In memory of Ursula K. Le Guin who sadly passed away on Monday, I reproduce below her Dao Song, which she kindly contributed to Daoism and Ecology: Ways within a Cosmic Landscape (Harvard 2001). The book emerged out of a conference at Harvard in 1998, which she also attended as part of a forum that invited […]
Protesters gather outside the White House in Washington D.C. after President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the Unites States from the Paris climate change accord. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) James Miller, Queen’s University, Ontario With President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the Paris climate change accords, it’s now clear to the world that […]
I’m pleased to announce the (illegal!) Farsi translation of my book, Daoism; A Beginner’s Guide (Oneworld Publications, 2008), published by Adyan Publications (1395/2016). The book can be ordered online from http://shahreketabonline.com/products/15/170594
http://expo.people.com.cn/n/2015/1105/c57922-27779052.html 1月1日上午，由公共经济研究会中国乡村文明研究中心、中国人民大学乡村建设中心等单位主办，国家行政学院、中美后现代发展研究院等单位协办的第三届中国乡村文明发展论坛在北京国家行政学院会议中心盛大举行。本次论坛以 “乡村文化复兴开启文化为王新时代”为主题，来自世界各地的专家学者、地方领导、村支书、农民代表等共400多人参加了开幕式。
苗建时（James Miller） 加拿大女王大学 一、道教概论 道教是中国本土的有系统的宗教体系。道家重点关注获得“道”（作为不断变化的宇宙中的生命力不可名状的源头）。在道教2000多年的历史上，实现这一目标的方法虽然经过修正和调整，但大体可以理解为在身体的流体能量、社群和宇宙三者之间进行调整。道教关注内在身体的微妙能量，并且从事于冥想修炼的活动，旨在恢复和增强身体的机能，以获得长寿和精神超越。道家还崇拜等级复杂的神圣权力，包括最高层的三清（道本身的自然化体现）以及许多个人神（曾经是人，但在其生命的轨迹中实现了超越，有时也被理解为不朽）。
The monumental task that China faces in the 21st century is to create a way of development that does not destroy the ecological foundations for the life and livelihood of its 1.4 billion citizens. This requires a creative leap beyond the Enlightenment mentality and the Western model of industrialization. Can China’s cultural traditions, its religious […]
The monumental task that China faces in the 21st century is to create a way of development that does not destroy the ecological foundations for the life and livelihood of its 1.4 billion citizens. This requires a creative leap beyond the Enlightenment mentality and the Western model of industrialization. Can China’s cultural traditions, its religious […]
James Miller. 2014. “Ecology, Aesthetics and Daoist Body Cultivation.” Pp. 225–244 in Environmental Philosophy in Asian Traditions of Thought edited by J. Baird Callicott and James McRae. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. Please note that the text below is the uncorrected draft. 中文翻译：生态学，美学与道教修炼 Abstract The Daoist religious tradition offers a wide repertoire of body […]
James Miller. 2013. “Is Green the New Red? The Role of Religion in Creating a Sustainable China.” Nature and Culture 8.3: 249-264. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/nc.2013.080302 Abstract The Chinese Daoist Association has embarked upon an ambitious agenda to promote Daoism as China’s “green religion”. This new construction of a “green Daoism” differs, however, from both traditional Chinese and modern Western interpretations of the affinity […]
James Miller. 2013. Nature, Impersonality, and Absence in the Theology of Highest Clarity Daoism. Pp. 665-676 in Models of God and Alternative Ultimate Realities, edited by J. Diller and A. Kasher. Dordrecht: Springer. Excerpted and slightly adapted with the author’s permission from The Way of Highest Clarity: Nature, Vision and Revelation in Medieval China (Magdalena, NM: Three Pines […]
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