Tao Te Ching Test Questions – Flashcards
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Confucianism Taoism Buddhism
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3 Religons seen as legs to a tripod
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Tao Te Ching (Classic of the Way and Virtue)
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Fundamental most important text in Taoism/ Chinese Texts
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about the peaceful, harmonious calm life (some call it pacifist)
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Tao Te Ching
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The way,
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Tao
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Virtue/power/integrity Tao of governing
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Te
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Classic (the great book)
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Ching
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5,000 Chinese Characters divided into 81 Chapters Ch 1-37 is Tao Ching (Classic of the way) Ch 38-81 is Te Ching (Classic of the Virtue)
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How Tao Te Ching is divided
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Laozi or Lao Tzu -Mythological figure who is unknown
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Author of the Tao Te Ching
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Means old master/ Teacher
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Laozi
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Said to be the keeper of the records and Master of Rituals
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Lao Tzu
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Lao Tzu is way beyond what Confucius can comprehend
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Confucius about Lao Tzu
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Dark Passive Female (Shady)
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Yin
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Bright Active Male (Light)
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Yang
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Despite being opposite, can work together in harmony thanks to Dao Sense of balance in the universe
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Yin/Yang
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The Dao is the constant way...It is always there
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The way that can be spoken of is not the constant way
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Changes happen within Dao but the Dao never changes
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The name that can be named is not the constant name
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Dao can be called nameless, unspoken, the constant Source of heaven and hell
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Nameless was the beginning of Heaven and Hell
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Dao is mother and basis of everything that lives Not just beings but everything in the world system
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The named was the mother of myriad creatures
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Go beyond desires for small things (nothing is wrong with having small desires because they were created by the Dao but you must go beyond to see the Whole)
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Always rid yourself of desire in order to obscure the Dao
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Dao manifests itself. Everything in the universe is a manifestation of the Dao
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Always allow yourself to have desires to view Manifestations
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1. Philosophical 2. Institutional 2. Transformational: meaning how to transform a body/mind system into something better
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3 Aspects of Taoism
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When everyone decides the standards of good bad, pretty, ugly the phenomenon is ugly
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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
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Highest good is like water -settles where none would like to be -nothing is more submissive and weak as water -yet nothing which is hard and strong could surpass the power of water
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Water (Symbols of the Tao)
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Instead of striving to be at the top of the mountain it's ok to be at the bottom of the valley... Content with its position and keeps its place, Receptive
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The reason why river and sea are able to be King of Hundred Valleys (Symbol of the Tao-Valleys)
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Full of life, still growing, still learning, limbs are weak but grip is strong -This is because its harmony is at its height (peak)
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Infants (Symbol of the Tao)
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i. The world had a beginning and this beginning could be the mother of the world ii. When you know the mother know the child go back to holding fast to the mother
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Mother (Symbol of the Tao)
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Names heaven and earth's begining
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Wu
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names myriad things' mother
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You
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i. When the gates of heaven open and shut, keep to the role of the female ii. In the union of the world, the female always gets the better of the male by stillness
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Female (Symbol of the Tao)
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Grass and trees are pliant and fragile when living, but dried and shriveled when dead --The hard and strong are the comrades of death --The supple and weak are the comrades of life
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Living and Dead (Symbol of the Tao)
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Have little thought of self and few desires as possible -nameless, uncarved block is freedom from desires
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Uncarved Block (Symbol of the Tao)
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Turning back is how the way (Tao) moves... Unlearning everything: retreating to being a baby --In the pursuit of learning, one knows more everyday --In the pursuit of the way one does less every day
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Reversal
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Non action Do that which consists in taking no action....savor that which has no flavor (No flavor meaning full of potential and possibilities)
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Wu-Wei
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-When the way was lost there was virtue (Te) -When virtue was lost there was benevolence (Jen) - When benevolence was lost there was rectitude (I) - When rectitude was lost there was the rites (Li)
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Decline of the Tao (4)
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makes it get lost Don't strive, let it come naturally
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Striving for Tao
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When lots of conversation about being loyal...you know things are out of step, out of harmony....not going well
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"Loyal" Ministers
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When people are putting holiness on a pedestal things are not good -Distinction between those who are sagely is a cause of problems
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Eliminate Sage
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Heaven and Earth are Ruthless Sage is ruthless Unkindness in the moment is meant to provide kindness for the future
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Ruthlessness
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as long as you don't expect to be fed, you'll be strong but won't have very much of a will
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Empty Mind, Full Belly
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In Taoism the life force is in the belly area
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Belly
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Is stressful and a repetitive noise that is like static that interferes with the natural forms of vitality
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Thinking
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Best of all rulers is but a shadowy presence to his subjects -Most effective is the one that they don't even thinking about, or aware of
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Shadowy Rule
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1. Shadowy Presence 2. Love and Praise 3. Fear 4. Despise, whom they take liberties
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Rulers (best to worst)
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If I don't have stability in my own life, I can't govern the people
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The Natural way of governing
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Does not seek to be honored or accaimed
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Sage Ruler
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1. People hungry--Those in authority eat up too much taxes 2. The people are difficult to govern-- Those in authority are too fond of actions 3. The people treat death lightly-- Those in authority set too much store by life
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Leading with less
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Arms are instruments of ill omen If you have to go to war don't enjoy it, don't glorify it
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Reluctance in battle
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If you stimulate the culture of violence it will come back around
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No glory in victory
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Bring simplicity so people could be happy/ content in the way they live
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Simplicity
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Emptiness/ Fullness -should be in balance but emptiness is more important
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Interdependency
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The more harmonized we are with the natural way of things the richer and fuller our lives will be. We will be happier.
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