Showing posts with label confucianism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label confucianism. Show all posts
Friday, August 21, 2026
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Zen: ordering life Taoist way (Lao Tzu)
(Flowing Void) The simple path to put our life in order again | Taoist Wisdom
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| Zen Comics (Ioanna Salajan) |
The root of Zen "Buddhism": Taoism is a philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao 道, the way of non-interference, going with the flow.
With a range of meaning in Chinese philosophy, Tao has been translated as "way," "road," "path," "technique," generally understood as "natural," an enigmatic process of transformation underlying ultimate reality [2, 3].
Where Chinese came from: DNA evidence
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| Zen Comics (I. Salajan) |
A common goal of Taoist practice is self-cultivation, a deeper appreciation of the Tao (akin to the Vedic concept of Brahman, GOD, or Nature), and a more harmonious existence.
Taoist ethics generally emphasize virtues of effortless action (wu wei), naturalness (ziran), simplicity, and the three treasures of compassion, frugality, and humility. [It seems that most of what Western practitioners is Zen Buddhism is actually rooted in Taoism and Confucianism.] More
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| Chinese Buddhism is a blend of three traditions |
The Yellow River Civilization (黃河文明 or Huanghe Valley Civilization): Hwan‐huou Civilization is an ancient [proto-] Chinese civilization that prospered in the middle and lower basin of the Yellow River [1]. Agriculture (particularly millet cultivation) was started in the flood plain of the Yellow River, and before long, through flood control and the irrigation of the Yellow River, cities were developed and political power found reinforcement. One of the "four major civilizations of the ancient world," it is often included in textbooks of East Asian history. But the idea of including only the Yellow River Civilization as one of the four biggest ancient civilizations has become outdated as a result of the discovery of other early cultures in China, such as the Yangtze and Liao civilizations. The area saw the Yangshao and Longshan cultures of the Neolithic era and developed into the bronze ware culture of the Shang and Zhou dynasties. More
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Bruce Lee beats John Wayne's big bodyguard
John Wayne’s 350 lb. bodyguard attacked Bruce Lee — then watched him get crushed
Future of kung fu: robots?
Who? "John Wayne was a Nazi"
(M.D.C., Millions of Dead Cops) Who's famous TV cowboy John Wayne?
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| Kids with Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon, 1948 |
The 350-pound bodyguard thought size, strength, and Western military experience guaranteed him victory. What Bruce did next shocked everyone in the room — including "The [Grand] Duke."
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| Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do: The "Stop Fist Way" |
For decades, this quiet backstage confrontation between Bruce Lee and John Wayne’s bodyguard stayed out of the spotlight. Now, the full story of how a 350-pound former Marine was taken down — twice — can finally be told.
#johnwayne #brucelee #truestory #hollywood #martialarts #behindthescenes. How this was made: AI
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Jackie Chan on Bruce Lee, Steven Seagal
Who's Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker? (Rush Hour)
I will kick your @ss right here, Chinaman!
Steven Frederic Seagal (April 10, 1952) is a Jewish American actor, producer, screenwriter, martial artist, musician [2], and possibly a Russian national who is a personal friend of Pres. Vlad Putin. A 7th-dan black belt and shihan in Aikikai aikido, he began his adult life as a martial arts instructor in Japan, where he became the first non-Japanese and American to operate an aikido dojo [3, 4, 5]. He later moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles, where he continued teaching aikido. In 1988, Seagal made his acting debut in Above the Law, which is regarded as the first American film to feature aikido in fight sequences [6]. More
(Bruce Lee Eternal) "You're an actor, not a real fighter" - Steven Seagal mocked Bruce Lee on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show on LIVE television or pure AI slop?
This cat right here is Matt Ricard
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| This is not a dyed toupee, OK? |
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| You're a good boy, Steven. You should move to our Jewish Autonomous Oblast. - May I? |
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Was Bruce Lee even human? (video)
(The Dojo) 20 best moments of Bruce Lee fighting ever recorded
Jeet Kune Do Chinese (JKD, 截拳道, literally "Stop Fist Way," figuratively, the "Way of the Intercepting Fist") is Bruce Lee's hybrid martial arts style, which he conceived of and practiced. It centers on the principle of counterattacking opponents in order to impede their offense [12, 13].
Was Bruce Lee even a real human?
Fights break out: Enter the Dragon
(BruceLeeRealFight) Three stuntmen tried to start actual fights
Teacher could stop Bruce Lee with finger
(Discoveries) How could Sifu (Teacher) Ip Man, 61, beat Bruce Lee?
