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As I said in my post on whether or not the Tao exists, I give up. I don't give up on the idea, but I give up on trying to convince people. For now. I'...

I really want to!!!! But, yeah. Let's not.

I am practicing Tai Chi, but at a pretty basic level. Definitely not at the point where I feel a connection between the book and the practice.

Come on. "Is" is the first person singular of "to be," which is the root of "being," which is a synonym for "existence." No need to go back and forth ...

That makes sense to me.

Congratulations to both of you. My 35 year old son is going back to school now with a goal of a social work degree too.

You should tell us what you think of it. That's the way it works here.

Doonesbury was always one of my favorite comics. This is from 1973, one of his best. I never forgot it. /uploads/resized/files/ak/d02ir8trs6r9o5e6.png

At least they'll grow back. My daughter is cranky and stuborn, just like her mom. Of course, that's just like me, my sons, and my brothers too. None o...

One of the members of my TTC reading group is a Tai Chi instructor. He brought a really helpful perspective to our discussions.

Yes. We have plenty of time to work on this. Your insights have been really helpful.

The question of whether or not the Tao exists is one I have thought a lot about. To start, in English, being and existence mean the same thing. From t...

I think it's a misconception that acting without prior conscious intention is acting as a "passive bystander." When I write, words pour out of me with...

Let's see... Go to Amazon and check in. Go to Manage your content and devices Up at the top, click on Preferences Scroll down and click on Personal Do...

Downloaded and sent to my Kindle. Isn't technology wonderful.

I appreciate your vigilance at avoiding tangents. So far, I've been really happy with how people are bringing outside sources into the discussion.

I think you brought up something similar in one of your other posts. I'm having trouble keeping track of them all along with what I've responded to. T...

I just looked him up. He's an American specializing in Buddhist studies. He's married to a Japanese women who specializes in European History.

I wonder if there could be Buddhist principles which would be in conflict with science. Buddhist thought is so much more sophisticated, if that's the ...

Gunga galunga... gunga, gunga-lagunga. Forgive me.

I've been in discussions about whether or not it is appropriate to bring Buddhist ideas, such as "illusion," into discussions about Taoism. I generall...

I'm really happy with the way people are bringing texts in from outside. So far, they've all been relevant and have helped my understanding. I appreci...

Not to be pedantic, but I think it is very important to recognize that the Tao is not objective reality. In a sense, that difference is the difference...

I try to pay attention to the experience that is going on inside me when I think, feel, and act. There is a visual and aural image that represents how...

I really don't know what your post means. The terminology you use is not familiar. Are they psychological? Philosophical?

Do you remember what book it was. Sounds interesting.

I don't mean to give the impression that your post is not welcome.

It is my understanding that Taoism is both a philosophy and a religion. They both grew out of Lao Tzu's and other sage's work, but they are different....

What you've written in this post is a very good summary of the issues addressed in the TTC. You have a way of talking about the text that's different ...

Verse 4 – Stephen Mitchell The Tao is like a well: used but never used up. It is like the eternal void: filled with infinite possibilities. It is hidd...

No, no, no, no, no. You've misunderstood me completely. I'm happy to have you bring in stuff from other sources. I'm just not as familiar with the Chu...

I am the brightest ray of sunshine on the forum.

You're welcome, but I'm mostly doing this for myself. This is fun.

I think you're right.

I appreciate your comment. I try to be a good citizen of the forum. Often I fail, but I keep trying.

Just for your information, here is the entire verse that contains the lines @"Tom Storm" was quoting. Verse 27 of Stephen Mitchell. I'm not sure if it...

Although there is also a reciprocality. The bad man provides the good man with something too.

As I wrote in response to a post from @"Amity", I've read Thomas Merton's translation of the Chuang Tzu/Zhuangzi, but I haven't spent much time or eff...

This is how Google translates your Spanish version: When the principle reigns (to be perfect), the warriors work in the camp. When Olivida the Princip...

I think I understand what @"synthesis" was trying to say. As I wrote, I don't see it as a problem, even if we discount any problems caused by the pand...

The line I quoted is from the same verse, 46, just a different translation. There's more to the verse than Javi2541997's quote. Here's the whole thing...

I don't disagree with this, but the phenomenon @"synthesis" is describing is not relevant to many people living at home right now. They're home, not b...

As usual, you are shanghaiing someone else's thread to propound your.... unpopular theories.

In another post, we were discussing the aphorism "To a hammer, everything looks like a nail." I guess we could retread that as "To an anti-natalist, e...

It's an odd time to be asking this question. My son, who is very independent, is living at home now because he lost his job and career to the pandemic...

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Or, maybe, without a bird, it's not a cage at all, it's just a box made of wire.

I don't doubt that Maslow's quote came first, but I like the one I quoted better. First - when it comes to aphorisms, shorter is usually better. Also ...

Not from any collection I know of. I don't know where I heard the first one. It's pretty common. See Tom Storm's response to my post - The second, whi...

The Tao is obviously central to the experience that Lao Tzu is trying to lead us to. For me, wu wei, action without action, is also central. I've thou...