Debbie: Am currently reading a translation of Lao Tzu published off the mainstream press, Tao te Ching by Robert D. Finley, Xlibris Corporation, ISBN #...
Dear Steve, I am new to this group and was reading some of the earlier posts. Came across this one and decided to reply to this. I hope the thread of this post...
Hi, I have a simple question: Why do you need this experience? No, I am not getting moralistic out here. IMHO, Meditation is quietening yourself (and I mean...
Hi Ron, I agree with Steve. Taoism doesn't really need a temple/church/ zendo because its a way and not a spot where things happen. Its always there,...
As I wrote, I haven't tried entheogens yet. I'm not sure if the experience of divine enebriation is genuine, or even accessible to me; I am still considering...
Hi Sean, ... I registered that, rest assured :-) ... Heard the name for the first time. ... Agreed. But hallucinations of the mind, I feel, cannot be likened...
Anand Krishnaswamy <anand.krishnaswamy@...> wrote: Agreed. But hallucinations of the mind, I feel, cannot be likened to a spiritual awakening. Point is,...
... Oh boy! Never knew there was so much to this. Honestly, I was too silly into thinking that there were herbs and drugs and they did pretty much the same...
Hi, I would like to know how we could apply the import of chap 3 to the world as it is today. My prime concern lies in the statement "Do not exalt the...
Anand: Here are some selected comments from Wing-Tsit Chan: "To the Taoist, however, when the ideal state is achieved, there will be no need of raising the...
When I've pondered this, I've thought it meant more to refrain from a type of celebrity-worship, either "official" celebrities, like athletes or movie stars,...
Dear Anand: RE: Applying Chapter 3 of TTC in today's World. I agree with Deb in her assessment of avoiding hero worship. Admiring something that is well done...
Hi, Thanks for the posts. The 3rd chapter says that "Do not glorify/exalt/praise the achievers/talented and you will avoid quarrels/rivalry". I suppose we are...
It is an interesting question. I remember one discussion regarding tax cuts for the rich and why it was that more of the lower classes did not protest more...
Dear Anand: RE: [Applied_Taoism] Chapter 3 TTC. I admire your reply, it was well considered and equally well articulated. I would like to close my input on...
Aaah. This is what I sought and it comes so simply! :-) Sorry to seem so difficult, but the passage you quote, which is nice (I have never read it before),...
<<Maybe he never said anything about creating a new working order. Maybe all he said was that through example if the sage makes little ofpraise and rebuke,...
I thought I would introduce myself while my bread bakes in my oven. My, does it smell good! My name is Judy Roberts, but everyone calls me "Bindi", my...
My name is Bindi Roberts. A 24 tear old librarian living in Quakertown, PA. An American Taoist. I write short pieces about life in a small town, from a Taoist...
Hospital. Sick friend. Will soon die. Quiet and serene, waiting for the end. Next bed. Catholic Priest. Also sick. Says rosery and prays, asks God to spare...
Selwin and I visit the cemetery . Memorial Day. Flowers for each family grave. We stand quietly, honoring, remembering, our departed. Once they too were in a...
When I woke up today I saw my clothes scattered all over my room. Discarded in a fit of passion last night. Sense of proportion : God made the world, I made a...
Cafeteria. Many choices. I choose what suits my needs and taste. . . Spiritual food, Spiritual cafeteria. . Something from Buddhism, something from Zen,...
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