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INTRODUCTION
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
VISUAL DESIGN AND USABILITY DEVELOPMENT
CONCLUSION
AutobiographyResume
Inspiration
Target Audience
Logo & Title
Concept
Visual Research
Typeface
Objectives
Color Research
Wireframe Design
History Research
Interface Development
Content Research
Interface Refinement
Information Architecture
User Testing & RefinementTimeline
Bibliography & SourcesCredits
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01
03
04
12
28
06
15
29
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16
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40
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41
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26
InsPIRAtIon04 05
MOTIVATION
ABSTRACT
RESEARCH AND DEFINITION
Since I was a child, I always liked reading all kinds of books, most of all philosophical texts. It not only gave me many ways to look at my life and myself, but also inspired me to create art works. Therefore, through the course of studying at the Academy of Art University, I think that my project could be a way to introduce my favorite philosophy into western society.
Philosophy is always a source of inspiration for artists to express their ideas and create artworks, not only in Western art history, such as the Renaissance period with its concept of Aesthetics, but also in traditional Chinese painting, which tries to convey Chinese philosophical concepts.
While people appreciate artworks, they also receive the impressions and emotions of the artist. Philosophy is an abstract subject, it is not just reading a description of a thought or story, it also exists in artwork and serves to enlighten people to think further about their lives and the future.
Eastern philosophy refers very broadly to the various philosophies of India, China, Japan, Korea, and, to some extent, of Iran (Persia). In the Western society, the word philosophy generally conjures up notions of ancient Greeks such as Aristotle and European philosophers such as Kant. Seldom is Eastern philosophy included in the western conception of philosophy.
It is my intention to introduce notions of Eastern philosophy to the Western audience. To follow in the tradition of D.T Suzuki and many other modern day interpreters in introducing Eastern thought to Western viewers. Specifically, I wish to introduce notions about ancient Chinese philosophies.
D.T SuzukiA Zen Life
ConCePt06 07
CONCEpT
THE YIN YANG SYMBOL’S INFLUENCE
Every developed culture has its own history and features especially China, that has a 5000 year long history in which it developed various cultural characteristic and philosophic concepts. It provides me the source of inspiration and enlightenment and has allowed me to develop a unique approach to life. From this viewpoint, introducing Chinese philosophy into the western world would be an interesting and challenging project for me to explore.
This project serves to interpret of Chinese traditional painting and the idea of Taoism for users to experience.
Chinese Kung FuTai Chi Quan
Religious BeliefTaoismTai Chi Sword
Chinese Painting Modern Dance The SculptureTaichi Thrustbronze sculpture by Ju Ming
Chinese Medicine llustration of Inner Circulation
tARGet AUdIenCe08
pRIMARY AUDIENCE SECONDARY AUDIENCE
Age Range:Above 20
Education:At least 6th grade reading & writing ability
Occupation:People who are curious in various cultures and enjoy reading and time for thinking.
Age Range:15 - 25
Education:At least 6th grade reading & writing ability
Occupation:Asians living in western countries who want to be in touch with their traditional roots.
SKILL LEVEL AND ExpERIENCE
1. Comfortable in computer and Internet usage.
2. Interested in different cultures, histories and search information through Internet.
3. Enjoy exploring the interactive subject of website and user experience.
4. Have the habit of reading and sharing.
09
USABILITY OBJECTIVES
USER GOALS AND NEEDS
1. Simple and Clever Navigation:Users will be able to use this site to find the information directly.
2. Step by Step:Users will have a clear flowchart and guide when they navigate through the site.
3. Interactive Experience:The site will offer interactive feedback for users to enhance entertainment experience.
This website is designed for People who are interested in reading and experienced with Chinese culture and history. Most of them will like to obtain complete information about Taoism and traditional text of Tao De Ching.
Here are some important needs for the user:1. The site navigation must be easy to use and
clear.2. The site should have complete and correct
information.3. Users can search and save any information
from the site as they need.
oBjeCtIves10 11
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
At the beginning, I didn’t know how to start this project and which technology I would have to use for it realization. The only thing I knew was that I would have a lot of text and key words.
SYSTEM REqUIREMENT
Platform:PC / Mac / Linux
Operating System:Mac: OS 9 / OSXPC: Windows Vista / Windows 2000 / Windows XP
Screen Specification:At least 1024 x 768 with 24-bit color
Browser Type And Version:Internet Explorer 6.0 +Safari 2.0 +Mozilla FireFox 2.0 +NetScape 7.0 +
Browser PlugIn Version:Flash Player 9.0.27 +Javascript Enabled
OVERALL OBJECTIVES
This website has a primary objective to introduce Chinese philosophy of Taoism to audiences. People can get information, read chapters and search the content by key words from Tao book ‘Tao De Ching’ in innovative way.
vIsUAl ReseARCH12
INFOGRApHICS INTERACTIVE pROJECTS
01. GYRE World Reflectorhttp://gyre-omotesando.com/
It is stemming from the overall concept of “Shop & Think,” words and text that relate to “Japan/World”, “Food”, “Luxury” are aggregated in real time from the internet.
02 - 03. Visualizing the Biblehttp://www.chrisharrison.net/projects/bibleviz/
The infographic project for users to visualize text and words from the Bible.
04. Visualization Projectshttp://www.chrisharrison.net
Here are some great data visualization in different form and colors, which gave me a lot of inspiration and technical possibility for my project.
01. Design and The Elastic Mindhttp://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2008/elasticmind/
This website is an online exhibition for New York’s MoMA. It explores new methods of tagging to realize efficient contextual browsing of a large number of works included in the exhibition.
02. UNIQLO GRID http://www.uniqlo.com/grid/
UNIQLO GRID is the impressive interactive project for users to play with grid system and UNIQLO logo, it also provide digital map to link to different UNIQLO’s websites around the world.
03. EnBW Spamrecycler http://www.spamrecycling.com/
Spamrecycler is really interesting project for me, The spam Recycler takes unwanted junk mail and turns it into a work of art, and a message to a passage of Lao-Tzu.
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03
0304
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14
LOOK AND FEEL
01. Jonathan Yuen’s Portfoliohttp://jonathanyuen.com/
The overall feel on using this website is elegant, floating and simple, and the illustration presents the aesthetic of traditional Chinese painting in innovative way.
