tasha7891 said:
Hi Chris, you from NZ which part? Me too
Who is Chuang Tzu and the philosophy of Tao? I know very little about all religion and philosophy!
Tash
Hi Tash,
Born and bred in Welly
http://www.religiousworlds.com/taoism/ttc-list.html is a good site with several translations of the Tao available.
www.taoism.net is a good all around website with many of the other Tao writers works and thoughts.
Tao is a Chinese character which means "path" or "way" Tao in the philosophical or religious sense (not all Taoists are religious) means "the way of things". Which things you might ask: wellllll everything, and nothing. I realise that's probably very confusing, for some reason it never confused me when I first read the Tao te Ching, but it seems to confuse most (but not all) people who I've discussed this sort of thing with.
Don't be intimidated if it seems incomprehensible at first, it's very simple. All it takes is a shift in perspective and it all becomes clear.
There is also an excellent *sticky* (in red up the top) in this Tao discussion forum, with a bit more detail than this.
I'm horrible at explaining Tao, as you can probably see with previous threads in this forum so I won't go any further, it's for your sake trust me
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If you happen upon Master_Vigil or Jensa, they are FAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRR better with words than I am. I need giant arm signals and funny faces before anyone can understand!