Confucianism & Taoism

Part by: Paul Vincent B. Pullado

Confucianism
Confucianism, also known as “Ruism” or “Ru Classicism”
is a system originated from Ancient China, and is
described in various ways – either a tradition, philosophy
(humanistic or rationalistic) religion, theory of
government or way of life.

(For the sake of this subject, we’ll tackle the philosophy

part)
Who developed
Confucianism?
The person behind this
philosophy is from the
teachings of the Chinese
Philosopher, Confucius
(551-479 CE). His
philosophy remains
influential in East China
and East Asia to this
very day.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius
More about Confucianism
Confucianism heavily emphasizes on family and social
harmony rather than otherworldly sources (like souls and
essences).

Unlike Western philosophy, Confucianism focuses on

people’s morality and social aspects in our everyday lives,
less focused on the spiritual side of the spectrum.
Even more about Confucianism!
Compared to Western philosophies, Confucianism and
Western philosophies are way different to each other in
terms of concepts, explanations and theories, has no
mention of souls, essences or other otherworldly
materials.

Confucianism emphasizes morals, rather than spiritual

beings (souls & essences – these belongs to Taoism,
speaking of...)
Taoism
Taoism or Daoism is also a set of Chinese traditions and
religions that emphasize living in harmony with the Tao
(“Way” or “Path” in English). Unlike Confucianism
however, this emphasizes more on the spiritual side of
the spectrum - Activities such as meditation, internal
alchemy and performing rituals are examples of this.
Meditation
This is mostly done by
Monks and Hermits in the
Ancient times, specifically
in Eastern countries like
China, this is still done to
this day, but less frequent.
By sitting down and their
eyes closed for an extended
amount of time, they
question everything in life,
no matter how complicated
it is or how impossible can
it be.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism
Inner Alchemy
Inner Alchemy (Neidan) is a
practice in Esoteric Taoism in
which one prolongs his/her life
through physical, mental or
spiritual means. This leads to
immortality and their souls
can survive, even after death.

This is also known as “Jindan”

or “Golden Elixir”
(Note: Elixir refers to a
medicine in which is said to
have various effects depending
on how it is created, one
common effect is Immortality.)

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neidan
Yin-Yang
This symbol is mostly
associated with Taoism
and Chinese Cosmology.
Yin-Yang is what I called
“Perfect balance of life”.

The black represents

“Yin” which is the bad,
while The white
represents “Yang” which
is the good. Combining
them is the perfect
balance of life.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang
What do I mean by that?
In life, to do good, you must to do bad at times. Which is
a perfect balance – the ultimate state of oneself in
achieving tranquillity or in simplest words – Peace.

You can compare Yin-Yang in lot of dualities and you’ll see

similarities – Fire & Ice, Light & Dark, Good & Bad,
Positive & Negative, they always work in tandem to
create the perfect balance.
Question Time!
#1: Alternative names for Confucianism
#2: What are emphasized on Confucianism?
#3: The “Tao” in Taoism meaning, ______
#4: Golden Elixir, also known as ______
#5: A medicine which is said to have various effects, one
common effect is Immortality _________
#6: What does Yin & Yang represent?
Thanks for listening!
Part made by: Paul Vincent B. Pullado

Thank you for listening, now get out of here before I destroy the universe!!!

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