SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN
INTRODUCTIONS IN WORLD RELIGIONS
SYSTEM AND BELIEFS
I OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the learners will be able
to:
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Understand core teaching of Taoism.
Share with the group the insights of the core
teaching of Taoism.
 Develop and practice the beliefs of Taoism
in your daily life.
II. SUBJECT MATTER
TOPIC: TAOISM
REFERENCE: Introductions in World Religions
System and Beliefs
LEARNING MATERIALS: PowerPoint
presentation/Smart TV
III.
PROCEDURES/METHODOLOGIES
A. Daily Routine:
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B. Review/ Recall:
Prayers
Greetings
Classroom management
Checking of attendance
1. Compare Theravada and
Mahayana Buddhism
C. Motivation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9wcw4wiUb4
D. Discussion
TAOISM (also spelled Daoism)
-is a religion and a philosophy from ancient China
that has influenced folk and national belief.
Lao Tzu- Founder of Taoism
Tao Te Ching- The main book of Taoism.
Taoism holds that humans and animals should live
in balance with the Tao, or the universe.
Taoists believe in spiritual immortality, where the
spirit of the body joins the universe after death.
Taoism teaches that all living creatures ought to live
in a state of harmony with the universe, and the
energy found in it.
Taoists do not believe in this energy as a god.
Rather, there are gods as part of the Taoist beliefs,
often introduced from the various cultures found in
the region known now as China.
These gods are part of the Tao, like all living things.
Taoism has temples, monasteries, and priests who
make offerings, meditate, and perform other rituals
for their communities.
One of the main ideas of Taoism is the belief in
balancing forces, or yin and yang.
These ideas represent matching pairs, such as light
and dark, hot and cold, action and inaction, which
work together toward a universal whole.
Yin and yang show that everything in the universe
is connected and that nothing makes sense by itself.
Lao-Tzu grew impatient with people and with the
corruption, he saw in government, which caused the
people so much pain and misery. He was so
frustrated by his inability to change people's
behavior that he decided to go into exile.
TEACHINGS: THE TAO-TE-CHING
Taoism teaches that all living creatures ought to live
in a state of harmony with the universe, and the
energy found in it.
1. SIMPLICITY, PATIENCE, COMPASSION
“Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are
your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and
thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient
with both friends and enemies, you accord with the
way things are. Compassionate toward yourself, you
reconcile all beings in the world.”
WHAT DOES IT TEACH: Life can get
complicated quite easily, but sometimes all we need
to do is get back to the basics. When feeling
overwhelmed, these guidelines present essential
rules in how to manage actions, relationships, and
self-worth in a few, concise sentences.
2. GOING WITH THE FLOW
“When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.”
WHAT DOES IT TEACH: This quote explains the
concept of wu wei, uncontrived action or natural
non-intervention. In life, rather than fighting against
the conditions in our lives, we can allow things to
take their natural course. This can also mean that
when you don’t know what to do, do nothing.
Instead, only jump at opportunities when you feel
ready.
3. LETTING GO
“If you realize that all things change, there is
nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not
afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot
achieve.”
WHAT DOES IT TEACH: Many Eastern
philosophies remind us of the only true constants in
life, change and death. While not an easy thing to
do, accepting these facts of life can release you
from as much suffering and bring freedom in life.
We must remember to let go, and allow life to take
its course.
4. HARMONY
“Tao engenders One; One engenders Two; Two
engenders Three; Three engenders all things. All
things carry the yin (femininity) while embrace the
yang (masculinity). Neutralising energy brings them
into harmony.”
WHAT DOES IT TEACH: The Chinese concept of
yin and yang describes nature in daulities with two
opposite, complementary, and interdependent
forces. In other words, two halves balancing
together that make a whole. Yin and yang always
flows and changes with time. One aspect increases
as the other decreases, and this balance continues as
a pattern in nature. The night becomes the day. The
sky meets the earth.
E. Application
Choose a belief of Taoism you like and give your
reason(s) why you like it. Draw the Yin-yang and
write your reasons in the white part of the drawing.
F. Generalization
1. Who is the founder of Taoism?
2. What do you think is the most important message
imparted by Taoism?
IV. EVALUATION
1.Taoism was attributed to:
A.
Chuang Tzu
B. Lao Tzu
C. Chinese President
D.
Muhammad
2. Taoist thought generally focuses on
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human-cosmos correspondence, health, longevity,
effortless action, liberty, immortality and
spontaneity.
A.
Nature
B. life after death
C.
Education
D. Shelter
3. Taoism is rooted in customs.
A.
American
B. Japanese
C. Chinese
D. Indian
4. The following are beliefs and practices of Taoism
except one, which does not belong to the group?
A.
They aim to find their way through
life in the same way that a river flowing
through the countryside finds its natural
course. (Wu Wei)
B.
Their practices aim to prolong and
enhance the life force or the chi of the
person. One of them is the “internal
alchemy”
C.
Living process of living depends on
the harmonious blending of the complementary
(Yin and Yang)
D.
They believed in the scriptures
written in the Bible.
5. This term refers to the breath or air or the energy
believed to be the life-breath of the universe in the
Chinese belief is
.
A.
Tao B. Wu wei
C. Ch’i D. Te
V. ASSIGNMENT:
1.
Make an advance reading about Confucianism.