This website is the first inspiration for me to come up this project, and the whole design and feel is relevant to the mood of Taoism text. This is the goal of my project would like to approach.
02. International Street Open-Air Theatres Festival FETA 2009 http://www.feta.pl/
Feta is the great typographic base website, which also provide fully interactive navigation for user to view the information.
The design is really simple and organized, it shows how type can be used in interactive and innovative way.
02
01
ColoR ReseARCH 15
Based on the Chinese traditional painting, the five secondary colors can be used to represent the history and the Chinese culture.
SECONDARY COLORpRIMARY COLOR
Based on the yin yang symbol, black, white and gray scale are main colors for my project.
Roo
ted
in th
e an
cien
t Chi
nese
sys
tem
s of
bel
iefs
, infl
uenc
ed b
y pr
imiti
ve s
ham
anis
m a
nd
obse
rvat
ion
of n
atur
al c
ycle
s, T
aois
m re
cogn
ises
Lao
zi a
s its
foun
der a
nd Z
huan
gzi a
s on
e of
its
mos
t br
illant
repr
esen
tativ
es. E
arly
Tao
ism
dev
elop
ed a
s an
orig
inal
ans
wer
to th
e bi
tter d
ebat
es d
urin
g th
e ph
iloso
phic
ally
ferti
le ti
me
of th
e H
undr
ed S
choo
ls o
f Tho
ught
, cor
resp
ondi
ng to
the
War
ring
Stat
es
perio
d. It
was
a ti
me
of s
eem
ingl
y en
dles
s w
arfa
re a
nd c
haos
. Thi
s tu
rbul
ent e
raan
ce w
ith th
e “p
roce
ss” o
f the
uni
vers
e: T
ao. A
ctio
n th
roug
h in
actio
n (w
ei w
u w
ei),
the
pow
er o
f em
ptin
ess,
det
achm
ent,
rece
ptiv
enes
s, s
pont
anei
ty, th
e st
reng
th o
f sof
tnes
s, th
e re
lativ
ism
of h
uman
va
lues
and
the
sear
ch fo
r a lo
ng li
fe, a
re s
ome
of it
s pr
efer
red
them
es. T
aois
m is
root
ed in
the
olde
st
belie
f sys
tem
s of
Chi
na, d
atin
g fro
m a
tim
e w
hen
sham
anis
m a
nd p
anth
eism
wer
e pr
eval
ent.
Elem
ents
of
prim
itive
Tao
ist t
houg
ht in
clud
e th
e cy
clic
pro
gres
sion
of s
easo
ns, g
row
th a
nd d
eath
of s
entie
nt b
eing
s an
d th
eir e
ndle
ss g
ener
atio
n an
d qu
estio
ns a
bout
the
orig
in o
f life
. Obs
erva
tion
of n
atur
al p
roce
sses
le
ad to
div
inat
ion
prac
tices
whe
re th
e op
erat
or tr
ies
to d
etec
t opp
ortu
nitie
s in
nat
ural
phe
nom
enon
s (li
ke
crac
kles
mad
e in
bon
es).h
e ol
dest
Chi
nese
scr
iptu
re is
sai
d to
be
the
I Chi
ng, a
com
pila
tion
of re
adin
gs
base
d on
six
ty-fo
ur h
exag
ram
s. T
he h
exag
ram
s ar
e co
mbi
natio
ns o
f eig
ht tr
igra
ms
or g
ua, (
colle
ctiv
ely
calle
d ba
gua)
, res
ultin
g in
six
ty-fo
ur p
ossi
ble
com
bina
tions
. Lao
zi w
as in
timat
ely
fam
iliar w
ith th
e I C
hing
, an
d th
e Ta
o Te
Chi
ng s
how
s th
at h
e w
as p
rofo
undl
y in
spire
d by
it.
The
Earli
est A
ppea
ranc
e O
f Tao
ism
(Hua
ng-L
ao T
radi
tion)
The
Hua
ng-L
ao T
radi
tion(
1) fl
ouris
hed
afte
r the
Mag
ic a
nd Im
mor
talit
y Tr
aditi
on(2
). La
ter i
nteg
rate
d in
to D
aois
m, i
t con
stitu
tes
an im
porta
nt c
ompo
nent
of t
he re
ligio
us b
ackg
roun
d to
the
birth
of D
aois
m.
The
Hua
ng-L
ao T
radi
tion
is a
pro
duct
of t
he m
arria
ge o
f Hua
ng-L
ao p
hilo
soph
y w
ith th
e Im
mor
talis
t(3)
prac
tises
of t
he M
agic
and
Imm
orta
lity
Trad
ition
.H
uang
-Lao
phi
loso
phy
emer
ged
in th
e Q
i sta
te d
urin
g th
e m
iddl
e of
the
War
ring
Stat
es p
erio
d (4
75-2
21
BC).
It em
phas
ized
the
culti
vatio
n of
virt
ue a
s ad
voca
ted
by th
e Ye
llow
Em
pero
r and
Lao
zi. B
y th
e ea
rly
Han
dyn
asty
(206
BC
- AD
24)
, the
mai
nstre
am o
f Hua
ng-L
ao th
ough
t con
cern
ed it
self
with
the
Art o
f G
over
nmen
t(4) a
nd w
ith Y
in-Y
ang
stud
ies,
but
als
o in
clud
ed Im
mor
talis
m. D
urin
g th
e re
ign
of th
e H
an
empe
ror W
u, th
e M
agic
ians
(5) r
eint
erpr
eted
the
Yello
w E
mpe
ror’s
teac
hing
s, to
the
poin
t of c
ompl
etel
y m
ergi
ng th
em w
ith Im
mor
talis
t tho
ught
, so
that
the
Imm
orta
list T
radi
tion(
6) c
ame
to b
e as
soci
ated
with
th
e Ye
llow
Em
pero
r.As
Hua
ng-L
ao p
hilo
soph
y flo
uris
hed
in th
e Q
i sta
te, w
here
the
Imm
orta
lists
wer
e al
so m
ost a
ctiv
e, th
e tw
o sc
hool
s de
velo
ped
in th
e sa
me
envi
ronm
ent,
mut
ually
influ
ence
d ea
ch o
ther
, and
fina
lly m
erge
d to
form
the
Hua
ng-L
ao T
radi
tion.
