Lao Tzu's Tao Te Research Articles

Examining the Ethical Leadership of Taekwondo Instructors : Focusing on Tao Te Ching

PURPOSE The ethical leadership of Taekwondo instructors plays a crucial role in enhancing the value of Taekwondo. Therefore, this study explores the elements of ethical leadership among Taekwondo instructors by drawing on the insights from Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching.METHODS Through the Tao Te Ching, an oriental classic containing the ideas of Lao Tzu, we have extracted and discussed the elements of ethical leadership that Lao Tzu conveys to Taekwondo leaders in this era.RESULTS The ethical leadership of taekwondo leaders in the Tao Te Ching was presented as the virtues of inaction and humility as behavioral norms. Inaction as a code of conduct was discussed about a leader who practices inaction in a changing world through subjective thought rather than a meaningful Taekwondo leader who leads Taekwondo with an existing pattern and looks at ethics. A Taekwondo instructor must possess the virtue of humility. A Taekwondo instructor with humility must be glazed, soft, and humble as water.CONCLUSIONS In a Taekwondo culture that follows the Confucian ideology of extreme austerity, Lao Tzu's ethic of non-action and the virtue of humility can be like wearing an ill-fitting robe. However, standing on the edge, outside the frame of reference of the ideologies and values we have come to believe in and follow, and seeing the world as it is, not as it should be, according to the laws of nature, provides a new discourse for Taekwondo philosophy.

Konsep Sikap Bijaksana sebagai Bentuk Pengendalian Emosi dalam Perspektif Taoisme

Emotions greatly affect human behavior because humans express themselves through emotions. Emotionally capable humans can understand, know, and handle feelings well. On the other hand, a wise attitude is able to guide a person in dealing with various and complicated life circumstances. This research aims to discuss the teachings of wisdom, especially in Taoism. This research uses qualitative method through literature study. The primary data used is a book entitled "A Translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching and Wang Pi's Commentary" which was translated by Paul J. Lin. The secondary data used as support is an article entitled "Unsur-unsur Filsafat Manusia yang Terkandung dalam Pemikiran Filsafat Cina dan Manfaatnya bagi Peningkatan Sumber Daya Insani" written by Lasiyo. The findings of this research show that according to Taoism, wisdom is an attitude that is simple, gentle, natural, humble, and surrenders to the way of the universe. The conclusion of this research is that Taoism is an ancient philosophy that is practical and focuses on human life. Emotional control contained in the teachings of Taoism includes a wise attitude that relies on the role of intuition, passive, and pessimistic by always accepting all things that happen.

Aspects of Political Wisdom in the Treatise Lao Tzu “Tao Te Ching”

"Tao Te Ching" by Lao Tzu has a worldwide cultural significance. There are different national traditions of studying of this treatise. The current importance "Tao Te Ching" is that the text contains the basic concepts of traditional Chinese culture. In Russia, the "Tao Te Ching" is analyzed about 200 years. This article discusses various aspects of dialectics wei 為 and wu wei 無為, contained in the treatise of Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching . Aspects of wu wei 無為 found in most of the chapters of the treatise ‘Tao Te Ching’. In the Tao Te Ching Lao Tzu says about the special spontaneous activity ‘make non- action.’ Dialectics wei 為 and wu wei 無為 is the foundation of the political doctrine of the Far Eastern civilization , Chinese civilization. Philosopher and writer Leo Tolstoy had understanding the evolution of concepts of Tao and wu wei 無為. Leo Tolstoy was the first translator and publisher of Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching in Russian. Over 30 years he studied the Tao Te Ching , and came to the conclusion that the essence of Taoism is the essence of Christianity . Based on the ideas of Leo Tolstoy, we can build the interaction between Christianity and Taoism. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n5s2p119

Be Still, Be Good, Be Cool: The Ambivalent Powers of Stillness in an Overactive World

Be Still, Be Good, Be Cool: The Ambivalent Powers of Stillness in an Overactive World

Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching: a translation of the startling new documents found at Guodian

1. Issues of Dating and Authorship in Light of the Guodian Discovery2. The Site: Location and Date of the Tomb3. The Texts Found in the Tomb4. Laozi A, B, and C5. Punctuation and the Issue of Chapter Divisions6. Interesting Cases: Chapters 19, 30, and 637. The Philosophy of the Bamboo Slip Laozi8. Conclusion--What Is the Bamboo Slip Laozi?

Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching and its relevance to project leadership in construction

The paper examines how an established ancient Chinese book of philosophy, the Tao Te Ching, written by Lao Tzu some 2500 years ago, can be of relevance for construction project managers who wish to enhance their leadership qualities. The paper advocates that practising project managers in the construction industry should take note of the 81 chapters in Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching if they are to effectively complete their projects to time, cost, quality and environmental specifications. A keen knowledge of this Chinese philosophy will become increasingly important for project managers who are practising or are planning to practise in East Asian countries, where the demand for construction is expected to grow significantly in the long term.

A Translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching and Wang Pi's Commentary

A Translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching and Wang Pi's Commentary

A Translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching and Wang Pi's Commentary

A Translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching and Wang Pi's Commentary

The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism

Fritjof Capra London: Wildwood House 1975 pp 352 price £6.95 In the Taoist 'bible', Lao Tzu's Tao te ching, we read that 'he who pursues learning will increase every day, while he who pursues Tao will decrease'. Capra's thesis is that the world views of the modern physicist, developed by observation of external reality, and of the traditional eastern mystics, developed by internal observation (meditation), have very much in common.