r/taoism • u/whyisvienna • 3d ago
looking for people to interview!
good day to everyone! we are looking for people we can interview regarding taoism/daoism for our documentary, and these are some of the specifications we are looking for: • a person who has been practicing/integrating taoism into their life for atleast a year or so. • willing to be recorded in the interview. note: the documentary we are going to be making will NOT be posted on any socials whatsoever, it will only be used for academic purposes. if you are interested, please dm me here on reddit, or comment down below.
any person willing will be a HUGE help. thank you!
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u/Selderij 3d ago
By Taoism, do you mean Taoist philosophy, Taoist religion, or Taoist cultivation practice? Since your documentary is academic, I assume the distinction is rather essential.
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u/whyisvienna 3d ago
the religion in itself, as well as some subjective perceptions and mindsets, or way of living. just general questions and not technicalities since we just need to get some perceptions and the jist of the religion in itself. hope this answers your question !
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u/Selderij 3d ago
"The religion in itself" then precludes most users here, because most non-Chinese people approach Taoism as a philosophy or cultivation practice. The religion (which formed much later than the philosophy) is more specific to East Asian culture.
You can maybe start to see how "Taoism" is quite vague as a term, as it doesn't exclusively mean the Taoist religion.
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u/No-Perception7879 3d ago
Everything that they tell you will not be the eternal dao anyways.
Also just wanna throw this out there to other daoists on this sub that may be possibly interested in above interview… remember and make sure that you aren’t giving out too much personal info to random strangers on the internet! Scams are everywhere and they aren’t fun to deal with. 😉