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Chapter 9 Re-attuning to nature’s rhythms: The Chinese art of being, relating, and acting

  • Theresa McNichol
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Abstract

“In his poems are sound paintings, his paintings soundless poems” is the epigram that has come down through the ages for the statesman Wáng Wéi (699–761 CE), one of China’s leading poet-painters of the Tang dynasty (618–907 CE). Although none of Wáng Wéi’s original paintings survive except in copies, he had an ability to unleash cosmic forces so superhuman that his place is secure in that rare class of painters – the divine.

Yet, Wáng Wéi was not a poet-painter by profession, but a scholar-bureaucrat (hereafter scholar) who achieved a leadership position at the court by earning the highest degree of jinshi (equivalent ‘doctor’). His artistic accomplishments were the result of his self-cultivation practices of the brush of the “Three Perfections” – calligraphy, poetry, painting – in pursuit of the scholars’ aspiration to achieve the Confucian ideal of becoming a junzi (‘exemplary person’).

This chapter will explore the early and enduring presence of sound in the arts of China, at a time when the aural was superior to the visual. It surveys the interplay between the sense of hearing and the sense of listening, its evolution through the arts, particularly music and landscape painting, and its significance along with its nuances to the present day. The chapter draws on China’s 5,000 years of recorded history highlighting the self-cultivation practices that scholars, such as Wáng Wéi, sought that also correspond to the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) five-dimension framework: being, thinking, relating, collaborating, acting; particularly being, relating, and acting.

Abstract

“In his poems are sound paintings, his paintings soundless poems” is the epigram that has come down through the ages for the statesman Wáng Wéi (699–761 CE), one of China’s leading poet-painters of the Tang dynasty (618–907 CE). Although none of Wáng Wéi’s original paintings survive except in copies, he had an ability to unleash cosmic forces so superhuman that his place is secure in that rare class of painters – the divine.

Yet, Wáng Wéi was not a poet-painter by profession, but a scholar-bureaucrat (hereafter scholar) who achieved a leadership position at the court by earning the highest degree of jinshi (equivalent ‘doctor’). His artistic accomplishments were the result of his self-cultivation practices of the brush of the “Three Perfections” – calligraphy, poetry, painting – in pursuit of the scholars’ aspiration to achieve the Confucian ideal of becoming a junzi (‘exemplary person’).

This chapter will explore the early and enduring presence of sound in the arts of China, at a time when the aural was superior to the visual. It surveys the interplay between the sense of hearing and the sense of listening, its evolution through the arts, particularly music and landscape painting, and its significance along with its nuances to the present day. The chapter draws on China’s 5,000 years of recorded history highlighting the self-cultivation practices that scholars, such as Wáng Wéi, sought that also correspond to the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) five-dimension framework: being, thinking, relating, collaborating, acting; particularly being, relating, and acting.

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Frontmatter VI
  3. Foreword IX
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Editor biographies XVII
  6. Contents XIII
  7. Introduction to Volume I 1
  8. Section 1: Being nature
  9. Chapter 1 Prelude 7
  10. Chapter 2 “Being” as the core IDG methodology: Why being holds successful IDGs together 13
  11. Chapter 3 Unlocking collective potential: The IDG experience through bread baking– manifesting narrative playfulness, wonder, and imagination 33
  12. Chapter 4 Outdoor eco-embodiment: A place-responsive integration of the IDG framework 49
  13. Chapter 5 Relating: Connecting as nature – an IDG practice towards relational, collective leadership grounded in ecocentrism 65
  14. Chapter 6 The transformative power of colors: Cultivating connection, collaboration, and sensemaking through art 87
  15. Section 2: Ancient wisdom
  16. Chapter 7 Prelude 103
  17. Chapter 8 Inner sustainability for global transformation: Living and leading from the essence of our being 109
  18. Chapter 9 Re-attuning to nature’s rhythms: The Chinese art of being, relating, and acting 131
  19. Chapter 10 Zen wisdom: When the Ten Bulls encountered the Inner Development Goals 149
  20. Chapter 11 Seasonal Circles of Change: A roadmap to embody the IDGs so we can co-create change 175
  21. Chapter 12 Systems Leadership: An inner and outer journey in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest 193
  22. Section 3: Interbeing
  23. Chapter 13 Prelude 207
  24. Chapter 14 Beyond individualism: A multilevel approach to the Inner Development Goals 213
  25. Chapter 15 Connectedness: Unpacking an essential factor of the Inner Development Goals 235
  26. Chapter 16 Listening beyond words: Building trust, nurturing relationships, and crafting impactful change 253
  27. Chapter 17 The Experience Cube: A model to increase being, relating, and collaborating for collective leadership 269
  28. Chapter 18 Contemplating or confronting? How the Inner Development Goals can activate reflexivity through Q methodology 291
  29. Chapter 19 Forgiveness and the missing IDG skill: From surviving genocide to leading the Rwanda Peace Education Programme 313
  30. Chapter 20 Nonviolent Communication is an Inner Development Booster 323
  31. Index
  32. Contributor Biographies
  33. Endorsements
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111337913-010

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Frontmatter VI
  3. Foreword IX
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Editor biographies XVII
  6. Contents XIII
  7. Introduction to Volume I 1
  8. Section 1: Being nature
  9. Chapter 1 Prelude 7
  10. Chapter 2 “Being” as the core IDG methodology: Why being holds successful IDGs together 13
  11. Chapter 3 Unlocking collective potential: The IDG experience through bread baking– manifesting narrative playfulness, wonder, and imagination 33
  12. Chapter 4 Outdoor eco-embodiment: A place-responsive integration of the IDG framework 49
  13. Chapter 5 Relating: Connecting as nature – an IDG practice towards relational, collective leadership grounded in ecocentrism 65
  14. Chapter 6 The transformative power of colors: Cultivating connection, collaboration, and sensemaking through art 87
  15. Section 2: Ancient wisdom
  16. Chapter 7 Prelude 103
  17. Chapter 8 Inner sustainability for global transformation: Living and leading from the essence of our being 109
  18. Chapter 9 Re-attuning to nature’s rhythms: The Chinese art of being, relating, and acting 131
  19. Chapter 10 Zen wisdom: When the Ten Bulls encountered the Inner Development Goals 149
  20. Chapter 11 Seasonal Circles of Change: A roadmap to embody the IDGs so we can co-create change 175
  21. Chapter 12 Systems Leadership: An inner and outer journey in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest 193
  22. Section 3: Interbeing
  23. Chapter 13 Prelude 207
  24. Chapter 14 Beyond individualism: A multilevel approach to the Inner Development Goals 213
  25. Chapter 15 Connectedness: Unpacking an essential factor of the Inner Development Goals 235
  26. Chapter 16 Listening beyond words: Building trust, nurturing relationships, and crafting impactful change 253
  27. Chapter 17 The Experience Cube: A model to increase being, relating, and collaborating for collective leadership 269
  28. Chapter 18 Contemplating or confronting? How the Inner Development Goals can activate reflexivity through Q methodology 291
  29. Chapter 19 Forgiveness and the missing IDG skill: From surviving genocide to leading the Rwanda Peace Education Programme 313
  30. Chapter 20 Nonviolent Communication is an Inner Development Booster 323
  31. Index
  32. Contributor Biographies
  33. Endorsements
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