Basic Knowledge of Taoism

The introduction is relatively comprehensive, but it is limited to the Tianshi religion that began in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Taoism is a completely different concept from the existing Taoism in the world. This is a fundamental issue. If this issue is not explained clearly, the whole book will appear disorganized, completely confusing the reader. Clearly discerning the relationship between Dao and Taoism is the basis for understanding all subsets of Taoist classics. First of all, what is the Tao? We can simply understand it as chaos, the most primitive state and law of nature before the world was opened. It is Qi. According to modern scientific theory, it is the state of the universe before the Big Bang. The Big Bang theory is currently the theory of the creation of the universe recognized by the scientific community. In fact, the theory of using Tao is just one sentence: Qi gives birth to existence, Tao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things. The earliest legends and theories about Tao can be found in so-called mythological collections such as "Fuyi Bagua Diagram", "Book of Changes", "Shan Hai Jing", etc. In fact, our current stage of human civilization is too short-lived, resulting in too narrow thinking and insufficient cognition. The earth is 4.6 Billion years old, the sun is more than 7 billion years old, and the Milky Way is more than 17 billion years old. Didn't other forms of civilization exist? Couldn't these mythological collections be the memories of other civilizations? If we accept that human civilization in the current period is not the only civilization, then the collection of myths about Tao can be regarded as the legacy of prehistoric civilization. Through various explorations, studies, and interpretations, we have derived various sects and disciplines, including today's Taoism, Catholicism, Buddhism, modern medicine, physics, chemistry, etc. With the deepening of research and exploration, more sects and disciplines will be derived, but they will never be separated from each other. They are just a glimpse of the leopard, and humans cannot fully interpret the Tao.

How can I put it this way? I feel awesome when I look at it, but I can understand some parts. I can't understand some parts. I hope someone can explain it in the book.

What can I say, it's okay, but it's a bit long, and you might fall asleep while listening to it.

After reading three different versions of the history of Taoism, and then reading this book, I generally feel that many parts are just passing by, without systematic introduction, and are relatively simple. Some other contents are not very accurate, but they are innocuous. If we can focus on the evolution of Taoism's core religious ideas and the transformation of its organizational form, especially the differences between alchemy and talismans in various periods, the changes in missionary methods and audience groups, and the mutual influence of religious development and social development, it is actually worth talking about in depth. I have read several interesting books earlier, which introduced the structure of talismans, the procedures for drawing talismans, the purpose and style of spells, the logic of their functions, the format of scriptures, etc., As well as the rituals of asking gods to send plagues in various historical periods, etc. It is as interesting as teaching people to write limericks written by veteran cadres step by step. I originally thought it was a book like a big dictionary, but it is pretty good. I hope the author can make the effort to revise it when it is reprinted.

The introduction was very comprehensive and gave me a general understanding of Taoism.

This book discusses Taoist rituals, main Taoist sects, scriptures, important gods, Taoist art and literature, as well as Taoism's influence on folk beliefs and traditional culture, and the spread and genre of Taoism in the southwest ethnic areas. It has a rigorous structure, rich information, rigorous layout, and precise discussion. In particular, the author analyzes the research on rituals such as the ritual of giving a urn, the ritual of fasting, the ritual of throwing dragons, and the ritual of refining, and clarifies the issues that are still vague in the existing research in related fields. As for the citation of literature and materials, the field of view is broad and comprehensive, which can be called a model of Taoist research, which shows that the author has been engaged in Taoist research for a long time and has a deep and solid Taoist research. In addition, the research on singing Taoism most concentratedly reflects that the author read thousands of books and traveled thousands of miles, attached great importance to field surveys, was concerned about the "downward perspective" of Taoist research, and paid attention to the form of local religion in civil society, especially the interaction and penetration with folk life. This is a religious academic research path worthy of learning and reference.

Enter my bookshelf to quell evil spirits

Although I haven't finished watching it, he's really great.

True and objective, with substantial content

Very good, substantial content, no too many subjective comments, you can take a look

Comprehensive, complete and rigorous

Nothing, I just like Taoism

How can I evaluate this book? It's pretty good. In fact, it doesn't look too confusing, and it really helped me understand Taoism a lot.

It's easy to understand and helped me learn a lot of knowledge.

The basic knowledge is comprehensively introduced, thank you.

It feels quite satisfactory, very good^ω^

A good book for a comprehensive understanding of Taoism

Learn Chinese civilization

Comprehensive understanding of the beginning and end of Taoism

Very good, but a little difficult to understand

Entering Taoism is like an encyclopedia of spiritual practice, a comprehensive collection of knowledge in various categories.

Is Chinese Taoism interesting?

It suddenly dawned on me that Taoism and Taoism in our country have such deep roots. I didn't realize it before. This is a sea of ​​stars!

Detailed introduction to the basic knowledge of Taoism, an effective help for getting started.

Taoist culture, very detailed, very satisfied

Ming Shi Dao Zang, Ming Neng can store the gods, Ming can have supernatural powers, Ming can meet the gods.