Ep. 34 – Confucianism vs. Taoism

Ep. 34 – Confucianism vs. Taoism

From Alan Watts Being in the Way by Be Here Now Network / Love Serve Remember Foundation

January 30, 2025 · 60 min · Episode 34

About this episode

Alan Watts explores the differences between Confucianism and Taoism, emphasizing mutual arising and the relationship with nature.

Breaking free from cause-and-effect and the formal ideas of Confucianism, Alan Watts describes mutual arising as the key idea of the Tao. Today’s episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at  betterhelp.com/ alan  and get on your way to being your best self. This time on Being in the Way, Alan Watts describes: Chinese philosophies of Taoism and Confucianism Our roles in social life and Confucianism as the way for people involved in the world Taoism as the way for those who do not prescribe to formal patterns How the Taoist goes with nature rather than against nature Ideologies of God as a ruler or a lord versus the Taoist perspective Experiences in terms of their polar experience (loud vs. soft) Mutual arising as they key idea of the Tao Man as being within nature rather than dominating it How Taoism gets rid of karma without challenging it The Chinese philosophy of time Sensing the flow of the present and flow of the Tao This series is brought to you by the Alan Watts Organization and Ram Dass’ Love Serve Remember Foundation. Visit  Alanwatts.org  for full talks from Alan Watts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and…

People in this episode

Host: Alan Watts

Topics covered

  • Confucianism
  • Taoism
  • Chinese philosophy
  • mutual arising
  • nature
  • social roles

Keywords

  • Confucianism
  • Taoism
  • mutual arising
  • nature
  • Chinese philosophy
  • social life
  • karma

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Organizations: Alan Watts Organization, Love Serve Remember Foundation

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