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Taoism is the second great stream of Chinese thought and is therefore very important. Taoism came to be seen as the | Taoism is the second great stream of Chinese thought and is therefore very important. Taoism came to be seen as the | ||
| − | other half of a necessary balance in life with the other half being Confucianism. The focus of Taoism is more about a person in nature and not society. It holds that the goal of life for each individual is to find one's own personal adjustment to the rhythm of the natural world.The pilgrim path up the sacred mountain Taishan | + | other half of a necessary balance in life with the other half being Confucianism. The focus of Taoism is more about a person in nature and not society. It holds that the goal of life for each individual is to find one's own personal adjustment to the rhythm of the natural world. |
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is a symbol for that search for the Tao. It was the course of all harmony and balance. | is a symbol for that search for the Tao. It was the course of all harmony and balance. | ||
Revision as of 23:18, 19 April 2012
The Role of Taoism
Taoism is the second great stream of Chinese thought and is therefore very important. Taoism came to be seen as the other half of a necessary balance in life with the other half being Confucianism. The focus of Taoism is more about a person in nature and not society. It holds that the goal of life for each individual is to find one's own personal adjustment to the rhythm of the natural world.
The pilgrim path up the sacred mountain Taishan is a symbol for that search for the Tao. It was the course of all harmony and balance.
Taoist Emperors
There were very few Taoist emperors. The role of Taoist emperors was small because they did not believe in the government interfering with their people's lives. So when a Taoist emperor ruled, they basically asked for there to be no government whatsoever.
Yin Yang Symbol
"But for the Taoists it was the source of all harmony and balance. They thought it was our duty as human beings, through art, religion and science to understand that harmony, not to abuse it or needlessly to change it, but to go with the force of nature, the yin and the yang, as they would say." CF Manual
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Sources
Manual for Cultural Foundations of Ancient Civilizations (CF Manual)
Chapter 9 China Mandate of Heaven
http://taoism21cen.com/Englishchat/essay5.html
(pages 118-119)
Sydney Moye
