From the Rector | 7 July 2026
Wisdom as an Inner Attitude
Sima Chengzhen’s understanding of wisdom opens a question that goes beyond the framework of Daoist spiritual practice and remains surprisingly…
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From the Rector | 30 June 2026
Yun Shui (雲水) – clouds and water
Yun Shui (雲水) — clouds and water — in Daoism denotes a way of being that does not rest on permanence, but on reflecting Dao (道) itself. Clouds do not…
From the Rector | 25 June 2026
The Influence of the Chinese Philosophical-Religious Tradition on the European Enlightenment in the 17th and 18th Centuries
In the 17th and early 18th centuries, within the global connections of the early modern period, intellectual contacts between Europe and China…
From the Rector | 26 May 2026
Neiye: Inner Training and the Early Development of Daoist Inner Cultivation
The precise date of the composition of the Neiye cannot be determined, because the text has not been preserved in an independent, dated manuscript…
From the Rector | 2 May 2026
Blindly clinging to teachings does not lead to an understanding of the Dao.
Blind clinging to teachings does not lead to understanding the DaoThe Zhuangzi, chapter Waiwu 外物 (“Outer Things”), uses a simple yet philosophically…
From the Rector | 23 April 2026
Wu Wei (effortless action) as a fundamental Daoist principle
In the history of Chinese thought, the concept of Wu Wei (無為) does not appear as a sudden philosophical rupture, but as the gradual crystallization of…
From the Rector | 12 October 2025
Daoism and the Absence of Missionary Activity
Early Daoism, as expressed in the classical texts, especially in Daode jing, does not establish truth as a normative doctrine that must be accepted…
From the Rector | 12 October 2025
Daoism and the pursuit of perfection
The Western system of competitiveness and the Daoist view of human action represent two quite different logics for understanding success, effort, and…