Bruce Lee's philosophy: Jeet Kune Do
As an eclectic martial art, it relies on a style of fighting heavily influenced by Wing Chun, Tai Chi, taekwondo, boxing, fencing, and jujutsu [14, 15].
JKD, which Lee intended to have practical applications in life without the traditional routines and metaphysics of conventional martial arts, also incorporates a set of principles to help practitioners make quick decisions and improve their mental and physical health [13, 16].
Lee, who based JKD on his experiences in unarmed fighting and self-defense, as well as on his Zen Buddhist, eclectic, Confucian, and Taoist philosophies [14, 17], did not formally codify JKD before his death.
As a result, JKD practitioners have had to rely on their own interpretations of Lee's philosophy [18, 19]. More
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Bruce Lee: True meaning of martial arts
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| Don't fight like fire; dance like water |
Poet philosopher Bruce Lee was born Lee Jun-fan on Nov. 27, 1940, passing away at 32 on July 20, 1973. He was an American and Hong Kong mixed martial artist, teacher, actor, Hollywood superstar, and filmmaker.
He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy ["Lee-ism"?], which was formed from his experiences in unarmed fighting and self-defense—as well as eclectic, Zen Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian philosophies—as a new school of martial arts thought [2, 3].
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| Standing on the shoulders of giants (symbol) |
Known for his roles in five feature-length martial arts films, he is credited with helping to popularize martial arts films in the 1970s and promoting Hong Kong action cinema [8, 9].
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| I will kill you, Lee! - No, you won't, Tough Guy, because you didn't see this coming. Hah! |
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| Smile. It's good for body and chi. |
Lee's early martial arts experience included Wing Chun (trained under Ip Man), tai chi, boxing (winning a Hong Kong boxing tournament), and frequent street fighting (neighborhood and rooftop fights).
He moved to Seattle in 1959, enrolling at the University of Washington in 1961 [11]. More
- T&H Inspiration & Motivation (video); Pfc. Sandoval, Doggone, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit
Friday, May 29, 2026
Voice of Zen Buddhism Alan Watts wrong?
(Buddha's Wisdom) Was Alan Watts wrong about Buddhism? The truth behind the "Voice of Zen"
Alan Watts: Zen means jhana (absorption, dhyana) - Zen (Tao) of effortlessness, soft power
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| How can I effortlessly go with the flow? |
Wu wei (無為, 无为, wúwéi) is a concept from ancient pre-Buddhist Chinese philosophy that literally means "not-acting" or "non-doing," variously interpreted and translated as "noninterference," "action-lessness," "inaction," or "effortless action" [1, 2].
In Taoism, it denotes the nature of Tao, meaning that while Tao (the Way, Path, or flow of nature, acting in accordance with the natural course of things), is the source of all existence and the manifestation of all phenomena, its intrinsic formless essence is that it acts or moves in a silent, invisible, ineffable, often-unnoticed manner that may even seem motionless and effortless [3, 4, 5, 6, 7].
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| It's all a matter of seeing the Suchness! |
Zen Reconsidered: It's all "Suchness"
- 50 years without Alan Watts: A timeless echo in today’s culture (The Brussels Times, 2023)
What is "suchness"?
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| What is Suchness? All is Suchness. |
It is formless, uncreated, eternal, perfect, unchanging, indestructible, and is the true nature of all phenomena. It represents the genuine reality of existence, which transcends physical forms, physical senses, and intellectual comprehension, indicating a profound insight into the nature of things as they truly are [2, 3, 4].
Tathātā has a large number of synonyms found in different Buddhist schools, traditions, and scriptures, such as:
- Emptiness (śūnyatā 空),
- Reality Realm (bhūta-koṭi 實際、實相),
- True Suchness (bhūta-tathatā 真如),
- Dharma Nature (Dharmatā 法爾、法然、法性),
- Dharma Realm (Dharma-dhātu 法界),
- Dharma Body (Dharma-kāya 法身),
- Nirvana (Nirvāṇa 涅槃),
- Vajra (金剛),
- Actionlessness (無爲),
- Dharma Intrinsic Nature (Dharma-svabhāva 法自性、法自然),
- Buddha-nature (Buddhatā, Buddha-svabhāva 佛性),
- Tathagata-Treasure (Tathāgata-garbha 如來藏),
- The True Reality of all phenomena (sarva-dharma-tathatā 諸法實相), and so on [3, 5, 6].
