AMDG
RS 447-World’s Wisdom Traditions-Mr. Haardt
Taoism Final Synthesis
Now you are ready to write Chapter 82 of the Tao Te Ching (there are 81 chapters in the Tao Te Ching). I would highly recommend that you immerse yourself in a natural surrounding that will inspire thoughts of the Tao, "the Way", some have called it the "the Watercourse Way", the "Way of least resistance". If you ever watch water in a river or stream, do you notice how it effortlessly finds its way, this is what the Taoist sages have seen and of which they speak. So, after finding a suitable place, write a minimum of 10 lines, maximum of 20, describing the Tao, in nature, in human relationships, in you, all of the above, just run with it..., you may also talk about other Taoist concepts, yin/yang, wu-wei, chi, etc…. It would be ideal if you started with 5-10 minutes of meditation. I want you to write more from your heart-mind and less from your intellectual-mind, more from the Pooh-mind (as in Winnie the Pooh).
See me with any questions, this is due our last meeting before Thanksgiving:
Tues – 2nd period
Wed – 6th period.
