Everyday Tao: Conversation and contemplation
Communication Studies March 1, 1996 DOI: 10.1080/10510979609368461 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Citations | 10 |
| Key points | Argues that applying principles of philosophical Taoism to everyday conversation can transform ordinary talk into contemplation, spiritual practice, and mystical experience, and that this awareness cultivates a distinct communicative ability. |
Abstract
This essay suggests that the perspective of philosophical Taoism may be a means of transforming everyday conversations into instances of contemplation where our ordinary encounters become sites for spiritual practice and mystical experience. A different kind of communicating ability is explored through the awareness of certain principles of philosophical Taoism during the course of our conventional conversations with one another.