1. The East Asia Institute and Confucius Institute at the University of Oklahoma  As a part of the College of Arts and Sciences, we are committed to supporting our community through programs that both educate and inspire!

2. The East Asia Institute and Confucius Institute at the University of Oklahoma http://afe.easia.columbia.edu http://nctasia.org Eai.ou.edu Ouci.ou.edu STUDY TOURS!

3. Study Tours  NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR TEACHING ABOUT ASIA  NCTA Field Study in China and Japan -- Summer 2014  For NCTA alumni in the states of:  Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York (metropolitan and lower), North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina,  South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas.  http://www.columbia.edu/itc/ea cp/ncta- columbia/studytours/NCTA%20 Summer%20Study%20Tour%202 014%20Packet.docx

4. Taoism (Daoism) Dao  What is Taoism (Daoism)?  The Tao-The Way or the Path  Lao Tzu-Founder  Tao Te Ching  Concepts:  1. Nature 2. Individual 3. Yin Yang 4. Fengshui

5. Taoism (Daoism) Dao  According to Taoism, the entire universe and everything in it flows with a mysterious, unknowable force called the Tao.

6. Taoism 道 Lao-tzu, translated as either "Old Master" or "Old Boy," is believed to be the author of Taoism. Very little is known of his life; he may not even have existed.

7. Tao Te Ching 道德经 (Classic of the Way and its Power)  “Dao” meaning path or way  “De” meaning virtue  “Jing” meaning canon/law/rules  Read selections from Laozi (Daodejing)  81 chapters  Translations…

8. Taoist beliefs  The individual  Uncarved block-simple  Nature  Time  Yin and Yang  The 5 elements (Wu xing)  Wuwei  Fengshui (wind water)

9. Taoist beliefs  The individual  Uncarved block-simple  Nature  Time  Yin and Yang  The 5 elements (Wu xing)  Wuwei  Fengshui (wind water)

10. Yin Yang  Polarity not opposites  What are ideals of each side?  Why does it “swirl?”

11. Fengshui Chinese system of arranging our environment so that we can live more in harmony with our surroundings.

12. Fengshui your bedroom!  The 8 Remedies  1. Straight lines  2. Light  3. Sound  4. Color  5. Life  6. Movement  7. Stillness  8. Mechanical devices

13. Fengshui your bedroom!  The 5 Elements  Wuxing ( 五行 ) Earth, fire, wood, metal, water

14. References http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/m ain_pop/ps/ps_china.htm http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/tps /1000bce.htm#confudao http://people.opposingviews.com /religious-taoism-vs-philosophical- taoism-6900.html http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/cos mos/ort/daoism.htm  Asia for Educators-Primary Sources  Tao the Watercourse Way by Alan Watts  Tao Te Ching translation by Ralph Alan Dale  Opposing Views by Michael H. Jenkins  Living in the Chinese Cosmos