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The Teaching and its Divergences US$ 15 This paper comments on a Lieh-tzu's chapter concerning the Yang-tzu's teaching and its divergences. The Taoist philosophy, improperly called "philosophy" if we think what designates this word for the Western culture, is a way/method (Tao) of life grounded on the pertinent observation of the reality and inspired from the development of the natural phenomena. But during the time, people have lost the keys of wisdom of the ancient Masters and even if they were
called Taoists they have never been so far away from the Tao. |
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Yin and Yang US$ 15 This paper is an introduction to yin and yang, their first appearence in Taoist philosophy and comments on their meaning. Yin and Yang are fundamental terms in classical Taoist philosophy. |
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Chuang-tzu and the Butterfly Metaphor US$ 10 A short commentary on the significance of the butterfly in Chuang-tzu text. The ambiguity resulting from the butterfly metaphor is altogether strange to a Taoist master's spirit: it's just an apparent ambiguity. With good reason Chuang-tzu asks himself how we could know for sure which is our real self? Self-knowledge is undoubtedly a hopeless topic. |
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Taoism and Christianity US$ 15 Discusses some similarities between the Taoist doctrine and the Christian ethics. I don't know how many people have noticed that there are certain similarities between Jesus' teachings from the New Testament
and those of the religious Taoism (tao-chia). There was a time in the past when I thought about a possible influence of the ancient Chinese tradition on Judaism, without finding a specific proof of it. No trace of the writings belonging to the Taoist authors - Lao-tzu, Chuang-tzu, Lieh-tzu - can be found in the Old Testament, either. |
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Yin and Yang: Patterns of Interaction US$ 15 Discusses the idea of complementarity related to the yin and yang principles in Taoist philosophy. Actually, yin and yang do not really infer the idea of complementarity. Still, it is present in everyday
language as in the sentence "woman and man complete each other". |
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