Thi
s m
utua
l int
egra
tion
was
a lo
ng p
roce
ss w
hich
took
pla
ce in
thre
e st
ages
.Th
e fir
st s
tage
occ
urre
d w
hen
the
Han
em
pero
r Wu
gave
exc
lusi
ve p
atro
nage
to C
onfu
cian
ism
, lea
ding
th
e H
uang
-Lao
and
Imm
orta
list s
choo
ls to
com
e cl
oser
toge
ther
. The
sec
ond
phas
e oc
cure
d fro
m th
e re
ign
of H
an e
mpe
ror X
uan
to th
e en
d of
the
Wes
tern
Han
dyn
asty
(AD
24)
. Em
pero
r Xua
n ap
prov
ed
of H
uang
- La
o ph
iloso
phy,
and
allo
wed
the
Mag
ic a
nd Im
mor
talit
y Tr
aditi
on to
flou
rish.
Dur
ing
the
third
ph
ase,
the
two
curre
nts
mer
ged
to fo
rm th
e H
uang
-Lao
Tra
ditio
n in
the
reig
n of
em
pero
r Hua
n of
the
East
ern
Han
dyn
asty
(AD
147
-167
).D
urin
g th
e re
igns
of e
mpe
rors
Min
g an
d Zh
ang
of th
e Ea
ster
n H
an d
ynas
ty, th
e H
uang
-Lao
Tra
di-
tion
had
alre
ady
beco
me
popu
lar i
n th
e Im
peria
l Cou
rt, a
nd b
y th
e tim
e of
em
pero
r Hua
n it
was
reco
rded
in
the
offic
ial h
isto
ries.
In th
e St
ory
of W
ang
Hua
n in
the
His
tory
of t
he L
ater
Han
, it i
s re
cord
ed th
at
empe
ror H
uan
(reig
ned
AD15
8-16
7) p
atro
nize
d th
e H
uang
-Lao
Tra
ditio
n an
d or
dere
d th
e de
stru
ctio
n of
the
old
sacr
ifici
al
halls
. Afte
r em
pero
r Hua
n op
enly
reco
gniz
ed th
e H
uang
-Lao
Tra
ditio
n, h
e se
nt o
ffici
als
twic
e a
year
to
Laoz
i’s a
nces
tral s
hrin
e at
Ku
Xian
, and
to th
e Ye
llow
Em
pero
r’s G
uanl
ong
Hal
l, m
arki
ng th
e fin
al s
tage
of
the
form
atio
n of
the
Hua
ng-L
ao T
radi
tion.
Dur
ing
the
reig
n of
em
pero
r Lin
g, Z
hang
Jia
o, fo
unde
r of t
he S
upre
me
Peac
e Tr
aditi
on(7
), ga
ve
him
self
the
title
of G
reat
Virt
uous
Mas
ter(8
) , a
ffilia
ted
him
self
to th
e H
uang
-Lao
Tra
ditio
n, to
ok d
isci
ples
an
d w
as h
onou
red
by th
e co
mm
on p
eopl
e.D
urin
g th
e pe
riod
of in
tegr
atio
n of
Hua
ng-L
ao p
hilo
soph
y w
ith th
e M
agic
and
Imm
orta
lity
Trad
ition
, th
ere
was
a s
trong
wav
e ef
fect
of m
agic
aliz
ed C
onfu
cian
ism
, lea
ding
the
liter
ary
scho
ol o
f Eso
teric
Sp
ecul
atio
ns 9
to s
timul
ate
the
form
atio
n of
the
Hua
ng-L
ao T
radi
tion.
Like
the
Mag
ic a
nd Im
mor
talit
y Tr
aditi
on, t
he H
uang
-Lao
Tra
ditio
n di
d no
t hav
e sy
stem
atic
teac
h-in
gs o
r rel
igio
us d
octri
nes,
nor
did
it h
ave
a re
ligio
us o
rgan
izat
ion.
But
it w
as th
e pr
edec
esso
r to
Dao
ism
; w
ithou
t und
erst
andi
ng th
e H
uang
-Lao
Tra
ditio
n, it
is im
poss
ible
to c
ome
to a
full
know
ledg
e of
the
hist
ory
of D
aois
m.
I) H
an D
ynas
ty (A
D 2
5- 2
20)
T
he S
upre
me
Peac
e Tr
aditi
on ta
kes
its n
ame
from
the
Book
of S
upre
me
Peac
e . I
t was
foun
ded
durin
g th
e re
ign
of e
mpe
ror L
ing
(AD
172-
178)
of t
he E
aste
rn H
an d
ynas
ty, b
y Zh
ang
Jiao
, a n
ativ
e of
Ju
lu in
pre
sent
-day
Heb
ei. I
nitia
lly, Z
hang
Jia
o ca
lled
him
self
the
“Gre
at V
irtuo
us M
aste
r”, re
cogn
ized
his
si
ns, a
ffilia
ted
him
self
to th
e H
uang
-Lao
Tra
ditio
n , t
ook
disc
iple
s, a
nd c
laim
ed th
at h
is T
alis
man
ic W
ater
an
d In
cant
atio
ns c
ould
cur
e illn
esse
s. M
any
sick
wer
e in
deed
hea
led,
and
so
he w
as b
elie
ved
in b
y th
e co
mm
on p
eopl
e.
Dur
ing
empe
ror S
hun’
s re
ign
in th
e Ea
ster
n H
an d
ynas
ty (A
D 1
26-1
44),
the
“Mig
hty
Com
mon
wea
lth o
f th
e O
rthod
ox O
nene
ss’ -
- whi
ch w
as p
opul
arly
cal
led
the
“Fiv
e Pe
cks
of R
ice
Trad
ition
’ -- w
as fo
unde
d in
an
cien
t Sic
huan
by
Zhan
g Li
ng, w
ho h
ad o
rigin
ally
com
e fro
m a
ncie
nt S
hand
ong.
