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Wu wei is a Taoist concept referring to non-action or non-exertion. It emerged in ancient China and describes a state of personal harmony and spontaneity. Wu wei has two meanings - an attitude of genuine non-participation in human affairs, and a technique to gain enhanced control. Taoism also believes that everything is in a constant cycle of flux as extremes will inevitably revert back to their opposite. The goal of Taoism is to attain the original, undifferentiated source and order of nature before duality.
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Taoism originated in China in around 550 BCE and was founded by Lao Tzu, who is considered the author of the Tao Te Ching. The philosophy focuses on living in harmony with the Tao or natural order of the universe. Taoists believe that by merging with the Tao through harmonious living, one can free their soul and become immortal. While not supportive of China's government, Taoism still influenced Chinese culture by encouraging individuals to better themselves and become one with nature.
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1. Yin and yang is a central concept in Taoism describing opposing yet interconnected and interdependent forces in nature. Taoism originated in China in the 4th-3rd century BCE and is composed of various sects and schools.
2. The most important Taoist texts are the Tao Te Ching and the Zhuangzi, attributed to founders Laozi and Zhuangzi respectively. Core concepts include the Tao, wu wei or non-action, yin and yang balance, and qi or life force energy.
3. Taoist practices include meditation, morality focused on virtue and harmony, and rituals. The goal is spiritual immortality through aligning with
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Daoism began as a Chinese folk religion but developed into a philosophy through texts like the Daodejing attributed to Laozi. It sees the Dao or Way as the natural order of the universe from which all things arise and emphasizes living in harmony with nature through wu wei or non-action. Daoist traditions include worship of deities, rituals, music, and the practice of internal and martial arts as well as ethical and medical concepts that have greatly influenced Chinese culture.
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Lao Tzu is considered the founder of Taoism in China in the 6th century BC. He authored the Tao Te Ching, which outlines Taoist philosophical concepts like wu wei or non-action. Over time, Taoism developed religious elements with a pantheon of deities and practices like alchemy. Major Taoist sects emerged like the Way of the Celestial Masters founded in the 2nd century CE. Taoism today continues through religious organizations, with the White Cloud Temple in Beijing considered an important center.
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2. The most important Taoist texts are the Tao Te Ching and the Zhuangzi, attributed to founders Laozi and Zhuangzi respectively. Core concepts include the Tao, wu wei or non-action, yin and yang balance, and qi or life force energy.
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Everything exists dependently and lacks an eternal essence. All phenomena arise from the interaction of multiple causes and conditions, and the fundamental qualities of existence are emptiness and energy. Emptiness refers to the lack of inherent existence of all things, while energy is the constant vibration that generates phenomena. Cultivating qualities like loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity through meditation helps one weaken suffering and realize emptiness to attain enlightenment. All things are interconnected through their dependent arising from emptiness and energy.
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The document discusses the Buddhist concept of anattā or non-self. It explains that according to Buddhism, nothing has a static, unchanging essence. People are constantly changing from moment to moment. We are merely a "stream" of constant change and becoming, without an inherent, independent self. All things arise temporarily due to conditional, interdependent causes and lack inherent existence on their own. Realizing this state of egolessness and emptiness is part of the Buddhist path to enlightenment.
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- For Heidegger, a human person is not a detached spirit but exists as "Being-in-the-world", undertaking activities and engaging with things that reveal them. For Sartre, we experience ourselves through how others see us and there is a conflict between the self and other.
- Husserl described phenomenology as investigating the structures of experience and consciousness to understand how knowledge is formed, starting from the "natural attitude" or ordinary way of viewing the world. Dialogue and encountering others as unique individuals is important for intersubjective relations.
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1. Shinto emphasizes ritual and observance of traditions over beliefs, with the goal of connecting to and transforming oneself through religious practices.
2. Shinto acknowledges multiple spiritual beings called kami that can represent divine or sacred aspects of nature. While some kami are depicted in mythology, they are not necessarily believed to literally exist.
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This document provides an introduction to the concept of "new monasticism" and surveys elements that could inform a "new monastic theology." It discusses new monasticism as standing at the crossroads of contemplative and prophetic traditions. Key aspects of new monasticism highlighted include embracing the holiness of the secular, stressing the unity of being and doing, and living monasticism "in the world." The document suggests a new monastic theology should be contemplative, prophetic, interspiritual, and pragmatic. It provides examples of how figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Howard Thurman embodied these qualities.
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Realism holds that reality exists independently of human minds and perceptions. It asserts that objects have intrinsic natures that are not dependent on beliefs, perceptions, or interpretations. According to realism, reality behaves in predictable and repeatable patterns regardless of human sensory experiences. The key principle of realism is independence - that reality exists on its own and is not contingent on the human mind. Realism favors an education system focused on teaching objective facts and truth through a standardized curriculum emphasizing sciences and the liberal arts.
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Physical Harm in Dreams Lucid dreaming is fundamentally safe. In a lucid dream, everything is a creation of your mind. Therefore, nothing in the dream can physically harm you. Despite the vividness and realness of the dream experience, it remains entirely within your mental landscape, posing no physical danger.
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- 2. • Wu wei (無爲) is a concept literally meaning "inexertion" or "inaction". Wu wei emerged in the Spring and Autumn period • Describing a state of unconflicting personal harmony, free-flowing spontaneity and savoir-faire, it generally also more properly denotes a state of spirit or mind Wu Wei consideras found in the TeChing and Zhuangzi, to denote two different things. • An "attitude of genuine non-action, motivated by a lack of desire to participate in human affairs" and • A "technique by means which the one who practices it may gain enhanced control of human affairs."
- 3. • states that anything that develops extreme qualities will revert back to its opposite extreme, , and in this way everything becomes a cycle of constant flux. The principle of reversion thus declares that the arrival at an extreme indicates the start of decline.
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