Station 5 (Taoism & Shintoism)

Wu-Wei can be achieved by other Taoist values that may seem like a sign of weakness but also achieve optimal results.

• Circle of Life and Death

• Harmony and Pervasion

• Humility and Non-competition

• Naturalness and Naturalism

Authored by Lao Tzu, it is Taoism’s foundational text.

• The Five Classics    

• The Four Books

• Tripitaka

• The Tao Te Ching

Which is true about Yin and Yang?

•  If balanced, you can achieve Nirvana

• It is the balance of Good and Evil

• Yang is the darker element, and Ying is the lighter element.

• The two are opposites forces of nature, not just good and evil.

Which of the following beliefs is NOT related to Taoism?

• Humans are mostly good.

•  Humans are naturally selfish and evil.

• Humans should not destroy the environment around them.

• Opposite forces are more like each other than people think.

It is the worst form of impurity.

• Death

• Imi

• Jinja

• Kami

It is the key concept in Shintoism.

• Imi    

• Jinja

• Oni    

• Purification

Before you approach the kami in the shrine to pray you must:

• Make an offering.

• Wash your hands and mouth with holy water.

• Walk down the middle of the path as you enter the torii.

• All of the above.

Why is there no door on toriis?

• They are too big to put doors on.

• They are too big to put doors on.

• The shrine is always open and accessible.

• There is an emphasis on having an open mind.