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Practice of Taoism
2008-05-22 18:39:00 “The Three Pure Ones” is the avatar of Taoism. The Three Pure Ones are the highest Deities in Taoism. ?The Three Pure Ones? transcend the entire hierarchy of Taoist deities. In the middle is the ultimate highest deity of Taoism, the Primordial Heavenly Worthy. To your right is the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Worthy, and ...
Principles of Taoism
2008-05-22 17:56:00 Taoists have dedicated Lao Zi’s birthday, 15th day of the second lunar month, as a day to offer homage. All Taoist temples conduct prayers to mark respect to him and confer this day as the Taoist Day. Loyalty and filial piety are important Taoist attributes. Devotees are told to ‘respect heaven, honour ancestors, ...
Taoism
2008-05-21 17:29:00 Taoism honours Lao Zi as the Venerable Lord (Tai Shang Lao Jun), Supreme Patriarch of Taoism, Celestial Lord of Virtue, one of the Three Pure Ones. The Tao as expounded by Lao Zi is the most fundamental concept. Taoism is the main surviving religion native to China. Its roots lie far back in Chinese ...
Recommended Reading: Taoism
2007-11-18 20:31:00 Recommended Reading: A Spiritual Reading List Selected Topics "Taoism" John Blofeld. Taoism. (...)
By: Ask About Love
The Tao of Where
2007-09-26 11:40:00 On any journey of self-discovery and seeking the unknowable, one cannot help but notice the inextricable and inevitable influence of place upon progress-to-date ? until, of course, one reaches the place of no-place. Though my own metaphysical journey started in Los Angeles, it quickly became clear that at least for me, further advancement wasn’t going to ...
By: Surfing the Tao
Sway, float, balance
2007-09-10 04:50:00 Learn to sway in the wind or you’ll break. No matter how many times the gales blow, it’s always the same. Float down the center of the rapids, don’t try to swim against the current. No matter how often the rains come, it’s always the same. Balance over the abyss but don’t fall in. ...
By: Surfing the Tao
Why mysticism is irritating bullshit
2007-08-21 18:18:00 In this entry I will detail why I find mysticism irritating bullshit. It bloody well makes no sense on its own merits. Smug mystics (who don’t believe they are arrogant but are one of the most arrogant & pretentious bastards in the world) smile to themselves in their condescending way, thinking; “You just don’t get ...
Philosophy, Religion, & Theology :: The Philosophy/Religion of Taoism
2007-04-20 17:12:00 Author: Eric Subject: The Philosophy/Religion of Taoism Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:12 am (GMT -5) An Open Letter to Taoists A FAMOUS TAOIST SAYING: “Those who know don’t say, and those who say don’t know.” In the sixth century B.C. Lao-tzu, the purported founder of Taoism, said (and wrote) many things about Taoism. And certainly this very famous Taoist saying has now been said. Are we therefore to understand that no one who has ever spoken for Taoism in the past (including Lao-Tzu himself), or who would ever speak for Taoism in the future, actually knows anything about Taoism or 'Taoist truth'? “The cosmic Tao is invisible, inaudible, unnameable, undiscussible, inexpressible” (Max Mueller, Sacred Books of the East, London: Krishna Press). If the Tao is truly inexpressible, how is it that these attributes of the Tao are then being expressed? “Vacancy, stillness, placidity, tastelessness, quietude, silence, non-action—this is the level of Heaven and Earth, ... |
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