The Philosophy of Daoism

Daoism - Eastern Philosophy Series. Daoism is one of the great philosophical and religious traditions of China. Emphasizing balance, spontaneity, and action without intention, it is often contrasted with the rigid rituals and social order proposed by Confucianism. We'll explore the philosophical concept of the Dao and how it interacted with South Asian Buddhist ideas to give rise to a new and distinctive Buddhism in China.

[pedroheberle]

I was thinking, one of these days, how much of what I've learned I owe to the Internet and the generosity of people, most of whose faces I'll never get the chance to see. It's unbelievable that most all of it is for free, and I am truly grateful. The last few days, Centre Place, spelled the Canadian way, and its outstanding lectures have been my master and my friend. I ask John and the team, and those who attend the lectures, on behalf of such a virtuous, global, and apparently effortless flow of wisdom and goodwill, that they accept my thanks.

[Richard.HistoryLit]

'The freedom we must finally win is the freedom not to lie.’ (Camus 1946

[tombouie]

Subjects index by time:
13:00 confusius laozi
18:00 philosophy, religion, art of the Dao
concepts: dao(the-path), de(sincere karma), wuwei(least-action), yinyang(fuzzy logic), chiao(???)
43:00 philosophy, religion, art of Daoism
44:00 religion-of daoism (analogous to ancient western religions)
47:00 art-of daoism (analogous to ancient western sci/art)
54:00 taichi (moving meditation of daoism)
60:00 art of war
1:01:00 buddhism
1:04:00 confusius daoism buddhism interaction
zen(buddhism/daoism), zen is beyond words (ex:koan paradoxes)
1:12:00 Daoism final thoughts
no divine personifications, spontaneous, humble, practical, learn by doing, brevity/simplicity, etc
least action
health, nature, morality, etc reciprocity
expressed thru-out chinese culture

[davidkuder]

Excellent summary of Taoism core principles, cultural impact & effects in action. Really, a fine overview presentation. On of my favorite quotes fro Tao Te Cheng, in addition to "When the great leader finishes work, the People say, 'We did it *ourselves*...!" is almost a proto-koan: "Why is the Sea the Ruler of a thousand Streams? Because it lies *beneath* them..."

[markcregova]

I have spent much of the past 25 years completely immersed in Daojia/philosophical Daoism. This presentation is extremely thorough, accurate, and insightful.

Excellent work!

[glenn-younger]

Listening to your talk, I realized how much of Daoism has filtered into the meditating community. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!

[patrickkeyes]

This is a wonderful, thought provoking, well-informed presentation of Taoism. I’ve done my best to present Taoism in a Comparative Religions class, and I’m struck by how clear and substantial (and interesting!) this is. Thank you.

[zhubajie]

1:15:26 Confucian temples did not go unscathed in the Cultural Revolution. The Cemetery of Confucius and the Confucian Temple in Qufu, Shandong were damaged by Red Guards. Nonetheless, it may have been attacked less than others because of Confucian belief in a rigid hierarchy females subservient to the men in the family, all subservient to the oldest male in the household, and replacing traditional mandarins and the Emperor, the Communist Cadres and Mao.

[_Reasons]

21:38 - She has an interesting characterization of "plan". I don't know that I'd call genetics a plan, for the purposes of her argument, unless she's prepared to show the genetic plan was created and adhered to intentionally and purposefully to match the intent of your analogy. Perhaps the pedantics would prefer the following:

Does rain have a plan for how it falls or does it generally fall with the least amount of 'effort' possible?

[johnnielawson]

Thank you very much for recording and sharing this wonderful experience, added to my Daoism playlist, I hope it brings some new viewers your way.
Take good care and stay safe.
Johnnie Lawson

[GreyAmbience]

Amazing lecture, but by God, the people commenting are obnoxious.. Sounds like everyone just wants to interrupt to show of some knowledge of theirs..

[kieranjohnston]

Masterful lecture, perfectly organised, wonderfully delivered.

[williampaul]

No matter what the religion or philosophy we see in part, we know in part. Religion and Philosophies are constructs out of this partial knowledge and beliefs. NO MATTER WHAT. Thought is just a path to the door.

[peterhook]

The iching was originally based on yarrow stalks and later by coins. Just doin my part. Awesome video. You guys sure are educating the public. Its what the modern world needs and when coupled with tolerance to both views..conservative and liberal, it just might work.

[ThatBoomerDude]

The parallel to Star Wars was deliberate. I'm sure that George Lucas had read Madame Blavatsky's *Voice of the Silence* which is an esoteric description of The Path in the mode of the Daoist / Buddhist in which the recipient of the teaching is encouraged to be a *Walker of the Sky.*

[soulfreedom]

Thia was absolutely wonderful! I learnt so much 😃🙏

[zhubajie]

37:27 The symbol displayed is 饺(simplified)/餃(traditional) jiǎo (third tone) as in "steamed dumplings with meat filling" 饺子 jiǎo​zi​. I think what is meant here is 较/較 (bound form) jiào (fourth tone) as in 比较 bǐ​jiào​ meaning the verb "to compare" or "to contrast", the adverbs "comparatively", "relatively", "quite", and the noun "comparison".

[Amanda-yocd]

Fantastic lecture! Really enjoyed this. It’s concise and informative. Well worth watching.

[zhubajie]

44:37 I have visited the original site Crane Cry Mountain 鹤鸣山/鶴鳴山 Hèmíng Shān where 张道陵/張道陵 Zhāng Dàolíng founded the Way of the Five Pecks of Rice 五斗米道 Wǔ Dǒu Mǐ Dào. A beautiful area but at the time I saw it, it was still being rebuilt after the destruction of the Cultural Revolution being neglected for many years.

[DanWhalen]

Just realized that Bruce Li's "be like water" speeches are not about karate, they're about wu wei