way and It’s Power”- a sacred text. He lived from 606 to 530 B.C. and he is believed to be the first Daoist philosopher. • Wuwei- which translates as “Action through no action” , is a belief by Daoists that rather than attempting to take control and guide the people, a ruler should take very little action and only support the people in what they naturally desire

  3. What is Daoism? • Daoism (pronounced Dow-ism) is a belief system based largely on the Daodejing or “The Way and Its Power,” a sacred text that many believe was written by Laozi pronounced (LAU-zzz), a legendary sage (wise person).

  4. Laozi and his Beliefs • Laozi, whose Chinese name translates to “wise, old master,” is believed to have lived from 606 to 530 B.C. Laozi thought that people should be able to find happiness and peace within themselves, rather than depending on success and wealth. He wrote the Daodejing to guide people on how to live and find happiness.

  5. Laozi and his Beliefs Cont. • Laozi also thought the goal of life was to achieve oneness with the Dao (the Way), a universal force connected to nature that cannot be defined, only experienced and felt. He teaches that humans should see themselves apart from nature, and try to live in harmony with it. To discover how believe people should observe nature and try to live in harmony with it. To discover how nature acts. Laozi always said “Feel a breeze, and observe a drifting cloud.”

  6. Laozi and his beliefs Cont. • Laozi felt that the small agricultural villages in which most Chinese lived were ideal communities for “feeling” the nature. • He also believed that these communities would remain happy and prosperous if left to themselves rather that controlled by intellectuals and government officials

  7. Stop! Ask yourself these Questions! • How did Laozi believe that people should find happiness? • What is Dao? • According to the Daiost, how should people discover how to behave? • Why did Laozi feel small agricultural villages were ideal communities.

  8. Answers to the Questions? • He thought that they should accept nature. Not depend on success and other things. • The way. • To observe nature and try to live in harmony with it. • It is around nature and quite and away from government officials and there “stupid” beliefs.

  9. Daoism Teachings • Their book is called the Daodejing. • That harmony comes from balancing the opposite forces of nature, called yin and yang. Like they say: the yang is the clay that makes up the bowl but the bowl’s true usefulness lies in the yin, the empty space, the nothing at its center. • It teaches that it is impossible to have good without bad, beauty without ugliness, or pleasure without pain.

  10. Stop! Think about questions again! • What are yin and yang? • Why do Daoist accept all things that occur?

  11. Answers! • The opposite forces of nature. • They believe that you cannot have pleasure without pain.

  12. Daoism and their Disbeliefs • They are opposed to organized government, but he knew they know that lords and emperors would disappear and leave people to govern themselves. • They belief people already know how to live and a ruler who makes many laws will only interfere and cause problems. Daoist believe the principle of wuwei can be applied to all areas of life.

  13. The Impact Daoism has had on the World. • It has had a important impact on Chinese culture. • Chinese people have survived difficult periods in recent Chinese history by practicing wuwei, not trying to take control of situations, but rather waiting for the situation to pass. • Daoist has also influence in how nature is portrayed in Chinese landscape paintings which show serene mountains (yin) contrasted with violent storms (yang).

  14. Stop! Think about these Question! • How did Laozi believe a ruler should rule? • What is wuwei? How does it relate to Daoism. • How does Daoism influence Chinese society today?

  15. Answers! • He thought they should let people do whatever they wanted to. • “action through none action”, they believe that you should take the good with the bad. • It helps them get through tough times.

  16. Quotes of Laozi • “Highest good is like water. Because water excels in benefiting the myriad creatures without contending with them and settles where none would like to be, it comes close to the Way” • “The more laws and edicts are imposed, the more thieves and bandits there will be” • “ Of the best rulers the people only know that they exist; the next best they love and praised; the next they fear; and the next they revile. When the best rulers have done their task, the people all remark, ‘We have done it our selves!”

  17. The End

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