Three Jewels of Taoism

1.Compassion
2.Moderation
3.Humility
Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu
 Lao Tzu

Born in 604 B.C. E., his name

means “old master.”
He was conceived by a shooting
star.
When his mother gave birth to
him, he was already eighty two
years old, a wise man with flowing
white hair.
CONCEPTS AND BELIEFS :

1. Tao
2. Deity/God
3. Wu wei
4. Yin and Yang
Yin and Yang
 Traits of Yin and Yang

 Yin  yang
 Negative  Positive
 Passive  Active
 Feminine  Masculine
 Earthly  Heavenly
Man of Tao

“A sage, a perfect man”

The term sage has been used to refer to
masters associated with religious traditions
and to the wise elders of a group or tribe.
 According to Cruz(1995), a sage is one who
has a complete understanding of nature of
things thereby has no emotions. That is to
say that he is not disturbed by emotions but
enjoys peace of the soul. To understand
nature, one has to know the invariable law
is to be enlightened.
Enlightenment is achieved when one observed
the following
a.If he desires to attain anything, he must
begin with the opposite
b.If he desires to be strong, he must start
feeling that he is weak
c.If he desires to uphold capitalism, he must
acknowledge some elements of socialism
 “When thing reaches its
extreme, it reverts from
it ” or “to go further and
further means to revert
again” (Villaba, 1996
)
THE TENFOLD PRINCIPLES AND
WAYS OF THE TAO
1. Never to overdo things and never to act
against nature
2. Never to be bewildered or perplexed
3. Never to act in excess and never to desire too
much
4. Never to begin one’s work at the wrong time
and never to stop one’s activity beyond the
appropriate time.
5. Never to rush things, decisions and actions
6. Never to use force or violence and never to be
daring
7. Never kill people and never to harbor hatred or
animosity
8. Never to discriminate against anybody and never
to play favorites.
9. Never to meddle or interfere with other people’s
affairs and never to violate and encroach upon the
rights of others.
10. Never to be boastful and self – conceited. This is
Lao Tzu’s doctrine of humility.
Thank
you!