Acc
ordi
ng to
his
toric
al
book
s su
ch a
s th
e Bi
ogra
phy
of Z
hang
Lu
in th
e R
ecor
ds o
f the
Thr
ee K
ingd
oms,
and
the
Biog
raph
y of
Li
u Ya
n in
the
His
tory
of t
he L
ater
Han
, Zha
ng L
ing
cam
e to
Sic
huan
dur
ing
Empe
ror S
hun’
s re
ign
and
star
ted
to s
tudy
Dao
on
Mt.
Hem
ing,
whi
ch is
loca
ted
in D
ayi c
ount
y, Si
chua
n Pr
ovin
ce. H
e w
rote
Tal
is-
man
ic B
ooks
ther
e an
d sp
read
Dao
ism
am
ong
the
loca
l peo
ple.
Bec
ause
eac
h fo
llow
er w
as s
uppo
sed
to
offe
r him
five
pec
ks o
f ric
e, th
e go
vern
men
t cal
led
them
“Ric
e R
obbe
rs”.I
I) D
aois
m d
urin
g th
e W
ei, J
in,
and
Sout
hern
and
Nor
ther
n D
ynas
ties(
220-
581)
In C
hina
From
the
1940
s to
198
2, T
aois
m w
as s
uppr
esse
d al
ong
with
oth
er re
ligio
ns in
acc
orda
nce
with
Com
-m
unis
t Par
ty p
olic
y. M
uch
of th
e Ta
oist
infra
stru
ctur
e w
as d
estro
yed,
mon
ks a
nd p
riest
s w
ere
sent
to
labo
r cam
ps. T
his
inte
nsifi
ed d
urin
g th
e C
ultu
ral R
evol
utio
n fro
m 1
966
to 1
976,
nea
rly e
radi
catin
g m
ost
Taoi
st s
ites.
Den
g Xi
aopi
ng e
vent
ually
rest
ored
som
e re
ligio
us to
lera
nce
begi
nnin
g in
198
2. S
ince
, com
mun
ist l
eade
rs
have
reco
gniz
ed T
aois
m a
s an
impo
rtant
trad
ition
al re
ligio
n of
Chi
na d
evot
ed to
uni
vers
al u
nity
and
pea
ce
and
man
y te
mpl
es a
nd m
onas
terie
s ha
ve b
een
repa
ired
and
re-o
pene
d.Th
ere
are
scho
lars
who
arg
ue th
at T
aois
m is
stil
l a p
reva
lent
bel
ief w
ithin
Chi
na it
self,
est
imat
ing
that
the
true
num
ber o
f Tao
ists
wor
ldw
ide,
onc
e C
hine
se b
elie
vers
are
acc
ount
ed fo
r, m
ay b
e ov
er o
ne b
illion
, m
akin
g it
the
seco
nd la
rges
t rel
igio
n of
the
wor
ld; h
owev
er d
ue to
the
inte
rtwin
ed n
atur
e of
Chi
nese
tra
ditio
nal r
elig
ion
and
othe
r res
trict
ions
, a c
ensu
s on
the
num
ber o
f adh
eren
ts in
Chi
na is
not
pos
sibl
e.
Out
side
Chi
naM
oder
n es
timat
es p
ut th
e nu
mbe
r of T
aois
ts o
utsi
de o
f Mai
nlan
d C
hina
at 3
1,00
0,00
0, lo
cate
d pr
edom
i-na
ntly
in T
aiw
an. A
roun
d 30
,000
Tao
ists
live
in N
orth
Am
eric
a. T
he o
ldes
t Tao
ist t
empl
e in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es is
Tie
n H
au T
empl
e in
San
Fra
ncis
co, b
uilt
in 1
852.
Tao
ism
has
had
a s
igni
fican
t infl
uenc
e w
orld
-w
ide:
in m
any
Wes
tern
soc
ietie
s it
can
be s
een
in a
cupu
nctu
re, h
erba
lism
, hol
istic
med
icin
e, m
edita
tion,
m
artia
l arts
, Fen
g Sh
ui, a
nd T
ai C
hi.
Peop
le in
cou
ntrie
s ot
her t
han
Chi
na p
ract
ise
the
Taoi
st p
hilo
soph
y in
var
ious
form
s, e
spec
ially
in
Viet
nam
and
in K
orea
. Kou
k Su
n D
o in
Kor
ea e
xem
plifi
es o
ne s
uch
varia
tion.
The
Yao
hav
e a
writ
ten
relig
ion
base
d on
med
ieva
l Chi
nese
Tao
ism
, alth
ough
in re
cent
yea
rs th
ere
have
bee
n m
any
conv
erts
to
Chr
istia
nity
and
Bud
dhis
m. O
utsi
de C
hina
, the
y ar
e to
be
foun
d in
Vie
tnam
, Lao
s an
d Th
aila
nd.
Taoi
st p
hilo
soph
y ha
s fo
und
a la
rge
follo
win
g th
roug
hout
the
wor
ld, a
nd s
ever
al tr
aditi
onal
Tao
ist l
inea
ges
have
set
up
teac
hing
cen
ters
in c
ount
ries
mpe
ror H
uan
it w
as re
cord
ed in
the
offic
ial h
isto
ries.
In th
e St
ory
of W
ang
Hua
n in
the
His
tory
of
the
Late
r Han
, it i
s re
cord
ed th
at e
mpe
ror H
uan
(reig
ned
AD15
8-16
7) p
atro
nize
d th
e H
uang
-Lao
Tra
ditio
n an
d or
dere
d th
e de
stru
ctio
n of
the
old
sacr
ifici
al
halls
. Afte
r em
pero
r Hua
n op
enly
reco
gniz
ed th
e H
uang
-Lao
Tra
ditio
n, h
e se
nt o
ffici
als
twic
e a
year
to
Laoz
i’s a
nces
tral s
hrin
e at
Ku
Xian
, and
to th
e Ye
llow
Em
pero
r’s G
uanl
ong
Hal
l, m
arki
ng th
e fin
al s
tage
of
the
form
atio
n of
the
Hua
ng-L
ao T
radi
tion.
