All of the following is from the "Personal Tao". I just felt others might find it interesting and/or informative
What is Taoism?
To many people, a confusing aspect of Taoism is its very definition. Many religions will happily push judgment and dogma which in reflection defines a person. Taoism...
American F-16 jets intercept 4 Russian warplanes near Alaska
I suspect this happens more than we know, and NORAD said it was common and they did not consider it a threat, but combine this with Chinese balloons floating over Alaska and now Russian war planes..... just makes you wonder
Thoughts
I am not catholic, closest I get is likely Deism. But years ago I was physical security for the state at state offices. At that time I was dating, and eventually engaged to, a woman who was Catholic. Because of my job she gave me a card to carry that was a prayer to St Michael (archangel) and...
Leaders From China’s State-Run Catholic Church Brief Hong Kong Clergy on President Xi’s ‘Sinicization’ Plan
Critics see this conference, held in mid-November, as a precursor to a further crackdown on religious freedom.
Sinicize - make Chinese in character or form.
Any @Dan From Smithville sightings? anyone leaving anything out for him?
I was going to leave out carrots for him when he dropped off the easter goodies and hid the eggs....but Mrs Wu had doubts about my intensions...after I told her they were for hasenpfeffer
Heard this on the Secular Buddhist Podcast, 162 - The Games We Play and I thought it was interesting and quite true. And I know I have been guilty of this from time to time.
The game of being right, we want to be right and it's not enough to feel that, yes I am correct. I need to make sure that...
“Instead of reacting against Buddhism, Shinto raised its prestige by identifying itself more closely than ever with the interests of the central government, co-operating with Buddhism in that respect. The identity of the Sun-goddess with the Buddha Locana was formally proclaimed in connection...
Shinto is a way that is practised every morning and evening, in the acts of daily life, by every individual from the emperor to the common people there is nothing within human life that does not belong to Shinto.
-Watarai Nobuyoshi
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The Book of The Way, Day by Day
Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
The supreme good is like water,
which nourishes all things without trying to.
It is content with the low places that people disdain.
Thus it is like the Tao.
In dwelling, live close to the ground.
In thinking, keep to the...
First, Happy Saint Patrick's Day.... read the article and you'll find out why I did that in blue ;)
An interesting read, and it taught me something to
Was Saint Patrick Irish? And Did He Chase Snakes? Time for Some Mythbusting
Read this before, but came across it again today in the book "Bruce Lee Artist of Life" and it all of a sudden struck me as rather Daoist so I thought I'd share it
“Just be ordinary and nothing special. Eat your food, move your bowels, pass water, and when you’re tired go and lie down. The...
I don't often post topics in this section, and it is possible this is the first time I have. Came accross this on the FaceBook page of the Universal Life Church
A Polish heavy metal singer has been convicted of blasphemy after posting a photo of himself stepping on an image of the Virgin Mary...