Daoism Howard R Spendelow title Georgetown University draft

continually making distinctions leads to the “myriad objects” (wanwu 萬物)

In the world of Quiznos, yin and yang = generically oriental…

莊子：知魚之樂 Zhuangzi: Knowing fish ‘s happiness. 莊子與惠子遊於

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Daoism © Howard R. Spendelow title Georgetown University draft as of 20 Mar 2019

yin/yang 陰陽

continually making distinctions leads to the “myriad objects” (wanwu 萬物)

yin and yang in popular culture

In the world of Quiznos, yin and yang = generically oriental…

“Celestial Taiji”

…and shows up just about anywhere…

yin/yang with trigrams (陰陽八卦)

flag of the Republic of Korea

Lu Zhi (1496 -1576): 莊周夢蝶

sacred turtles

莊子：知魚之樂 Zhuangzi: Knowing fish ‘s happiness. 莊子與惠子遊於濠梁之上。莊子曰： Zhuangzi and Huizi strolling at Hao (river in Anhui) bridge ‘s on-top. Zhuangzi said: 「鯈魚出遊從容，是魚之樂也。」 “Minnow-fish out travelling leisurely, this fish ‘s happiness is. ” 惠子曰：「子非魚，安知魚之樂？」 Huizi said: “You are not fish, how know fish ‘s happiness? ” 莊子曰：「子非我，安知我不知魚之樂？」 Zhuangzi said: “You are not me, how know I not know fish ‘s happiness? e 惠子曰：「我非子，固不知子矣； Huizi said: “I am not you, surely not know you ! [but] 子固非魚也，子之不知魚之樂，全矣。」 You surely not fish are, [fact of] your not knowing fish ‘s happiness, complete ! 莊子曰︰「請循其本。子曰『汝安知魚樂』 Zhuangzi said: “Please return to its basics. You said ‘you how know fish happy’ ; 云者，既已知吾知之而問我， saying [fact of], so already knew I knew it and asked me, 我知之濠上也。」 I know it [by means of being] Hao [river] on is.

”equilibrium” is always dynamic…

a modern manager’s (unrealistic) dream

feeling incomplete…

劇終 (the end)

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