TAOISM(DAOISM)

HISTORY
 FUNDAMENTAL ERA

“BIRDS CAN FLY. FISH CAN SWIM ,BEAST CAN WALKM. BUT I DO OT KNOW
WHAT A DRAGON CAN DO. LAO ZI IS LIKE A DRAGON KNOWING SO MUCH THAT
HE CAN BE ANYONE THAT HE WANTS HE IS A TRUE MASTER.

-CONFUCIOUS TO LAO ZI
FUNDAMENTAL ERA
Later in life, Lao Zi wrote the Dao De Jing
which later become a fundamental text of
Taoism.

Lao Zi died at the age of 101

FROM PHILOSOPHY TO
RELIGION
AMONG THE HUNDREDS OF THOUGHT LAO
HUANGS SCHOOL WAS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
FROM PHILOSOPHY TO
RELIGION
Han dynasty( 206 bce-220ad)
Daoism was still considered as philosophical
school

Zhang Daoling created the official group for

Daoism to compete with Buddhism
CONCEPTS

Lao tzu (604BC-531 BC)

 FATHER OF TAOISM ATTRIBUTE WITH THE
WRITING OF TAO TE CHING
-”TAO”-THE WAY OR PATH
“TE”-VIRTUE
“CHING”-LAWS
HE BELIEVED “SIMPLICITY” TO BE THE KEY TO
TRUTH AND FREEDOM
THE DAO OR (TAO)
THE “WAY”
THE “PATH”

THE SOURCE OF LIFE

THE ENERGY OF THE UNIVERSE
THE ULTIMATE GOAL = TO LIVE IN HARMONY
WITH THE TAO
THE DAO (TAO)
IS NOT A GOD, A CREATOR OR A BEING

THE THREE PURE ONES

THE JADE EMPEROR

THE DE(TE)
THE POWER OF TAO

THE MANIFESTATION
OF TAO THROUGH
HUMAN EXPERIENCE

LIVE TRUE ONES ESSENCE AND

INFLUENCE YOUR KINDENSS ON OTERS
THE DE(TE)
COMPASSION OR
KINDNESS THREE TREASURES

SIMPLICITY OR LOVE OTHERS LIKE LOVING

FRUGALITY ONESELF

HUMILITY OR MODESTY LIVE IN SIMPLICITY, STAY

AWAY FROM MATERIALS OR
PHYSICAL DESIRES

NOT EXPRESSING
ASSERTIVE AUTHORITY
TAIJI/YIN -YANG
WU-WEI
DAO DE JING
BOOK OF TEACHINGS
THE ZHUANGZI
FLOW BY WHAT EVER
SET OF PRACTICES HAPPENS AND LET
YOURSELF BE FREE.STAY
CENTERED BY
COLLECT OF STORIES ACCEPTING WHAT EVER
YOU ARE DOING. THIS IS
AND IMAGINARY THE ULTIMATE
CONVERSATIONS
- ZHUANGZI
IMPLICATION OF TAOISM
PHILOSOPHY IN EDUCATION
Education can be viewed as both unlimited and
actual
 Taoist understanding of the nature of
knowledge
 Worth of students and their learning interest
 The ideas of the universal and unlimited
 The Taoist notion of meditative time
FOUR PEDAGOGICAL PRINCIPLES
1. Knowledge

Your life has a limit but knowledge has

none. If you use what is limited to pursue
what has no limit, you will be in danger. If
you understand tis and still strive for
knowledge, you will be in danger for
certain!”
Yin-yang knowledge is represented through the forces
of wu-wei & yu-wei.

Wu-wei- defined as “willful, intentional and

unnatural activity”.

Yu-wei –designed to control, manipulate the natural

world.
-exist as the banking model, works through
technopolies & favors the factory paradigm.
2. STUDENT AND THE
TEACHER
Therefore the good person
Is the bad persons teacher
And the bad person
Is the good persons resource.

Not to value the teacher,

Not to love the resource,
Causes great confusion even for the intelligent

This is called vital secret

The sage has no mind of his own
He is aware of the needs of others.

I am good to people who are good.

A am also good to people who are not good.

Because virtue is goodness.

I have faith in people who are faithful.
I also have faith in people who are not faithful
Because virtue is faithfulness.
Not to value the teacher, causes great confusion
even for the intelligent
 If a man follows the mind given to him
And makes it his teacher, then who can be
without a teacher? Why must you
comprehend the process of change and form
your mind on that basis before you can have
a teacher? Even an idiot has a teacher.
3. RESOURCES

the tools educators use and the authoritarian

structures of schools are resources which need
examination.
Tale:

“what tree is this? It must certainly have some

extraordinary usefulness!” but, looking up, he saw
that the smaller limbs were gnarled and twisted, unfit
for beams or rafters and looking down, he saw the
trunk was pitted and rotten and could not used for
coffins. He licked one of the leaves and it blistered
his mouth and made it sore. He sniffed the odor and
it was enough to make a man drunk for 3 days. “it
turns out to be completely unusable tree,” said tzu-
chi, and so it has been able to grow big. “ aha!-it is
this unusableness that the human makes use of!”
“ are you comparing me to those useful tress? The
cherry apple, the pear, the orange the citron the
rest of those fructiferous trees and shrubs –as soon
as the fruit is ripe they are torn apart and subject
to abuse their big limbs are broken off, their little
limbs are yanked around. their utility makes life
miserable for them”
4.MEDITATIVE
Taoist meditation is primarily about the human
body and the minds action over time.

It is not wise to rush about.

