Old wine, new bottles agenda 3 March 2009
agenda • • • Instant background http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=q. Km. Lx 2 S 9 Nnc and http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=t. HZa. NEDQAlk &feature=related Looking at poems in A/B Speaking aphoristically Some useful weblinks Contemporary Confucianism and the Tao Cultural features in a contemporary ritual
Contemporary Confucianism http: //findarticles. com/p/articles/mi_hb 3236/is_1 -2_40/ai_n 29063148 • “By the beginning of the twentieth century the traditional foundations of Confucianism as an established part of Chinese personal, educational, civil and intellectual life were under sustained attack. By 1905 the imperial examination system based on the mastery of Confucian learning was abolished. By 1912 the Qing dynasty was itself overthrown, and the first Chinese republic was proclaimed. By the 1920 s many young Chinese intellectuals considered the threadbare shop of Confucius and Sons to have been relegated to the dustbin of history. Nonetheless, such a great scholar as Liang Qichao (18731929), after his disillusioning visit to Europe after World War I, wrote a series of very influential newspaper articles making the point that Europe should no longer be a model for a renewed China. ’
Confucius Institute in NC
From NCSU Institute Inauguration
Services the Confucius Institute provides
The Exchange University for NCSU
Presentation by Confucius Institute
Reminder of affiliations
To follow The Way (cf Golden Mean, other ethical pronouncements)
Since Mao, there are changes
(Confucius was already celebrated in Taiwan; comment by BD)
intellectual debate in modern China
The Way (the Tao) (the balance) • • • The first precept: No Murdering; The second precept: No Stealing; The third precept: No Sexual Misconduct; The fourth precept: No False Speech; The fifth precept: No Taking of Intoxicants. the keeper of the Imperial Library, Lao Tzu, was famous for his wisdom. Perceiving the growing corruption of the government, he left for the countryside. On his way, the guard at the city gates asked Lao Tzu to write out the essence of his understanding to benefit future generations. Lao Tzu wrote the Tao Te Ching, left, and vanished
walking the way If you stand on tiptoe, you'll be unsteady. If you run with long strides you can't keep it up. If you show off, no one will be impressed.
About the Tao • • People conform to the Laws of the Earth. The Earth conforms to the Law of Heaven conforms to the Way (Tao) The Tao conforms to its own nature.
Some useful weblinks • Li Po http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=t. HZa. NEDQAlk&feature=related http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=d. W 4 D 41 s. Tjb. Q paintings http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=imx. Xf. C 0 Isk 0 www. metmuseum. org/explore/chinese/html_pages/index. htm http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=C 92 b. YFQDTz. A Chinese garden www. pem. org/yinyutang/ Chinese home http: //www. travelblog. org/Photos/2326719. html chinese house http: //hubpages. com/hub/ Ahousebytheriver Beijing opera http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=x. YWi. Q_Rn. LWE hhttp: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=z. HPegoqu. V 5 I http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=G 0 q. EEv 43 GDc http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=q. Km. Lx 2 S 9 Nnc Confucius • Music http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=h. Wf. Mq. Tc. GJ 80&NR=1 • • •
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