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by Nikolai
Sun May 04, 2014 8:25 pm
Forum: Philosophy of Religion
Topic: New Tao Te Ching Commentary
Replies: 3
Views: 2658

Re: New Tao Te Ching Commentary

Hi all ! I've now completed 27 chapters of my commentary - a third of the way through! http://taotechingcommentary.blogspot.fi/2014/04/chapter-1_18.html Thank you all for your comments so far. I would love to hear any feedback now there is more to read, either here or on the blog. Happy reading, and...
by Nikolai
Fri Apr 04, 2014 8:29 pm
Forum: Philosophy of Religion
Topic: New Tao Te Ching Commentary
Replies: 3
Views: 2658

Re: New Tao Te Ching Commentary

Totally agree!
by Nikolai
Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:13 am
Forum: Philosophy of Religion
Topic: New Tao Te Ching Commentary
Replies: 3
Views: 2658

New Tao Te Ching Commentary

Hi all,

For those of you interested in Chinese philosophy I've started a new commentary on the Tao Te Ching. I've written 2 chapters on it so far, but will be working on it steadily over the coming weeks and months. Enjoy!

http://taotechingcommentary.blogspot.fi/

Best wishes,

Nikolai
by Nikolai
Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:57 am
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: What is the point of life?
Replies: 84
Views: 24670

Re: What is the point of life?

Hi matt, In what sense are memories happening RIGHT NOW? I fail to… understand the argument. It's hard to grasp, and hard to believe, but once you see what I am saying it will be very hard to dispute. Imagine you think of a scary monster, the thought is a present moment event and the flavour of the ...
by Nikolai
Thu Mar 20, 2014 6:12 pm
Forum: Philosophy of Religion
Topic: The Philosopher's Tao
Replies: 15
Views: 5945

Re: The Philosopher's Tao

All true, but easier said than done!
by Nikolai
Thu Mar 20, 2014 6:10 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Tao
Replies: 60
Views: 19274

Re: Tao

Got a ref for that Methodism stuff A_uk?, sounds interesting.
by Nikolai
Thu Mar 20, 2014 3:05 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: What is the point of life?
Replies: 84
Views: 24670

Re: What is the point of life?

Hey Matt hough regarding existentialist literature, I have so far only read Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky: I didn't know about the first three philosophers you mentioned (I'll be sure to check them out) and Schopenhauer, Kant & Spinoza have always sounded too complicated for me to feel like reading th...
by Nikolai
Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:53 am
Forum: Philosophy of Religion
Topic: The Philosopher's Tao
Replies: 15
Views: 5945

Re: The Philosopher's Tao

Felasco If taken too seriously, the process of philosophy assumes that we are in a position to figure life out, to analyze and manage it. That's a dubious assumption at best. I agree with this position. Philosophy assumes the individual subject in time and space exploring an external world and death...
by Nikolai
Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:07 am
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: What is the point of life?
Replies: 84
Views: 24670

Re: What is the point of life?

Hi Matt It's nice to know I'm not a maniac depressed person - or that if I am, I'm not the only one. Of course, but I think it's important also to recognise that what you are going through is very rare - and that what is rare is special. When I went through this myself I didn't have an internet conn...
by Nikolai
Sun Mar 16, 2014 5:55 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: What is the point of life?
Replies: 84
Views: 24670

Re: What is the point of life?

All the best people think like this...it is the beginning of wisdom and maturity. It forces the person to seek deeper more robust levels of purpose than most people are capable of. Get through it and you'll be an inspiration to others, because most people unconsciously feel the truth of what you are...
by Nikolai
Wed Mar 12, 2014 6:25 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Tao
Replies: 60
Views: 19274

Re: Tao

Uhmmm, that's just generally speaking withot any specifics, how has this been implemented in the real world? The Tao is implemented whenever we our behaviour is spontaneous, and germane to the actual situation rather than behaviour based on imperfect mental appraisals of the situation. In other wor...
by Nikolai
Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:59 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Tao
Replies: 60
Views: 19274

Re: Tao

The only words that can serve as synonyms to the Tao are pure being, pure consciousness. Whatever IS, that is the Tao. The Tao is the 'light' of the moment. The past is a memory that happens now in the light, and the light is the Tao. Likewise for the future. Therefore the Tao transcends time, and t...
by Nikolai
Tue Mar 11, 2014 8:09 pm
Forum: Philosophy of Religion
Topic: The Philosopher's Tao
Replies: 15
Views: 5945

Re: The Philosopher's Tao

Probably lacks the confidence to engage I guess
by Nikolai
Tue Mar 11, 2014 8:06 pm
Forum: Philosophy of Religion
Topic: The Philosopher's Tao
Replies: 15
Views: 5945

Re: The Philosopher's Tao

Yes, unless we pick up on specific points discussion is impossible.
by Nikolai
Tue Mar 11, 2014 11:37 am
Forum: Philosophy of Religion
Topic: The Philosopher's Tao
Replies: 15
Views: 5945

The Philosopher's Tao

Hi guys, I’ve started this thread as both an explanation and discussion on how the intellect can be used on the spiritual path. For the 15 years of my adult life philosophical thought, alongside meditation, has been my main practice and I now feel that I’m in a position to share what I have learned....