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25 cze 2019 · The Taoist concept of Pu points to perception without prejudice, i.e. beyond dualistic distinctions such as right/wrong, good/bad, black/white, beautiful/ugly. It is a state of mental unity which places the Taoist practitioner into alignment with the Tao.
10 mar 2023 · In Tao Te Ching, the seminal ancient text of Taoism, there is a concept called the Uncarved Block. The phrase appears eight times in the text and refers to a person’s natural state. Translated from the Chinese character “pǔ” (pronounced like Winnie the “Pooh”), it can be defined as the following: unworked wood; cut down, felled trees
23 paź 2014 · They are correct that P’u is one of the highest principles of Taoism and that it is referring to a state that everything had, should have and can return to. The problem arises with the translation of P’u as the “uncarved block”.
Lau explains pu in the Daodejing primarily means "the uncarved block is in a state as yet untouched by the artificial interference of human ingenuity and so is a symbol for the original state of man before desire is produced in him by artificial means".
Uncarved Block (“p’u”) refers to something in its natural state. It infers that things in their own simplicity, by way of their essential nature, contain their own natural power. How does one reach their natural self? By loosening the holds of artificiality. And how is that done?
11 lut 2022 · ix, 195 pages : 22 cm. Taoism combines elements of folklore, occult, cosmology, meditation, poetry, philosophy and mysticism. It is a remnant of a vanishing way of life. The author explains the fundamental concepts, tells stories of ancient masters and provides reflections on Taoist verse.
P’u is the Taoist principle that things are most powerful when they’re still unchanged from their simple, natural, original form. Since P’u literally means “uncut wood,” it is often translated in English as “the Uncarved Block.”
