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ch'i: (The energy present in guiding everything within the universe).,…
ch'i:
(The energy present in guiding everything within the universe).
Taoist Symbols/Ethics:
Three Jewels/Treasures of Tao:
(Three basic virtues of Tao. Compassion/love, frugality/simplicity, and humility/modesty)
Compassion/Love:
(Concern and care for the suffering and misfortune of others that is impartial, and unexpected of anything in return)
frugality/simplicity:
(Removing desires from one's life in an effort to feel contentedness)
humility/modesty:
(One should strive to absolve their ego as a means of living unbiased and non-judgmental of the people around them)
Five Elements:
(Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water are the fundamental elements of everything in the universe between which interactions occur)
Earth:
(
Organs
: spleen, stomach.
Season
: Late Summer.
Direction
: Center/middle.
Color
: yellow.
Environment
: Damp.
Taste
: Sweet.
Emotion
: Worry.
Sense Organ
: Mouth.
Bodily Tissue
: Muscles).
Water:
(
Organs
: Kidney/Urinary.
Season
: Winter.
Direction
: North.
Color
: Blue.
Environment
: Cold.
Taste
: Salty.
Emotion
: Fear.
Sense Organ
: Ear.
Bodily Tissue
: Bone).
Fire:
(
Organs
: Heart, Small intestine.
Season
: Summer.
Direction
: South.
Color
: Orange/Red.
Environment
: Hot.
Taste
: Bitter.
Emotion
: Joy.
Sense Organ
: Tongue.
Bodily Tissue
: Blood Vessels).
Metal:
(
Organs
: Lung, Large Intestine.
Season
: Fall.
Direction
: West.
Color
: Gray.
Environment
: Dry.
Taste
: Pungent.
Emotion
: Grief.
Sense Organ
: Nose.
Bodily Tissue
: Body Hair).
Ying & Yang:
(Represents polarities in the natures of the Universe. Balance of yin and yang were seen to influence health and order within an individual, society, and the universe).
Yin:
(Chinese for “female” or “moon,” representative of darkness, femininity, passivity, the earth, blackness, softness, death, femininity, evil, passiveness, creativity, and intuitiveness).
Yang:
(Chinese for “sun” or “male”) representative of light, masculinity, activity, the heavens, whiteness, hardness, life, masculinity, goodness, and rationality).
Tao:
(THE WAY OF THE UNIVERSE. TAOISM TEACHES THAT ALL LIVING CREATURES SHOULD LIVE IN A STATE OF HARMONY WITH THE UNIVERSE, AND THE ENERGY FOUND IN IT. WITH THE NON-LITERAL TRANSLATION BEING "HARMONY.")
Wu Wei:
(The manner in which they act is effortless, unforced, non-deliberate. “The action of non-action.”)
Pu:
(The goal of Wu-wei. Representative of a passive state of receptiveness, believed to be the true nature of the mind - unburdened by knowledge or experiences. Aimless action, pure potential, and perception without prejudice, without illusion).
Te:
(inherent character, integrity" - the manifestation of the Tao within all things, the active expression, the active living, or cultivation, of the "way.")
Alchemy:
(The transformation of human beings in the effort to increase longevity, and bring them closer to the Tao).
Internal alchemy:
(Doctrines, as well as physical, mental, and spiritual practices used to improving physical, emotional, and mental health and wellbeing to assist in merging with the Tao).
External alchemy:
(The focus of compounding elixirs of immortality through heating minerals, metals, and other natural substances in a luted crucible to improve physical, emotional, and mental health and wellbeing to assist in merging with the Tao).
Philosophy:
(the fundamentals/true nature of the world)
Sacred Texts:
Tao Te Ching:
(The central book of the Taoist faith containing 81 short chapters. Attempts to define the nature of the Tao, prescribes a method for living a harmonious life).
Lao Tzu:
(A Chinese philosopher credited with founding the philosophical system of Taoism).
Chuang-tzu:
A more in-depth account of Taoist belief, emphasizing that individuals need not need live in isolation to pursue Taoism).
"Ten Thousand Things":
(A Chinese expression denoting the colossal nature of forms in which life exists).
Wood:
(
Organs
: liver, gallbladder.
Season
: Spring.
Direction
: East.
Color
: Green.
Environment
: Windy.
Taste
: Sour.
Emotion
: Anger.
Sense Organ
: Eye.
Bodily Tissue
: Tendons).