Controlling the breath causes strain.
If too much energy is used, exhaustion follows.
This is not then way of the TAO.
What ever is contrary to TAO will not last long.
Tai-chi- Taoist form of martial arts is the
embodiment of this principle. Tai-chi people empty
their minds and follow series of physical movements
with the goal of slowing down as much as possible.
1. Meditative knowledge
-transcend s highly active forms of understanding.
Actions or thoughts which require highly conscious
activity and involves rushing the mind.
- Learning that focuses on active mind and bodies in
the field of education
2) Meditative resources
-the notion of space and time is essential for
understanding of Taoism.

Thirty spokes join in one hub.

The wheels use comes from emptiness

Clay is fired to make a pot

The pots use comes from emptiness
Windows and doors are cut to make a room
The rooms use comes from emptiness
3. Meditative teaching
-begins with empty resources and through non-
action promotes the natural learning desires of
students.,
Therefore the sage is devoted to non-action,
Moves without teaching,
Creates ten thousands things without instruction ,
Lives but does not own
Acts but does not presume,
Accomplishes without takin credit.

When no credits is taken

Accomplish endures.
IN THE PURSUIT OF LEARNING
The ideas of meditative knowledge resources and
teaching methods rest as the foundation of Taoist
pedagogy
-Schools. Curriculums, lesson plans and testing are
only half of a Taoist understand of knowledge
-yin yang inspired teachers need to promote
oppositional teachers
In the pursuit of learning, everyday something is
acquired.
In the pursuit of TAO, everyday is something
dropped…

Less and less is done

Until non-action is achieved
When nothing is done, nothing is left undone

The world is ruled by letting things take tier course.

It cannot be ruled by interfering.
 Confucius and His Teachings
 Confucius – Chinese teacher and philosopher.
He was the founder of the religion
Confucianism.
 The religion is based on the writings and
teaching of Confucius. Most stories contain a
moral message.
Life of Confucius
Confucius was the most famous – and
important – of the early Chinese thinkers.
The Chinese called him Kong Fu Zi or “Master
Kong
EARLY YEARS
Confucius was born in 551 BC to a noble but
poor family of the North China Plain. He
loved learning and was mostly self-taught.
After he failed to succeed at advancing in
government, he began to teach.
PIONEER TEACHER
 Many historians think that Confucius was
China’s first professional teacher because he
charged a fee for students.

 Confucius taught his students his views on

government and life. He searched for a ruler
that would follow his teachings but he died
having never found one. He thought he was
a failure.
TEACHINGS OF CONFUCIUS
 Confucius did not claim his teachings to be
original. He thought his teachings were the
works of wise men before him.
 He hoped to bring peace, stability, and
prosperity to China’s kingdoms.
CONFUCIANISM
 Confucius himself never wrote down his
teachings. Instead, his students gathered a
collection of his sayings after his death.
 His writings became a philosophy – system of
beliefs and values, that became known as
Confucianism.
BRINGING ORDER TO SOCIETY
 The goal of Confucius was to bring peace and
order to China. He lived during a time where
Chinese kingdoms were fighting for control.
 Confucius believed that if people could
behave correctly toward one another, peace
would come.
RESPECTING OTHERS
 Confucius taught that people should know
their place in life and society. They
should respect people above and below
them.
 The Five Relationships
1. Ruler and Ruled
2. Father and son
3. Husband and wife
4. Older Brother and younger brother
5. Friend and Friend
RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
 Although Confucianism is a philosophy, it has
been a religion for many people. Many
Chinese used Confucianism along with other
religions.
 Taoism supported the ideas of living a
balanced life with nature. Taoism is based
on the writings of Laozi, who lived in the
500s BC.
INFLUENCE OF CONFUCIUS
 The teachings of Confucius came to have a
major effect on Chinese government. The
teachings became part of the basic training
for members of civil service – a group of
people who carry out the work of
government.
 After the teachings of Confucius, the Chinese
merit system was removed. Before
government jobs were given to the sons of
powerful men.
RISING TO HIGH POSITIONS
The examination system did not open
government jobs to everyone. Candidates
still had to know how to read. This law
made it difficult for the poor man to enter
government
CONFUCIUS VIEWS ON EDUCATION

 Provide students with an education that

matched their aptitudes
 To inspire and guide them
 To lead them by stages
 To instruct oneself while teaching others
 To explain present in the light of the past
 To devote oneself conscientiously to study and
to take delight on it
 To combine theory with practice and applied
study with abstract meditation
 To ensure personal behavior was in
conformity with principles examined
 To encourafe independent thought
 To take account of the age of the learners
 To practice self-control and self-analysis
 To set a good example
 To correct ones error and improve oneself
 To curb evil and exalt the good
 To welcome criticism
 To accept correction
 To forget past affronts
CONFUCIUS IDEA ABOUT
TEACHERS
 a good teacher should first and foremost be
passionate and conscientiously committed to
his work
 Knowledge must be broad in scope and fully
mastered if his pupil was benefit from
exposure
 In order to elicit good results, teacher must
love his pupils, know them well and understand
their psychological particularities, give thought
to ways and means facilitating their access
knowledge and develop good methodology.
Hallmark of teachers virtue
 tireless commitment to his lessons to his
pupils development
 Possess firm political convictions
 Show modesty and discretion
 Prosperity should take precedence over
education.
CONCLUSION

Confucius promotes the awareness of

“education for all” and firmly hold the views
of “equal schilling right” which fully represent
of education.

His education system is abounds in humanity

oriented teaching content consisting of “six
classics”, “performance”, “faithfulness”, and
“truthfulness”.
Methods of Confucius education carries on the
skillful teaching, Learning and teaching with
tireless zeal.
Thankyou!

Presenters:
Josephine Viduya
Adelfa Albarracin
Manilyn Ogatis