A buddhist group that I used to sit with described buddhism as being non deistic. They do not believe in a deity whatever a deity may be. Sandy ... From:...
... Buddhists are not "supposed" to do things. Ananda asked the Buddha if the gods existed. The Buddha replied that, as for himself, he didn't believe they...
To Group: RE: Religion and Ethics (Yin and Yang) The Taiji teaches that anything taken to the extreme yields the opposite results, and for this reason a Taoist...
... being non deistic. They do not believe in a deity whatever a deity may be. ... A belief systen is what buddha's are to be free from,it's not about being...
Dear Sandy RE: Buddhist non-deistic How do we resolve Quan Yin the Goddess and Divine Mother aspect of Buddhism. The same Goddess and Divine energy carried...
... deep ... if ... didn't ... to ... deity! ... suppose to be is a good term, for if you do not ever awaken to the present moment how can you be a buddha?...
Hi Eric: I always enjoy reading your posts! I may be wrong but I think that Qi (Chi) yin and yang energies are the building blocks of the universe. In the...
Hi Xan: I really enjoy your thoughts, they spark much debate and thought. In my humble opinion, meanings do not exist within the word. An apple does not have...
The word "atheist" just means "without God", in its most literal sense. Culturally, it means "without religion". What, exactly, a "religion" is as opposed...
Hi, A new paper on Taoism Ways has been published on our site at http://www.taopage.org Please visit this site and follow the link "Taoism" to access the...
. Yes... non-deistic, but if you go far enough you discover the Heart of existence, whatever you want to call it. ... non deistic. They do not believe in a...
... of Buddhism. The same Goddess and Divine energy carried by the Virgin Mary in Christianity. In the Egyptian mysteries it is carried by Isis. In Hinduism it...
. I think of Qi as energy arising from the infinite stillness of the Tao and forming all the expressions that exist in the manifest universe. Our connection to...
. Exactly. We make up meanings and then assign symbols - words - to them. The experience of the Love that is Tao/God/All That Is.... can't be described in...
In the western, dualistic Abrahamic faiths, "virtues" are perceived as ways to one's goal - practices to improve one's being. In eastern, monistic faiths, they...
some thoughts: i remember during one of mstr.chen's seminars he had a graph when he was speaking of Yun Qi.(how to messure the chi cycles of ones life time) ...
i know thats whats so funny they get all mad at chistians for killing in the name of god and being "delusional" but they are usually in such self rightiousness...
Hi, In Taoism, the "virtues" are connected with the 5 organ energies or phases of transformation. Here is a workable list: 1. Courage (connected with the...
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. The Tao Te Ching suggests virtues, understandings and attitudes for practice. Here is one such, although I don't recall which chapter it is from: I have...
Yes, but even with these, we have not so much a bullet-point list which is popular with religions (ten commandments, eight-fold way) but a few key elements...
... Is it clear that, for the Buddhist list, anyway, these are not things to be practiced. They are the characteristics of one who has "kept his/her eyes open"...
Fair enough, Jack, but I do consider a certain level of evangelism to be important, at least for myself - tho Teaching would be a better and more acceptable...
... perceived as ways to one's goal - not fully true, in the end they are considered you, but i'll explain more further down in several writings. ... Are you...
... In Rinzai Zen, living would be the tool. Since Buddhist is completely deterministic, either the causal chains are there to produce the breakthrough or they...
... a Creator and a Creation ... fulfill the will of the ... Universe. In Hinduism, in Chapter ... the entire universe itself. Although this is true to a small...
... I have no choice. ... I have no choice. ... I can only imagine you. You are painted on the inside of my skull by endlessly snapping electrons. I image you,...
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