YIN MIND MAP Belief
/Concept
(in Chinese philosophy) the
universe's passive feminine
essence, defined as female and
sustaining and related with
earth, darkness, and cold.
(in Chinese philosophy) the Symbol DAO Deity/ God The De Wu Wei Q/ Chi
universe's dynamic masculine The Chinese word However, the Dao also written as Wu wei means The qi refers to
principle, defined as male and dao means a way itself is not God and Te, is a key non-doing or the natural
creative and related with or a path. is not worshipped concept in 'doing nothing'. It energy or life
heaven, heat, and light. The ubiquitous yin-yang symbol sounds like a force that
holds its roots in Taoism/Daoism, a Confucians used by the Daoists. Chinese
the term dao to Instead, they philosophy, pleasant invitation sustains living
Chinese religion and philosophy.
YANG speak of the way worship deities, who usually to relax or worse, beings. Qi
The yin, the dark swirl, is fall into laziness or literally means
associated with shadows, human beings are gods of a translated
ought to behave in particular role, and "inherent apathy. Yet this "air' or "vapor." It
femininity, and the trough of a concept is key to is the
wave; the yang, the light swirl, society. In other they traditionally character; inner
the noblest kind of fundamental
Dao De jing represents brightness, passion and Daoism/ words, dao, for
them, was an
worship Laozi not
only as the first god
power;
integrity" in action according substance of
growth.
Taoism ethical or moral of Daoism but also Taoism, "moral to the philosophy nature and
of Daoism – and is living beings, as
Daoism's foundational text is the way. as the character;
representation of at the heart of well as life
Tao te Ching or Dao De Jing, virtue; morality"
what it means to force.
meaning "The Book of the Way the Dao
and its Power." It is a mysterious Sacred follow Dao or The
Way.
collection of enigmatic remarks
which many find hard to
understand.
Scripture Selected
Issue
Book of Chuang
Tzu/ Zhuangzi
D
Another important scripture is the
Zhuangzi, dating to the third
century B.C.E. and attributed to a aoism (also known as Taoism) Another issue encountered by Daoism is
man named Zhuangzi, the second One of them is that Daoism has often been
founder of Daoism. It consists of is a Chinese philosophy criticized for propagating laziness or the belief in superstitious practices For
delightful parables, metaphors, and credited to Lao Tzu (about 500 espousing a fatalistic attitude in life by letting instance, there is a misconception that Another issue in Daoism is
poetic passages, and is praised for Daoism involves sorcery, which includes
its high literary value which BCE) that contributed to folk nature take its course and reminding Daoists
the drawing of signs, chants, and other
environmentalism. Daoists
believe in the dictum "leave
to just go with the flow. A closer examination
represents the most significant religion, mainly in rural of the wu-wei, however, would reveal that practices which led to the notion that nature alone and nature
formulation of early Daoist thought China, and became the Daoism promotes superstitious practices. will thrive.
inaction in Daoism simply means avoiding
country's official religion unnatural actions by not doing forced or
under the Tang Dynasty. aggressive actions
