Take the opening post with a grain of salt. You may know far more than I.
:bow: I am no expert on the I-Ching :bow: This is inspired by zenzero's post in my entropy/thermodynamics thread.
It is a deeply respected book that is loved by many Taoists and used in divination. Basically, it has 64...
I'll be honest, I totally think the tea party people are completely wrong and mislead sleep following the path of the talk show radio lies.
In some cases, people are protesting policies that could conceivably benefit them because people with vested interests in said policies failing, know how...
Why some many boards for non-debate?
Isn't the thought of discussing ideas only with people that agree with you, kind of scary?
Perhaps the problem is people don't debate in debates but just shout each other down and call each other names?
I'm curious.
Anyway, enjoy your silos and ivory...
I very important part of taoism is that talking isn't enough
What do you do?
I don't do as much as I should but i do take walks.
My craft is computer sceince and I take pride in it.
I believe as humans we have a deep seated need to feel "connected" to the world around us and to the past. Humans are social beings. Sometimes we think emotionally.
Religion can provide inspiration but I think sometimes people take advatage of our needs
Does something exist beyond the...
One idea that comes up in Taoism, is the idea of looking at the whole rather than the individual parts.
The science of thermodynamics is about this. You are not concerned with one molecule but a whole lot of them.
The principles or laws of thermodynamics explain what happens in the real...
I confess total ignorance about confusius.
I've been told by a Taoist master that considering Confusism as separaate from Taoism is a western simplification.
What are your thoughts on this?
Please share.
Forgive my ignorance about Confusius.
I confess, that I'm biased. Shoot me but there exists some ideas like the law of attraction that sometime makes me cringe.
That's not to say that I don't think being positive attracts positivity but some people put a lot of fluffy interpretations I don't share.
Maybe, perhaps, I've just not...
Have you obtained wu-wei in any sor of activities?
I've in my own field somewhat but in other aspects of it, I'm still learning.
Its hard to employ it in my interpersonal relationships, I do sometimes but long way to go.
Have you put effort into learning the effortless or do you think...
Associated with Taoism one can find traditions for everything:
Caligraphy, Chinese Medicine, Mediation, Chi Gong, Chinese art, Tai Chi, Tea making, face reading, palm reading, using the I-Ching, ...
Do you practice any of these?
Do tell?
For the record, I don't. I may be influenced by...