![]() In 2000-2001 he was a William Fulbright Scholar sponsored by the US State Department and hosted by the University of Mississippi. Shouwen Pan was a professor of English of Jilin University before joining China Institute in 2017. The profounder one is the gate of all miracles. Both are born of the same origin but have different names, and both are profound. Therefore, by exploring nothing forever, you will observe its miracles and by exploring something forever, you will observe its surfaces. Nothing is the name of the origin of the Heaven and the Earth, and something is the name of the mother of all creations. The names can be named, but are not the eternal Name. The ways can be talked about, but are not the eternal Way. Gù cháng wú, yù yǐ guān qí miào cháng yǒu, yù yǐ guān qí jiào. Wú, míng tiān dì zhī shǐ yǒu, míng wàn wù A collection of the famous sayings of the great thinkers.ĭào kě dào, fēi cháng dào míng kě míng, fēi cháng míng. The English version of DDJ translated by Shouwen Pan updated on his monograph《道德经解译》, Interpretation and Translation of Dao De Jing, published by Jilin People’s Publishing House ģ. The English version of DDJ translated by Wing-Tsit Chan published by Princeton University Ģ. Free discussion and writing are encouraged. On the lecture the teacher will analyze the ideas of DDJ with selected proofs and comparisons, raise and answer questions. ![]() How to keep the hypocrites from the government?īefore each lecture the attendees are provided specific questions and reference materials for reading, thinking, and raising questions. Is it possible to have an ideal and real government? How does a Way cultivator cultivate the Dào / Way? ![]() Why does someone deserve more respect than others? Why does everyone deserve respect without discrimination? How is the Dé / Virtue related with the material wealth? How is the Dé / Virtue related with the Dào? How is “non-being / nothing” ( wú) related with our life? How is the Dào / the Way related with our life? This course treats DDJ as philosophy in literature, or literature for philosophy, and summarizes DDJ into 5 stories with 5 groups of philosophical questions which DDJ covers and answers: The rich philosophical meanings, poetic meanings and implicit meanings which lie behind the cover of its simple words, have cultivated generations of DDJ fans in both China and around the world to explore its inexhaustible charm and draw spiritual nutrition from it.Ĭomprised of 5 lectures delivered in English, this course is offered to help the attendees gain an objective and comprehensive understanding of DDJ. Written largely in poems, it is full of proverbs and rhetorical speeches. It covers a wide range of themes including philosophy, ethics, history, politics, literature, mythology, physics, regimen, and so on. Instead, it is a classic for guiding to cultivate the Way and accumulate Virtue so as to elevate their life to a higher level. Just like the Bible, the DDJ is not an ordinary book. The DDJ is the second most translated book in the world after the Bible. As Wing-Tsit Chan, a famous Sinologist, said, “No one can hope to understand Chinese philosophy, religion, government, art, medicine-or even cooking-without a real appreciation of the profound philosophy taught in this little book.” In the 16th century, the DDJ entered the West, inspired many great thinkers such as Leibniz, Kant, Hegel, Tolstoy, Jung, Needham and so on, and became a master key to help Westerners understand traditional Chinese culture. For more than 2000 years, this little book, despite its short length, has tremendously shaped traditional Chinese culture. Daoism ( Dàojiā) originated from a book of about 5000 characters popularly known as the Dao De Jing, traditionally known as the Tao Te Ching, ( DDJ, the Classic of the Way and Virtue) which was reputedly written by a legendary figure of the 6th century BC named Laozi. The three pillars of traditional Chinese culture, Confucianism ( Rújiā), Buddhism ( Fόjiā) and Daoism ( Dàojiā), competed against each other, influenced each other, but maintained distinct features. (plus a $30 non-refundable registration fee)
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