What to do? Go with the flow
Monday, May 25, 2026
Tao of Not Trying: Alan Watts, Lao Tzu, B Wen
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| Care about what they all think, prisoner? |
Wu wei (Chinese 無為, simplified Chinese 无为, Pinyin wúwéi) is a concept [popular in Zen Buddhism] from ancient Chinese philosophy that literally means "not-acting" or "non-doing," variously interpreted and translated as actionlessness, inaction, or effortless action [1, 2].
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| If I were Zen, would I thereby be a Taoist, too? |
Accordingly, Taoists aspire to live their lives in alignment with such a harmonious state of free flowing and unforced activity.
In a political context, it also refers to an ideal form or principle of spontaneous and non-aggressive governance [8]. More
The Path of Least Resistance
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| Let nature reign and all will be well? |
Ziran (Romanized tzu-jan) is a key concept in Taoism and East Asian Buddhism. It literally means "of its own" or "by itself" and therefore "naturally; natural; spontaneously; freely; in the course of events; of course; doubtlessly" [1, 2].
ETYMOLOGY: This Chinese word is a two-character compound of zì (自, "self," "oneself," "from," "since") and rán (然, "right," "correct," "so," "yes"), which is used as a -ran suffix marking adjectives or adverbs (roughly corresponding to English -ly).
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| What is the most intelligent response? Flow |
According to the Shuo Wen lexicon, the character 自 zi means "nose" [one's nose, oneself when not interfered with by outside influences.] In Chinese culture, the nose (or zi) is a common metaphor for a person's own point of view [3]. More
Alan Watts, what's the Philosophy of the Tao?
A decolonized intro to Taoism
God=Tao? Converting Taoism into Christianity
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| How could the true "Tao" ever be limited to a personality? Pantheon of Taoist Gods (Tao.org) |
- Matteo Ricci, Latin Matthaeus Riccius (Oct. 6, 1552–May 11, 1610) was an Italian Catholic Jesuit priest and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China missions.
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| Ricci: You will worship our God |
He mastered the Chinese language and writing system.
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| The West's Vatican will rule China! |
He emphasized parallels between Catholicism and Confucianism but opposed Buddhism.
He converted several prominent Chinese officials to Catholicism. He also worked with several Chinese elites, such as Xu Guangqi, in translating Euclid's Elements into Chinese as well as the Confucian classics into Latin for the first time in history. More
Who was Lao Tzu, founder of Taoism?
LAO TZU (Romanized "the Old Boy," Chinese Laozi, 老子, Pinyin Lǎozǐ) was a legendary Chinese philosopher and sage traditionally credited with writing The Book of Changes or Tao Te Ching (Pinyin Dào Dé Jīng), one of the foundational texts of Taoism.Lao Tzu (aka Laozi)
Traditional accounts identify him as Li Er, born in the 6th century BC in the state of Chu during China's Spring and Autumn period (c. 770–c. 481 BC). He is said to have served as the royal archivist for the Zhou court.
He is also said to have met Confucius (c. 551–c. 479 BC), and to have composed The Book of Changes before withdrawing into the western wilderness.
Modern scholarship, however, has questioned both Lao Tzu’s historicity and the traditional attribution of the Tao Te Ching to a single author. More
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| Confucius |
His philosophical teachings, called Confucianism, emphasize personal and governmental morality, harmonious social relationships, righteousness, kindness, sincerity, and a ruler's responsibilities to lead by virtue [2].
He considered himself a transmitter for the values of earlier periods, which he claimed had been abandoned in his time... More
What is the Tao in Lao Tzu's Taoism?
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| Outline of the aura: Qigong |
With a range of meanings in Chinese philosophy, translations of Tao include "Way," "Road," "Path," or "Technique," generally understood in the Taoist sense as an enigmatic process of transforming ultimately underlying reality [2, 3].
Taoist thought has informed the development of various practices within the Taoist tradition, including forms of
- meditation,
- astrology,
- qigong,
- feng shui, and
- internal alchemy [4].
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| Meister Lam in Jiuzhaigou: Qigong |
Taoist ethics [that blended until they are thought to be of Buddhist origin in Zen] generally emphasize virtues of effortless action, naturalness, simplicity, and the three treasures of compassion, frugality, and humility.
Taoism is a distinct tradition with its own scriptures, priestly lineages, and ritual systems, but it has long been closely intertwined with Zen and Chinese folk religion, and the boundary between them is often fluid in practice [5].
The core of Taoist thought crystallized during... More
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