29/4/2021
Nottingham Confucius Institute was delighted to host the second session in the NCI Chinese Philosophy Talk Series on Daoism on 22 April. The Teams talk was again delivered by Manuel Parreno, a China expert who studied Political Science and Chinese language in the US before taking a three-year Masters degree in Chinese Philosophy in China after developing a passion for Daoism.
In this public talk, Manuel examined Laozi's belief in the duality of human nature and argued “we are not masters of our own feelings as we depend on laws governing happiness as we strive to achieve it”. After exploring Laozi's Dao both from its cosmic aspect and as it relates to human beings on a personal level, he reasoned that harmony leads to happiness and it happens naturally when we follow our inner light and act spontaneously within the natural laws that Dao represents.
About thirty University staff, students and members of the general public attended the online event. Several participants thanked the speaker and NCI, expressing how fascinating the talk was and their wish to find out more about Daoism.
The next talk “Understanding Who We Are” is scheduled to take place on 20 May and places can now be booked at https://nci-talk-daoism3.eventbrite.co.uk
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英国诺丁汉大学孔子学院成功举办中国哲学线上讲座第二期
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当地时间2021年4月22日，学生，老师和当地民众再次齐聚在哲学讲座中，本次主题为如何运用道家思想开启通往幸福之路。
拥抱中国有限公司创始人马诺（Manuel Parreno）继续为大家解锁通往“道家之旅”的奥秘，首先他先回顾了上次讲座中“道”的含义以及背景，道作为宇宙万物的本源，从而引出本次的主题，我们首先要认识到宇宙是一个不可分割的整体，要认识自然，敬畏自然，感恩自然各安其位，各行其道，人类才能实现真正的和平。
接着引用了李小龙的例子，让大家生动的理解了“德”为何物，我们要遵循自己内心，感受内心的光亮，真诚面对，坦率处理生活中的问题。同时又引用了李小龙的话，带领大家走入“无欲”的世界，我们作为宇宙的一部分，运用道的观点思考问题时，就会免去很多不必要的纷争，做到“化干戈为玉帛”，因此当我们懂得如何运用道，便懂得了快乐和幸福的真谛。最后听众就“德”在现实中应用等问题提问，马诺一一耐心解答
本次活动运用古代哲学家的思想解决现当代人们的困惑，再次体现出中国古代思想家伟大的智慧，这些思想对于当今的社会活动仍然具有很强的指导意义，值得我们不断学习。
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Posted on Friday 30th April 2021