Creativity and Taoism: A Study of Chinese Philosophy, Art & Poetry

absolute achieved artist attainment bamboo beauty brush stroke Buddhist called calligraphy century B.C. Ch'an ch'i Ch'ien Chang changeless chapter chih Chinese painting Chinese poet Chou Chou Tun-yi Chu Hsi Chuang Tzu Chuang Tzu says concept Confucianist Confucius consciousness elixir expression grand circulation harmony Heaven and Earth idea identified inner serenity intellectual interfusion invisible knowledge Lao Tzu Lao Tzu says lion manifestation Master means meditative breathing ment Mi Fei mind ming monk mountain movement moves nature Neo-Confucianists nonaction nondifferentiation numbers one's ontological experience painter philosophy poem poetic poetry primordial principle pure quiescence reach realm of nonbeing reflection reveal sense Shang shên Shih spiritual rhythm spontaneous sudden enlightenment symbol sympathy T'ao T'ien Tao Te Ching Taoist thought thousand things tion tranquil trees Tsan Tzu's ultimate ultimateless uncarved block understand unity universe Wang Pi Wang Wei Whitehead words yin and yang yün