Learning of the Way (Daoxue):
Author | : John E. Young, PhD |
Publisher | : Archway Publishing |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2016-05-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781480830493 |
ISBN-13 | : 1480830496 |
Rating | : 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Download or read book Learning of the Way (Daoxue): written by John E. Young, PhD and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-18 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over two thousand years ago, the Chinese sage Confucius proposed that “learning, and putting persistent learning into practice, is a great joy or pleasure.” In Learning of the Way (Daoxue), Dr. John E. Young presents, from a Confucian perspective, the rationale for engaging in traditional Chinese arts and practices. Dr. Young relies on his experience as a Chinese martial arts expert and professor emeritus to share the results of his comprehensive examination of the concept of Confucian learning that explores self-cultivation, introduces the era of Neo-Confucianism, investigates the practices of jing and gewu, examines the Zhu Xi approach, applies Confucian and Neo-Confucian concepts specifically to the art and practice of wushu, and scrutinizes the traditional aspects of wushu as understood and practiced by Chinese grandmasters. Included is a description of the state of enlightenment that suggests this level of consciousness--guantong--is identical to integral consciousness and is urgently needed in today’s increasingly complex, interconnected environments. Learning of the Way (Daoxue) is a comprehensive guidebook that examines and teaches Westerners about traditional Chinese arts and practices.