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star4you
Thank you for your appreciation.
posted by
DEEPANANDA
on January 12, 2007 at 8:56 PM
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very nice
posted by
star4sky5
on January 12, 2007 at 8:49 PM
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Odysseus
You have won my deep appreciation through this explanation. Thanks for detaied sharing.
posted by
Bhaskar.ing
on January 12, 2007 at 7:31 AM
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Odysseus
Thanks for your enlightening explanation of Tao. I am glad to have it treasured in my comment page.
posted by
DEEPANANDA
on January 12, 2007 at 12:30 AM
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Troosha
Thanks for initiating the post along with Bhaskar. Both of you were the source of the 'Thought River'
posted by
DEEPANANDA
on January 12, 2007 at 12:28 AM
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Bhaskar
You sow the seed for my thoughts. May we grow rich together.
posted by
DEEPANANDA
on January 12, 2007 at 12:25 AM
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MsVision
Thanks for your appreciation
posted by
DEEPANANDA
on January 12, 2007 at 12:24 AM
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DEEPANANDA…....please feel free to delete this long comment of mine if you
want....I guess I did not realize it would take up so much room....this was an old post of mine that I thought might be pertinent for one less familiar with the tao.
posted by
telemachus
on January 11, 2007 at 5:18 PM
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If I might offer some edification for the Western reader.
Most of us have heard and used the terms “yin” and “yang”, most probably with only an inkling of understanding for the religion they emerge from, which is known as Taoism. Taoism is a Chinese philosophy that advocates simplicity and selflessness.
According to Taoism, all things are comprised of the cosmic principles of “yin” and “yang”, or some combination of the two. Yin and yang are opposites. Yin is associated with darkness, passivity, and femininity , whereas yang is associated with light, activity, and masculinity .
A common misconception in the West is that yin and yang represent good and evil. Though Taoists associate yin with darkness and yang with light, yin is not bad and yang is not good. Neither yin, nor yang, are considered to be the origin of evil.
Taoists maintain that evil results only from disharmony, or imbalance, between the yin and yang and that goodness is achieved when they are balanced. Certainly, you have heard of the benefits of maintaining balance in your life. Americans are especially prone to leading imbalanced lives. Americans tend to often become imbalanced by over-eating, over-working, under-working, under-exercising, and many others things, like sexual addictions, drug addictions, or any abnormal fixation. Even excessive blogging can get you out of balance! We come to learn that achieving optimum happiness and goodness in our lives is commensurate with finding balance.
Understanding the manifestation of evil as “imbalance” can be an incredible milestone in the enlightened individual. With this understanding, we come to confront disorder and evil in our lives by finding and correcting the imbalances. As opposed to harboring enormous guilt for evil, or blaming mythological characters, we come to analyze the presence of evil by seeking the source of imbalance, and correcting it. It is in this way that we can succeed in eradicating evil from our lives.
Sometimes the source of our imbalance is easy to discover and correct. Other times, meditation and study are required to locate and eradicate an imbalance. With concentration, we learn to discern the presence of imbalances; and, get this, we can even learn to identify and help correct imbalances in others, sometimes without them even knowing it.
Gleaning the best from the religious paradigms of the world never ceases to enhance our enlightenment and understanding. Be Good!
posted by
telemachus
on January 11, 2007 at 4:46 PM
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Deep
So I’m not just a bowl of water? (just kidding). What a wonderful Zen story and by extension a simplistic, beautiful explanation of the flow of the universe and our connection to it.
posted by
Troosha
on January 11, 2007 at 10:17 AM
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DEEPANANDA
I have no words to qualify. All I can say is that this is superb of the superbest. I bow down to you in admiration! What else?!!
posted by
Bhaskar.ing
on January 11, 2007 at 9:11 AM
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Thanks for the story
I like the water metaphor.
posted by
MsVision
on January 11, 2007 at 4:04 AM
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