title daoism © howard r. spendelow georgetown university draft as of 10 oct 2011

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Daoism

© Howard R. Spendelow

Georgetown Universitydraft as of 10 Oct 2011

yin/yang 陰陽

continually making distinctions leads to the “myriad objects” (wanwu 萬物 )

yin and yang in popular culture

In the world of Quiznos, yin and yang = generically oriental…

”equilibrium” is always dynamic…

a modern manager’s (unrealistic) dream

feeling incomplete…

…and shows up just about anywhere…

yin/yang with trigrams ( 陰陽八卦 )

flag of the Republic of Korea

Lu Zhi (1496-1576): 莊周夢蝶

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莊子： 知 魚 之 樂Zhuangzi: Knowing fish ‘s happiness.

莊子 與 惠子 遊 於 濠 梁 之 上。 莊子 曰：Zhuangzi and Huizi strolling at Hao (river in Anhui) bridge ‘s on-top. Zhuangzi said:「鯈 魚 出 遊 從容， 是 魚 之 樂 也。」“Minnow-fish out travelling leisurely, this fish ‘s happiness is.”

惠子曰： 「子 非 魚，安 知 魚 之 樂？」Huizi said: “You are not fish, how know fish ‘s happiness?” 莊子 曰： 「子 非 我，安 知 我不 知 魚 之 樂？」Zhuangzi said: “You are not me, how know I not know fish ‘s happiness?

惠子曰： 「我 非 子，固 不 知 子 矣；Huizi said: “I am not you, surely not know you ! [but]子 固 非 魚 也， 子之 不 知 魚之 樂， 全 矣。」You surely not fish are, [fact of] your not knowing fish ‘s happiness, complete !

莊子 曰︰「請 循 其 本。 子 曰 『汝 安 知 魚 樂』Zhuangzi said: “Please return to its basics. You said ‘you how know fish happy’ ;云 者， 既 已 知 吾 知 之 而 問 我，saying [fact of], so already knew I knew it and asked me,我知 之 濠 上 也。」I know it [by means of being] Hao [river] on is.

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