Dur
ing
the
reig
n of
em
pero
r Lin
g, Z
hang
Jia
o, fo
unde
r of t
he S
upre
me
Peac
e Tr
aditi
on(7
), ga
ve
him
self
the
title
of G
reat
Virt
uous
Mas
ter(8
) , a
ffilia
ted
him
self
to th
e H
uang
-Lao
Tra
ditio
n, to
ok d
isci
ples
an
d w
as h
onou
red
by th
e co
mm
on p
eopl
e.D
urin
g th
e pe
riod
of in
tegr
atio
n of
Hua
ng-L
ao p
hilo
soph
y w
ith th
e M
agic
and
Imm
orta
lity
Trad
i-tio
n, th
ere
was
a s
trong
wav
e ef
fect
of m
agic
aliz
ed C
onfu
cian
ism
, lea
ding
the
li R
oote
d in
the
anci
ent
Chi
nese
sys
tem
s of
bel
iefs
, infl
uenc
ed b
y pr
imiti
ve s
ham
anis
m a
nd o
bser
vatio
n of
nat
ural
cyc
les,
Tao
ism
re
cogn
ises
Lao
zi a
s its
foun
der a
nd Z
huan
gzi a
s on
e of
its
mos
t bril
lant
repr
esen
tativ
es. E
arly
Tao
ism
de
velo
ped
as a
n or
igin
al a
nsw
er to
the
bitte
r deb
ates
dur
ing
the
philo
soph
ical
ly fe
rtile
tim
e of
the
Hun
-dr
ed S
choo
ls o
f Tho
ught
, cor
resp
ondi
ng to
the
War
ring
Stat
es p
erio
d. It
was
a ti
me
of s
eem
ingl
y en
dles
s w
arfa
re a
nd c
haos
. Thi
s tu
rbul
ent e
raan
ce w
ith th
e “p
roce
ss” o
f the
uni
vers
e: T
ao. A
ctio
n th
roug
h in
actio
n (w
ei w
u w
ei),
the
pow
er o
f em
ptin
ess,
det
achm
ent,
rece
ptiv
enes
s, s
pont
anei
ty, th
e st
reng
th o
f sof
tnes
s, th
e re
lativ
ism
of h
uman
va
lues
and
the
sear
ch fo
r a lo
ng li
fe, a
re s
ome
of it
s pr
efer
red
them
es. T
aois
m is
root
ed in
the
olde
st
belie
f sys
tem
s of
Chi
na, d
atin
g fro
m a
tim
e w
hen
sham
anis
m a
nd p
anth
eism
wer
e pr
eval
ent.
Elem
ents
of
prim
itive
Tao
ist t
houg
ht in
clud
e th
e cy
clic
pro
gres
sion
of s
easo
ns, g
row
th a
nd d
eath
of s
entie
nt b
eing
s an
d th
eir e
ndle
ss g
ener
atio
n an
d qu
estio
ns a
bout
the
orig
in o
f life
. Obs
erva
tion
of n
atur
al p
roce
sses
le
ad to
div
inat
ion
prac
tices
whe
re th
e op
erat
or tr
ies
to d
etec
t opp
ortu
nitie
s in
nat
ural
phe
nom
enon
s (li
ke
crac
kles
mad
e in
bon
es).h
e ol
dest
Chi
nese
scr
iptu
re is
sai
d to
be
the
I Chi
ng, a
com
pila
tion
of re
adin
gs
base
d on
six
ty-fo
ur h
exag
ram
s. T
he h
exag
ram
s ar
e co
mbi
natio
ns o
f eig
ht tr
igra
ms
or g
ua, (
colle
ctiv
ely
calle
d ba
gua)
, res
ultin
g in
six
ty-fo
ur p
ossi
ble
com
bina
tions
. Lao
zi w
as in
timat
ely
fam
iliar w
ith th
e I C
hing
, an
d th
e Ta
o Te
Chi
ng s
how
s th
at h
e w
as p
rofo
undl
y in
spire
d by
it.
The
Earli
est A
ppea
ranc
e O
f Tao
ism
(Hua
ng-L
ao T
radi
tion)
The
Hua
ng-L
ao T
radi
tion(
1) fl
ouris
hed
afte
r the
Mag
ic a
nd Im
mor
talit
y Tr
aditi
on(2
). La
ter i
nteg
rate
d in
to D
aois
m, i
t con
stitu
tes
an im
porta
nt c
ompo
nent
of t
he re
ligio
us b
ackg
roun
d to
the
birth
of D
aois
m.
The
Hua
ng-L
ao T
radi
tion
is a
pro
duct
of t
he m
arria
ge o
f Hua
ng-L
ao p
hilo
soph
y w
ith th
e Im
mor
talis
t(3)
prac
tises
of t
he M
agic
and
Imm
orta
lity
Trad
ition
.H
uang
-Lao
phi
loso
phy
emer
ged
in th
e Q
i sta
te d
urin
g th
e m
iddl
e of
the
War
ring
Stat
es p
erio
d (4
75-2
21
BC).
It em
phas
ized
the
culti
vatio
n of
virt
ue a
s ad
voca
ted
by th
e Ye
llow
Em
pero
r and
Lao
zi. B
y th
e ea
rly
Han
dyn
asty
(206
BC
- AD
24)
, the
mai
nstre
am o
f Hua
ng-L
ao th
ough
t con
cern
ed it
self
with
the
Art o
f G
over
nmen
t(4) a
nd w
ith Y
in-Y
ang
stud
ies,
but
als
o in
clud
ed Im
mor
talis
m. D
urin
g th
e re
ign
of th
e H
an
empe
ror W
u, th
e M
agic
ians
(5) r
eint
erpr
eted
the
Yello
w E
mpe
ror’s
teac
hing
s, to
the
poin
t of c
ompl
etel
y m
ergi
ng th
em w
ith Im
mor
talis
t tho
ught
, so
that
the
Imm
orta
list T
radi
tion(
6) c
ame
to b
e as
soci
ated
with
th
e Ye
llow
Em
pero
r.As
Hua
ng-L
ao p
hilo
soph
y flo
uris
hed
in th
e Q
i sta
te, w
here
the
Imm
orta
lists
wer
e al
so m
ost a
ctiv
e, th
e tw
o sc
hool
s de
velo
ped
in th
e sa
me
envi
ronm
ent,
mut
ually
influ
ence
d ea
ch o
ther
, and
fina
lly m
erge
d to
form
the
Hua
ng-L
ao T
radi
tion.
