In "modern age" human being tends to make everything commercial and convertible to money. Money is our new god and for some Tao is money. No money no Tao! I'd...
Dear Herodot: RE: About the commercial Taoism I read your post expressing concern about selling taoist practices. I agree with the thought that there are many...
Greetings, I have recently become interested in the subject of faith healing? Does anyone have an opinion on this topic? I have studied Chinese medicine and...
Forwarded from another list. In peace, The Mystic Fool Tony Cartledge <tony.cartledge@...> wrote: To: distillation@yahoogroups.com From: Tony Cartledge...
Any here? Thoughts on this? mu_tiger: what has the biggest potential in binary mu_tiger: 1 or 0? 2176: 0 mu_tiger: yes mu_tiger: now mu_tiger: look at this ...
I was flipping through a collection of poetry I have last night and I ran across this one. I think it has a Taoist feel to it, so I thought I would share it....
Here is another poem, similar in feel to the one I posted yesterday by Henry Howard. Enjoy! In Peace, The Mystic Fool A Mind Content Sweet are the thoughts...
There's a rule in science of history. You can't look back the history with today's values. And I would say the similar thing for understanding the Eastern...
... <herodotuserectus@y...> wrote: i propose THE reality is the one that includes all realities, good, bad, indifferent, beautiful, ugly right and wrong. But...
Just go along with the standard of Western culture: "I think, therefore I am". That implies that reality springs directly from thinking, and/or the ability to...
The Character of a Happy Life How happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost...
Coridon's Song Oh, the sweet contentment The countryman doth find. High trolollie lolly loe, High trolollie lee, That quiet contemplation Possesseth all my...
... "Just go along with the standard of Western culture: 'I think, therefore I am.' That implies that reality springs directly from thinking, and/or the ...
If you still carry a head on your shoulders, you can't empty your mind. Awareness of Tao doesn't require your head. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xactotzu...
hi herodot Well said................Tao is intution.. Trouble with tao forums is that we intellectualise .....which misses the purpose. Tao has no form for me....
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Dear All: At the below link is a news article from Malaysia. The article describes a decline in people declaring Taoism as their faith and the actions of one...
... "Descartes was ahead of his time, but not ahead of ours. He was a pioneer, but left much to be discovered. i recently met a young gentleman who generously...
This cute song from Disney's Jungle Book has a Taoist flavor to it. Reminds me of Hoff's The Tao of Pooh. Enjoy. In Peace, The Mystic Fool The Bare Necessities...
There's Peace in Quietness. And there's Happiness in Peace. Happiness is the state of "not being UnHappy". My goal in the life is "not to be UnHappy". And the...
I have read several translations of the Tao, Ursuala LeGuin's being my favorite I have come across. It is not unlike a book of Zen Koens a friend gifted to me....
I can attempt to answer your question(s). The idea that there are multiple "correct" universes existing simulateously, philosophicaly, goes back as far as...
Steven: First of all, welcome! Second of all, I'm not exactly an "expert" Third of all, who is? I happen to like LeGuin's translation a lot - it is much more...
I agree with this... I think the highest good of water is its mutability, and ability to go in the lowest places. It's like the hub of the wheel - it has no...
Well, Erik, you are the kind of person I've been looking to converse with. You'll find that water is not the softest type of matter in the world, if you try,...
In regard to what kind of water should one be. French Roast with a bit of sugar and real cream. In regard to which translation. Read them all. Memorize every...
Well, here's one more people attached with names and concepts ^ ^ Live as a mortal is already difficult, Why adding up more difficulities? To be Like Water,...
I like this answer as well. Life if exceptionally difficult at times. Why bring semantics into something that doesn't require it? There is certainly a lesson...
SUSPENDED CONSCIOUSNESS Beyond The flow of time: My mind, a calico Cat purring at the window of Still thought. INTO THE DAWN Silent doe and her fawn step from...