Cultural series – Lectures with Lâm : Taosim in Vietnam
September 28 @ 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
250,000VND
Taoism is a religious/philosophical tradition originating in China, dating from around the 4th century BC. It emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao. Central to the Taoist philosophy is duality and living with opposites. Yang is male, associated with the sun, hot, active, rigid and conformist. Yin is female, associated with the earth, cool, passive, flexible and unorthodox. This principle applies to all elements of existence. Taoism encourages a pure and simple life, harmony between each other, nature and the universe. Once goodwill is established, conflict should cease. In Vietnam today, Taoism is a blend of spiritualism, divining and an element of magical features relating to religion. Tao means ‘’the path’’ and the religion is seeking to teach followers the correct path in harmony with nature.
Dr Trần Đoan Lâm will share his knowledge of Taoism – specifically regarding Vietnam. (he has already done dedicated talks on Buddhism and Confucianism and this is the third belief system in the series)
His presentation will incude:
- The differerences between Taoism as a philosophy and as a religion
- Summary – Lao Tzue’sTao Te Ching
- Simple explanation of yin and yang and how this was incorporated into Taosim
- Rituals and ceremonies in Vietnam with Taoist elements eg: funerals, consulting with the immortals
- Applications to folk sciences eg feng shui/horoscopes
Please RSVP to stella@fvheritage.org
VND 250,000 includes donation to our hosts/venue and refreshments
Numbers 8 to 20 pax
Venue: Dinh Lang Viet Space, in the heart of the Trung Tu/Dang Van Ngu dormitory area. For those not familiar with the venue detailed information will be sent to those confirmed on the event.
(allow 2.5 hours but may be longer given the topic)
