However, their prescriptions for appreciating and harmonizing with these forces are mirror images of one another. These two schools of thought share cosmology theories: e.g. By this an example is set forth of the paramount value of wei-wu-wei (naturally derived action) as a greater means to achieving understanding than the more didactic approach favored by Lao Tzu’s contemporary Confucius (Kung-fu-tzu) and the thinkers that followed him. I argue that by evoking a-rational and experiential discourse the Tao te ching attempts to impart impressions of The Tao. Lao Tzu contends that the Tao transcends all conditions, all conceptualization and naming, presenting an inherent conundrum.
I examine the foundational metaphysics presented in the Tao te ching.
In order to make Zhou Dynastic Taoist ideas accessible to Western acculturated readers a more conventionally “Western” examination of a key Taoist text the "Tao te ching/Dao de jing" by Lao Tzu/Laozi is presented in this paper. As Chinese philosophies enter the global marketplace, Taoist ideas are emerging with greater frequency.
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