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Published	07/30/2024	{{c1::Lao Tzu::Philosopher}} was a scholar who lived in the 6th century B.C. and is the founder of Taoism
Published	07/30/2024	{{c1::Lao Tzu::Philosopher}} was assigned as the {{c2::keeper of the Archives::job}} for the royal court of Chu which gave him broad  acess to th…
Published	07/30/2024	Lao Tzu wrote a book called {{c1::Tao Te Ching}}, the most important book of Taoism
Published	07/30/2024	Based on the {{c1::Tao Te Ching::book}}, most scholars consider Lao Tzu as the founder of Taoism
Published	07/30/2024	Lao Tzu's vision reality is {{c1::holistic::adjective}}; it encompasses the totality of the cosmos.
Published	07/30/2024	The doctrines of Taoism represents its three aspects:1. {{c1::preservation of life and avoidance of injury}}2. {{c2::discovery of the laws underl…
Published	07/30/2024	"Tao" literally means {{c1::way}} or {{c1::path}}
Published	07/30/2024	{{c1::Tao::Taoist Term}} may have several meanings::1) the primordial principle from which all things emanate and which underlies all that is;2) t…
Published	07/30/2024	{{c1::Tao::Taoist Term}} has a distinctive {{c2::metaphysical}} meaning. It means the all-embracing origin of all things, the first principle…
Published	07/30/2024	{{c1::Tao::Taoist Term}} is the unknowable source of all things; it is the ‘way’ that brings into being, by various stages, the whole creation, ph…
Published	07/30/2024	In many traditions {{c1::Tao::Taoist term}} denotes the way of man or an outline of moral behavior. It is a way of living, a moral guide.&nbsp…
Published	07/30/2024	In Taoism, the {{c1::invariables::main teaching}} are unchangeable laws that govern the ever changeable and changing things  …
Published	07/30/2024	Im Taoism, these unchangeable laws are called {{c1::invariables}} from {{c2::ch’ang::Chinese word}} which could also be translated as …
Published	07/30/2024	In the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu writes: “{{c1::Reversion}} is the action of the Tao.” Among the invariable laws the most fundamen…
Published	07/30/2024	The opposites are mutually causal{{c1::False::True/False}}
Published	07/30/2024	To know the “invariables” or be {{c1::enlightened::adj}} is to be {{c2::liberal::noun}}, that is, to be without prejudice,…
Published	07/30/2024	The {{c1::enlightened::adjective}} man associates the Tao with {{c2::spontaneity}} and {{c2::creativity}}. He frees hi…
Published	07/30/2024	If the {{c1::Tao::Taoism Main Teaching}} is the “one,” the “two” are the twin forces of {{c2::“yin” and “yang.”::T…
Published	07/30/2024	The whole of nature consists of the continual interaction of these two opposing forces: {{c1::yin}} – the pass…
Published	07/30/2024	{{c1::yang::yin/yang}} - strong, positive, light and constructive{{c1::yin::yin/yang}} - weak, negative dark a…
Published	07/30/2024	The {{c1::'yin'::yin/yang}} represents aspects of the feminine: being soft, cool, calm, introspective, and hea…
Published	07/30/2024	According to the Yin and Yang, things cannot be understood separate from others, everything is part of a seamless cycle.{{c1::True::True or False}}
Published	07/30/2024	Based on the concept of the “Tao” and the “yin” and “yang”, there is are multiple realities{{c1::False::True or False}}
Published	07/30/2024	Nothing is purely matter or purely spirit{{c1::True::True or False}}
Published	07/30/2024	The good and bad both exist in an everlasting exchange{{c1::True::True or False}}
Published	07/30/2024	The literal meaning of {{c1::wu wei::Taoist Term}} is "{{c2::without action::English translation}}.” It is often expressed by the paradox {{c1::w…
Published	07/30/2024	The {{c1::Wu-Wei}} Theory is the theory of {{c2::non-action}}
Published	07/30/2024	The wu-wei theory is an offshoot of the general theory that “{{c1::reversing::action}}” is the movement of the "Tao.”
