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- 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...
- 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!
- 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
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
- 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 ...
- 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!
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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
- 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.
- 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....