Thi
s m
utua
l int
egra
tion
was
a lo
ng p
roce
ss w
hich
took
pla
ce in
thre
e st
ages
.Th
e fir
st s
tage
occ
urre
d w
hen
the
Han
em
pero
r Wu
gave
exc
lusi
ve p
atro
nage
to C
onfu
cian
ism
, lea
ding
th
e H
uang
-Lao
and
Imm
orta
list s
choo
ls to
com
e cl
oser
toge
ther
. The
sec
ond
phas
e oc
cure
d fro
m th
e re
ign
of H
an e
mpe
ror X
uan
to th
e en
d of
the
Wes
tern
Han
dyn
asty
(AD
24)
. Em
pero
r Xua
n ap
prov
ed
of H
uang
- La
o ph
iloso
phy,
and
allo
wed
the
Mag
ic a
nd Im
mor
talit
y Tr
aditi
on to
flou
rish.
Dur
ing
the
third
ph
ase,
the
two
curre
nts
mer
ged
to fo
rm th
e H
uang
-Lao
Tra
ditio
n in
the
reig
n of
em
pero
r Hua
n of
the
East
ern
Han
dyn
asty
(AD
147
-167
).D
urin
g th
e re
igns
of e
mpe
rors
Min
g an
d Zh
ang
of th
e Ea
ster
n H
an d
ynas
ty, th
e H
uang
-Lao
Tra
di-
tion
had
alre
ady
beco
me
popu
lar i
n th
e Im
peria
l Cou
rt, a
nd b
y th
e tim
e of
em
pero
r Hua
n it
was
reco
rded
in
the
offic
ial h
isto
ries.
In th
e St
ory
of W
ang
Hua
n in
the
His
tory
of t
he L
ater
Han
, it i
s re
cord
ed th
at
empe
ror H
uan
(reig
ned
AD15
8-16
7) p
atro
nize
d th
e H
uang
-Lao
Tra
ditio
n an
d or
dere
d th
e de
stru
ctio
n of
the
old
sacr
ifici
al
halls
. Afte
r em
pero
r Hua
n op
enly
reco
gniz
ed th
e H
uang
-Lao
Tra
ditio
n, h
e se
nt o
ffici
als
twic
e a
year
to
Laoz
i’s a
nces
tral s
hrin
e at
Ku
Xian
, and
to th
e Ye
llow
Em
pero
r’s G
uanl
ong
Hal
l, m
arki
ng th
e fin
al s
tage
of
the
form
atio
n of
the
Hua
ng-L
ao T
radi
tion.
Dur
ing
the
reig
n of
em
pero
r Lin
g, Z
hang
Jia
o, fo
unde
r of t
he S
upre
me
Peac
e Tr
aditi
on(7
), ga
ve
him
self
the
title
of G
reat
Virt
uous
Mas
ter(8
) , a
ffilia
ted
him
self
to th
e H
uang
-Lao
Tra
ditio
n, to
ok d
isci
ples
an
d w
as h
onou
red
by th
e co
mm
on p
eopl
e.D
urin
g th
e pe
riod
of in
tegr
atio
n of
Hua
ng-L
ao p
hilo
soph
y w
ith th
e M
agic
and
Imm
orta
lity
Trad
ition
, th
ere
was
a s
trong
wav
e ef
fect
of m
agic
aliz
ed C
onfu
cian
ism
, lea
ding
the
liter
ary
scho
ol o
f Eso
teric
Sp
ecul
atio
ns 9
to s
timul
ate
the
form
atio
n of
the
Hua
ng-L
ao T
radi
tion.
Like
the
Mag
ic a
nd Im
mor
talit
y Tr
aditi
on, t
he H
uang
-Lao
Tra
ditio
n di
d no
t hav
e sy
stem
atic
teac
h-in
gs o
r rel
igio
us d
octri
nes,
nor
did
it h
ave
a re
ligio
us o
rgan
izat
ion.
But
it w
as th
e pr
edec
esso
r to
Dao
ism
; w
ithou
t und
erst
andi
ng th
e H
uang
-Lao
Tra
ditio
n, it
is im
poss
ible
to c
ome
to a
full
know
ledg
e of
the
hist
ory
of D
aois
m.
I) H
an D
ynas
ty (A
D 2
5- 2
20)
T
he S
upre
me
Peac
e Tr
aditi
on ta
kes
its n
ame
from
the
Book
of S
upre
me
Peac
e . I
t was
foun
ded
durin
g th
e re
ign
of e
mpe
ror L
ing
(AD
172-
178)
of t
he E
aste
rn H
an d
ynas
ty, b
y Zh
ang
Jiao
, a n
ativ
e of
Ju
lu in
pre
sent
-day
Heb
ei. I
nitia
lly, Z
hang
Jia
o ca
lled
him
self
the
“Gre
at V
irtuo
us M
aste
r”, re
cogn
ized
his
si
ns, a
ffilia
ted
him
self
to th
e H
uang
-Lao
Tra
ditio
n , t
ook
disc
iple
s, a
nd c
laim
ed th
at h
is T
alis
man
ic W
ater
an
d In
cant
atio
ns c
ould
cur
e illn
esse
s. M
any
sick
wer
e in
deed
hea
led,
and
so
he w
as b
elie
ved
in b
y th
e co
mm
on p
eopl
e.
Dur
ing
empe
ror S
hun’
s re
ign
in th
e Ea
ster
n H
an d
ynas
ty (A
D 1
26-1
44),
the
“Mig
hty
Com
mon
wea
lth o
f th
e O
rthod
ox O
nene
ss’ -
- whi
ch w
as p
opul
arly
cal
led
the
“Fiv
e Pe
cks
of R
ice
Trad
ition
’ -- w
as fo
unde
d in
an
cien
t Sic
huan
by
Zhan
g Li
ng, w
ho h
ad o
rigin
ally
com
e fro
m a
ncie
nt S
hand
ong.
Acc
ordi
ng to
his
toric
al
book
s su
ch a
s th
e Bi
ogra
phy
of Z
hang
Lu
in th
e R
ecor
ds o
f the
Thr
ee K
ingd
oms,
and
the
Biog
raph
y of
Li
u Ya
n in
the
His
tory
of t
he L
ater
Han
, Zha
ng L
ing
cam
e to
Sic
huan
dur
ing
Empe
ror S
hun’
s re
ign
and
star
ted
to s
tudy
Dao
on
Mt.
