Daoism approaches the world not from the perspective that the world is broken or needs to be saved, but rather that it is naturally balanced.
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More than 2,000 years ago, Laozi was all too familiar with the pitfalls of comparing yourself to other people’s accomplishments.
These three Bluey episodes retell stories from the Christian, Buddhist and Taoist faiths.
Carol Lefevre stumbled on tai chi while recovering from cancer, and after losing her mother and her aunt. It transformed her life.
The game allows players to free Sun Wukong, the monkey protagonist from the popular 16th century novel ‘Journey to the West,’ and introduces players to the complexity of Chinese religion.
The design philosophy of the everything app WeChat may seem paradoxical, being simultaneously pervasive and inconspicuous. But this idea of “everythingness” goes back to ancient Taoist philosophy.
There is a long tradition in China of associating monkeys with the mind – symbolism that has helped the novel’s most memorable character, the Monkey King, find universal resonance.
Digital media is facilitating spiritual practices in China, leading to the emergence of new online cultures and businesses.
Zhuangzi was the gadfly of ancient Chinese philosophy. His paradoxical writings encourage a stance of therapeutic scepticism towards the world.
May the Dharma be with you.
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Associate Teaching Professor Religious Studies, University of Tennessee
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Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures and of Film and Media Studies, Washington University in St. Louis
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Lecturer in Philosophy, Nottingham Trent University
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Tutor, The University of Melbourne
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Academic Registrar at St Barnabas College in the University of Divinity, PhD Candidate in Ancient Linguistics, Faculty of Arts and Education, CSU, Charles Sturt University
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Assistant Professor in Philosophy and History, Bond University
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Associate Professor of Chinese Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Visiting Research Fellow, Department of English and Creative Writing, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Wellesley College