Published	07/30/2024	According to the wuwei everything is the universe originated from the ultimate “{{c1::wu::Taoist Term}}” or “{{c1::nothing::English Translation}}.”
Published	07/30/2024	In Taoism, “Nothing” should be interpreted as absence or privation [T/F]{{c1::F}}
Published	07/30/2024	The Tao is the “{{c1::unnamed::adj}}” and it acts by “{{c1::non-acting::action}}.”
Published	07/30/2024	Wu-wei as non-action just means doing less, that's it [T/F]{{c1::F}}
Published	07/30/2024	In Taoism, the goal of wu wei is to achieve a state of perfect {{c1::equilibrium::goal}}, or {{c1::alignment with Tao::goal}}, which reveals the {{c2:…
Published	07/30/2024	The main idea is that things must be done {{c1::without::with/without}} excess and {{c2::nature::noun}} shows us how to do it. For wu-wei theory thing…
Published	07/30/2024	Man should restrict his activities to what is necessary and what is natural. Necessary means what is just enough to achieve a certain purpose and not …
Published	07/30/2024	In Taoism, to be guided by wu-wei therefore is to follow nature, that is, to act {{c1::naturally::adverb}} and {{c1::spontaneously::adverb}}. {{c2::Ar…
Published	07/30/2024	{{c1::Virtue::Taoist Term in English}} or “{{c1::Te::Taoist Term in Mandarin}}” is genuineness or being true to one’s own nature that is, avoiding art…
Published	07/30/2024	When man achieves his many desires and all knowledge and he tries to satisfy his many desire, he achieves his original virtue or Te. [T/F]{{…
Published	07/30/2024	The wise man is not conscious of the work of the “Te” in everything. Because of his mastery, he allows things to develop according to their own nature…
Published	07/30/2024	In Taoism, the wise man does not interfere, he just lets things be. He is guided by the {{c1::wu-wei::Taoist Term or Concept}}, but this does not mean…
Published	07/30/2024	The man who is enlightened in the Tao and practicing enlightenment in his life embodies the Taoist ethical ideal{{c1::The Sage}}
Published	07/30/2024	In Taoism, the sage is {{c1::different from::different from/the same as}} the ordinary man.
Published	07/30/2024	In Taoism, the sage knows the {{c1::Invariables::Taoist Concept}}, the {{c1::laws of nature::Taoist Concept}} and conducts his activities in acco…
Published	07/30/2024	In Taoism, the sage knows the general rule that that if he wants to achieve anything, he must start from the {{c1::opposite}}, and if he wants to pres…
Published	07/30/2024	In Taoism, the sage understands that to yield is to be preserved whole, to be bent is to become straight, to be empty is to be full, to be worn out is…
Published	07/30/2024	The sage {{c1::discards::accepts/discards}} the excessive, the extravagant, the extreme. The sage learns from the {{c1::reversal::noun}} motion of the…
Published	07/30/2024	In the sage, the paradoxical qualities of the Tao: being through non-being, action through non-action and strength through softness all are present. […
Published	07/30/2024	In Taoism, the man who lives {{c1::prudently::adv}} must be {{c2::meek::adj}}, {{c2::humble::adj}} and {{c2::easily content::adj}}. To be {{c2::meek::…
Published	07/30/2024	{{c1::Humility}} is the direct opposite of {{c2::arrogance}}, so that if {{c2::arrogance}} is a sign that a man’s advancement has reached its extreme …
Published	07/30/2024	In Taoism, in order to live in any specified manner, one must begin by living in a manner exactly the opposite. If we want to be strong we have to be …
Published	07/30/2024	Man should not interfere with nature nor resist it. {{c1::Water::noun}} symbolizes the behavior of the {{c2::sage::taoist figure}} because it does not…
Published	07/30/2024	In Taoism, the universe works chaotically according to its own ways. When someone exerts his will against the world, he restores it to its natural sta…
Published	07/30/2024	In Taoism, human conduct must characterized by spontaneity, humility, simplicity, noninterference and contentment. [T/F]{{c1::T}}
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