The most difficult thing that a human being can achieve in the life is controlling his/her ego. As we get more "modernized" this task becomes even more...
hey herodot gr8 post!!!, but i hv a few doubts. well to tell u sumthin about myself , i am lokesh , 20 yrs old , studying engineering in mumbai, india. ...
Greetings, I feel that this sort of thing is, like everything else, a matter of personal preference and path choice. I think one can eat meat and still remain...
The Abbot, monks, and Nuns from Mt. Wudang are visiting Austin Texas this week (Jul 11-16). Along with visiting the capital they are holding seminars on...
Dear All: The University of Illinois published the results of a study of the combined effects of Tai Chi and Qigong on older adults. This is the first study...
Hello Lokesh; Thanks for the question. Dear friend I'm not a Buddhist, I practice Taoism. I think I know of which Dalai Lama you mentioned on your message....
Here's the question: "Can you be both a Taoist and a Christian or Muslim or Jewish at the same time?" If you're interested in, please vote. You can reach the...
I am a Taoist and a Neo-Pagan Isian, so I would say yes. To me, Taoism is a philosophy and a way of life, a personal spiritual path to find your true nature...
Dear Herodot: RE: Can you be both a Taoist and a Christian, or Muslim, or Jewish at the same time? Short answer: maybe, but why? Depending on the flavor of...
True. I think the problem arises when people seek religion/philosophy to solve their problems and expect it to be a magic bullet. Instead of meditating and...
Hi Erik, haven't heard from you in a while: I spent this past weekend in training with Taoist monks from Mt. Wudang, I am still sore. Those men and women are...
Steve: I have been very sadly busy. I have a new business venture which is a website that allows Saint Paul businesses the space to promote themselves in...
Steve: Thanks so much for sharing this with us. Dennis E. Donham STEVEN HAIDINGER <tantalon1@...> wrote: Hi Erik, haven't heard from you in a while: I...
HI Erick: I can read that you are busy. The Taoist monks that I studied with over the past weekend are a contingent of 30 monks, nuns, and one Abbot from Mt....
Dear friends; We have just opened a forum. We'd like to invite different religious groups to share their thoughts about ANIMAL ABUSE - ANIMAL CRUELTY and...
Sure we can set up a pagan perspective section, if you would like to share your thoughts under this section. Please go to the forum and register. Then send a...
Warning! Long, rambling statement of philosophical and theological beliefs without any anchoring in “teachings” ahead! It is late at night, and I am...
... school, it's all about watching what goes on around you – and trying as hard as a simple human can to not kid yourself. -- I think a lot of Buddhism, or...
... a most gruesome fashion,in particular the Taoist Abbot. ... sometimes it is hard to avoid the rhino's horn or the tiger's claws. sometimes the yielding ice...
My morning reading, by Deng Ming-Dao, points out that when we are wrestling with our problems, we are not with Tao. I wonder, is the reverse true: Is Tao with...
Deb: I have my own ways, as I've said before. I propose a different way of looking at the world in my book "Downriver". I think that the balance in life is...
... I am unfamiliar with Deng Ming-Dao but suspect he is of the laid back and almost asleep Tao school. He is - off the mark. Understanding and ensuring that...
Erik wrote, ... times.> I've seen a decidedly un-evangelical approach to Taoism, and Buddhism, in the West, and believe there should be a paradigm shift. In...
Deb: "Engaged Buddhism", along with similar strains in other religions, has always been to me an attempt to modify a core with a shiny new paint job. The core...
