Good morning. Put all belongings in the center of the room except for a pen and piece of paper. Then, sit anywhere. Wait for instructions.

 UC/Cal State Applications are due Friday.  Homework:  summarize the application to your life that Passage 44 and 68 of the Tao Te Ching have.  Questions 1-8 (except 6) on page 445.  Milestones Essay due Thursday.  Wednesday in A230, you can get one-on-one help from me. (Send your Milestones essay to your Gaggle account).  Would you like to bring essays tomorrow to have them peer reviewed for easy class work points?

STANDARDS Reading 3.9: Analyze the philosophical arguments presented in literary works to determine whether the authors’ positions have contributed to the quality of each work…

TAO TE CHING Before we begin to read from the Tao Te Ching, put your belongings in the middle of the room and let’s go outside to become in-tuned with nature.

 As we read from the Tao Te Ching, keep an eye out for these literary concepts:  Maxims  Parallelism  Paradoxes

REVIEW The Taoist philosophy includes the concept of meditation.  Meditate = to encourage contemplation or reflection.  Meditation can mean several things, but often means intensely focusing on an idea to more deeply grasp its meaning.

1) Go to 3 of the Tao meditation stations. 2) I’ll instruct you when to be silent. 3) When silence has ensued, you’ll read the maxim at that station at least 3 times (more if needed). 4) After reading it, you’ll be asked to meditate (think deeply) about the message’s meaning and how it connects to your life (5 min.). 5) Finally, you’ll be asked to write about what was revealed to you during your meditation (bring pen and paper).

Write about the maxim by writing down and filling in the blanks below on a separate sheet of paper: When focusing on passage # ____, I thought about __________________ _______________________________. I realized I was being told that I/we should _________________________ ________________________________ instead of ______________________ _______________________________. My thoughts about this are _______ ________________________________.

TAO TE CHING Now, go to the meditation station that you enjoyed most. You will have 5 minutes to discuss what you thought this meant to a partner. Then, summarize what he/she said about the maxim in 2-3 sentences. Turn in your Taoist meditation paper on the stool before leaving.

HOMEWORK: Complete questions 1-8 (except #6) on page 445. Answer all questions in complete sentences with well-thought out and clear responses. Also, answer all parts of the question. Go in peace…