want to reach enlightenment and
nirvana to end their reincarnation
Confucianism
meaning of life
to transform themselves
into a living example of
virtue
The nature of
ultimate reality
They want to live their lives
serving heaven
ultimate goal: always be ethical,
follow the Five Virtues, find balance in
all aspects of life
Relationship
between mind and
matter
have to have the mind to
follow the virtues and then be
able to carry them out
physically
What is self?
to fully become one's self, Confucians follow
the Way of Heaven and the Five Virtues to
become guardians of heaven's creations
Five Virtues: Ren,
Yi, Li, Zhi, Xin
Taoism
meaning of life
the meaning of life is to
embrace the journey of life
ultimate
nature of
reality
Taoists 'go with
the flow'
accept things the way
they are and don't try to
change things
Taoist's ultimate reality is to
be completely balanced living
a world of chaos
Relationship between
mind and matter
Taoists believe that you
must open your mind to
your surroundings so
you can become a full
part of the physical
world
what is self?
Stage One - Engaging Yang Qi With
Intention & Effort - Bring energies
together to get rid of imbalances
Qi is life-force, which
animates the forms of
the world
Taoists find themselves through
'Keeping The One'
Stage Two - Nourishing Yin Qi With
Receptivity & Surrender - We let go of
structured methods, in order to reach a
more intelligent state of being, a deeper
order which is initially experienced as
chaos
Stage Three - The Return - Yin & Yang In
Union - The “individual self” of the
practitioner and the “world” in which s/he
moves are now in effortless, joyful union --
and both are known as Tao.