Hem
ing,
whi
ch is
loca
ted
in D
ayi c
ount
y, Si
chua
n Pr
ovin
ce. H
e w
rote
Tal
is-
man
ic B
ooks
ther
e an
d sp
read
Dao
ism
am
ong
the
loca
l peo
ple.
Bec
ause
eac
h fo
llow
er w
as s
uppo
sed
to
offe
r him
five
pec
ks o
f ric
e, th
e go
vern
men
t cal
led
them
“Ric
e R
obbe
rs”.I
I) D
aois
m d
urin
g th
e W
ei, J
in,
and
Sout
hern
and
Nor
ther
n D
ynas
ties(
220-
581)
In C
hina
From
the
1940
s to
198
2, T
aois
m w
as s
uppr
esse
d al
ong
with
oth
er re
ligio
ns in
acc
orda
nce
with
Com
-m
unis
t Par
ty p
olic
y. M
uch
of th
e Ta
oist
infra
stru
ctur
e w
as d
estro
yed,
mon
ks a
nd p
riest
s w
ere
sent
to
labo
r cam
ps. T
his
inte
nsifi
ed d
urin
g th
e C
ultu
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Experience is a riverbed,Its source hidden, forever flowing:Its entrance, the root of the world,The Way moves within it:
Draw upon it, it will not run dry.
谷 神 不 死 , 是 謂 玄 牝 , 玄 牝 之 門 ,是 謂 天 地 根 。
綿 綿 若 存 , 用 之 不 勤 。
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Great perfection seems incomplete,But does not decay;Great abundance seems empty,But does not fail.
Great truth seems contradictory;Great cleverness seems stupid;Great eloquence seems awkward.
As spring overcomes the cold,And autumn overcomes the heat,So calm and quiet overcome the world.
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大 成 若 缺 , 其 用 不 敝; 大 盈 若 沖 , 其 用 不 窮 。
大 直 若 屈 , 大 巧 若 拙 , 大 辯 若 訥 。
躁 勝 寒 , 靜 勝 熱 , 清 靜 為 天 下 正 。
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Who is filled with harmony is like a newborn.Wasps and snakes will not bite him;Hawks and tigers will not claw him.
His bones are soft yet his grasp is sure,For his flesh is supple;His mind is innocent yet his body is virile,For his vigour is plentiful;His song is long-lasting yet his voice is sweet,For his grace is perfect.
But knowing harmony creates abstraction,And following abstraction creates ritual.Exceeding nature creates calamity,And controlling nature creates violence.
含 德 之 厚 , 比 於 赤 子 。 毒 蟲 不 螫 , 猛 獸 不 據 ,攫 鷙 不 博 。
骨 弱 筋 柔 而 握 固 。 未 知 牝 牡 之 合 而 全 作 , 精 之 至 也 ; 終 日 號 而 嗌 不 嗄 , 和 之 至 也 。
知 和 曰 常 , 知 常 曰 明 , 益 生 日 祥 , 心 使 氣 曰 強 , 物 壯 則 老 , 是 謂 不 道 , 不 道 早 已 。
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Great perfection seems incomplete,But does not decay;Great abundance seems empty,But does not fail.
Great truth seems contradictory;Great cleverness seems stupid;Great eloquence seems awkward.
As spring overcomes the cold,And autumn overcomes the heat,So calm and quiet overcome the world.
大 成 若 缺 , 其 用 不 敝; 大 盈 若 沖 , 其 用 不 窮 。
大 直 若 屈 , 大 巧 若 拙 , 大 辯 若 訥 。
躁 勝 寒 , 靜 勝 熱 , 清 靜 為 天 下 正 。
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谷 神 不 死 , 是 謂 玄 牝 , 玄 牝 之 門 , 是 謂 天 地 根 。 綿 綿 若 存 , 用 之 不 勤 。
6. ExperienceExperience is a riverbed,Its source hidden, forever flowing:Its entrance, the root of the world,The Way moves within it:Draw upon it; it will not run dry.
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谷 神 不 死 , 是 謂 玄 牝 , 玄 牝 之 門 ,是 謂 天 地 根 。
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大 直 若 屈 , 大 巧 若 拙 , 大 辯 若 訥 。
躁 勝 寒 , 靜 勝 熱 , 清 靜 為 天 下 正 。
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After collecting all the necessary information and resources, I decided to combine the chapter order, Chinese and English texts together and tried to design them in different forms and colors.
Initially, I thought that classified 81 chapters into catalogues by different issues will be the better way for people to read. However, after I searched on some current Tao studies, I realized that the Tao subject is the great inspired source and kept its original order.
people can read and self - discover by their own, as the idea of yin yang symbol’s movement, everything is changing but harmoni-ous on its natural order.
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Zhuangzi (traditional Chinese: 莊子), Two centuries later, Lao Tzu’s great follower Chuang Tzu (369—c.286 BC) built on the master’s ideas of laissez-faire to push them to their logical conclusion: individualist anarchism. Chuang Tzu, who wrote in allegorical parables, was the first anarchist in the history of human thought. Chuang Tzu’s fame spread far and wide throughout China.
Chuang Tzu reiterated and embellished Lao Tzu’s devo-tion to laissez-faire and opposition to state rule: “There has been such a thing as letting mankind alone; there has never been such a thing as governing mankind [with success].” Chuang Tzu was also the first to work out the idea of “spontaneous order,” independently
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Lao Tzu Laozi (Chinese: 老子; pinyin: Lǎozǐ; Wade-Giles: Lao tzu; also Lao Tse, Laotze, Lao Zi, and other variations) was a philosopher of ancient China and is a central figure in Taoism (also spelled "Daoism"). Laozi literally means "Old Master" and is generally considered an honorific. Laozi is revered as a god in religious forms of Taoism. Taishang Laojun is a title for Laozi in the Taoist religion, which refers to him as "One of the Three Pure Ones".
According to Chinese tradition, Laozi lived in the 6th cen-tury BC. Historians variously contend that Laozi is a synthe-sis of multiple historical figures, that he is a mythical figure, or that he actually lived in the 4th century BC, concurrent with the Hundred Schools of Thought and Warring States Period.[1] Laozi was credited with writing the central Taoist work the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching), which was originally known simply as the Laozi.
