Daoistinés Sąmonés Specifika: Neapibréžtos, Neveiklios, Tuðèios Sàmonës Fenomenologija
Particularity of Daoistic Consciousness: Phenomenology of Indetermined, Inactive Empty Consciousness

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the Daoistic consciousness, emphasizes such features as indetermination, variability, contextuality, interrelation with all the phenomena and events of the world. Such features of consciousness are analyzed with the help of popular extracts from the Zhuangzi text - a dream about a butterfly and a story about the fish joy. Also, the correlation between the Daoistic consciousness indetermination and knowing relativity is emphasized. During the analysis of popular Daoistic motive of travelling, it is stated that travelling was treated as a way of consciousness purifying, overcoming stereotypes and affections, seeking for brightening and melting in the immensities of the universe. It is shown that when reaching this aim, Daoists appreciated both the real trips around the world and inner trips, which happen deep in the heart or soul. Finally, a brightened, empty consciousness is analyzed through the concepts of nonaction (wawéi) and spontaneity (zìrån); it is stated that such consciousness acts naturally, spontaneously, unconsciously, without the help from the outside, control or encouragement.

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