A central figure in Chinese culture, both nobility and common people claim Laozi in their lineage. Zhuangzi, widely considered the intellectual and spiritual successor of Laozi, had a notable impact on Chinese literature, culture and spirituality. Throughout history, Laozi's work was em-braced by various anti-authoritarian movements.
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In the long history of Taoism, there are so many taoists and followers continually contribute their efforts and practices to the development of taoism. such as Zhuang Tzu, Liezi, Zhang Daoling, Zhang Jiao, Ge Hong, Chen Tuan.
From there, I decided only to choose three of the most
important roles that had the crucial influence in the Chinese culture and Taoism history, which are the creator of “Tao De Ching”, Lao Tzu, the author of “Inner Chapters”, Zhuang Tzu, and the famous storyteller of Chinese mythology, Lie Tzu in this project.
In this process, I tried to use several methods to display the taoist’s information, and this was the last developing phase in my project and I am the technology fan, finally, I decided to use the new technology of 3D virtual environment for user to interact with my project in different way.
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After the long process of the resource collection and refinement, the most import part of my project, the visual development, can be started.
The Visual Development of this project took a long time. Whether it was title, logo or interface design and development. Following pages are main steps to make my project come to life.
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Center of Traditional Taoist Studieshttp://www.tao.org/
Taoism Virtual Libraryhttp://www.vl-site.org/taoism/
TrueTao.org / Taoism.nethttp://www.taoism.net/enter.htm
COMpETITIVE wEBSITES
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I used Helvetica as the description typeface because of its readability and widely usage, it gives me the modern and clear feel which I would like to make it distinguish from the title.
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MAIN STRUCTURE
• The user can click on menu buttons to change to different pages.
• The user can use sub navigation to interact with the different section content.
TAO DE CHING PAGE STRUCTURE
• The dark gray box represents the chapter button.
• The user can click on the chapter button to view content.
READING ROOM STRUCTURE
• The white gray box represents the chapter button.
• The user can click on the chapter button or use the sub navigation to change chapters.
FAVORITES STRUCTURE
• The dark gray box inside the sub navigation represents the user’s saved chapter.
• The user click on the box to view the content.
TAOISTS PAGE STRUCTURE
• The dark gray box represents the main taoist.
• The user can click on the taoist box to view the content.
HISTORY PAGE STRUCTURE
• The dark gray box represents the dynasty content.
• The user can click on the content box or use the sub navigation to change the dynasty.
RESEARCH PAGE STRUCTURE
• The dark gray box represents the keyword.
• The user can click on the keyword box or use the sub navigation to search chapters.
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I tried to use the idea of universe as my main interface
I tried to implement the Web 2.0 social-networking and the online forum for user communication.
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One of the classics of inner wisdom, the Tao Te Ching has been read
time and time again by those seeking peace and inspiration. This project,
which comprises only five thousand Chinese characters, was written
twenty- five centuries ago in China by a wise old man known as Lao-tzu.
In eighty - one short verses, the Tao Te Ching describes Tao - the way
things are and Te - how to be in harmony with life.
As you read it, you will awaken to the simplicity of the way. You will
traverse the terrain of the human condition. As you move inward, your
love, care, and respect for all of life will deepen. you will learn to live in
a greater harmony as you learn to understand the enduring relationship
between the celestial macrocosm and the human microcosm. This divine
relationship, at the root of Taoism, gives rise not only to a deep spiritu-
ality but also to a profoundly healing medicine. Both acupuncture and t’ai
chi have grown out of an understanding of the elements of nature as
described in the Tao Te Ching.
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The Way Abstraction Without Action Limitless Nature
Experience Water Retire Harmony Tools
Substance Self Mystery Enlightenment Decay and Renewal
Rulers Hypocrisy Simplify Wandering Accept
Home Words Indulgence Beneath Abstraction Calm
Perfection Becoming Ambition Violence Armies
Shapes Virtues Control Peace Opposition
Tranquillity Ritual Support Motion and Use
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Mind Overcoming Contentment Quiet Horses
Knowing Inaction People Death Nurture
ClarityDifficult Paths Cultivate
HarmonySoft Bones Impartiality
Conquer with Inaction No End Restraint Demons Submission
Sin Difficulty Care at the Beginning
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According to Chinese tradition, Laozi lived in the 6th century BC. Historians variously contend that Laozi is a synthesis of multiple historical figures, that he is a mythical figure, or that he actually lived in the 4th century BC, concurrent with the Hundred Schools of Thought and Warring States Period.[1] Laozi was cred-
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Those who wish to change the worldAccording with their desireCannot succeed.
The world is shaped by the Way;It cannot be shaped by the self.Trying to change it, you damage it;Trying to possess it, you lose it.
So some will lead, while others follow.Some will be warm, others coldSome will be strong, others weak.Some will get where they are goingWhile others fall by the side of the road.
So the sage will be neither extravagant nor violent.
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Great perfection seems incomplete,But does not decay;Great abundance seems empty,But does not fail.
Great truth seems contradictory;Great cleverness seems stupid;Great eloquence seems awkward.
As spring overcomes the cold,And autumn overcomes the heat,So calm and quiet overcome the world.
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大 直 若 屈 , 大 巧 若 拙 , 大 辯 若 訥 。
躁 勝 寒 , 靜 勝 熱 , 清 靜 為 天 下 正 。
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The Eternally Practical Way: An Interpretation of the Dao De JingBy Alan SteinlePublished on: 2009-02-10
Tao - The Way - Special Kindle EditionBy Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Lieh TzuPublished on: 2009-06-05
Ancestors and Anxiety: Daoism and the Birth of Rebirth in ChinaBy Stephen R. Bokenkamp Published on: 2007-08-02
The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, & MiraclesBy Bruce H. Lipton Published on: 2008-09-15
Tao Te Ching : A New Translation with CommentaryBy Ellen M. ChenPublished on: 1989-06-15
Zen Enlightenment:Origins and Meaning By Dumoulin, HeinrichPublished on: 2007-12-11
DEVELOPMENT OF CHINESE ZENBy Dumoulin, HeinrichPublished on: 2006-10-05
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