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  1. Master Vigil

    Tao is amoral

    It is true that the Tao is the sum of all that is and is not. But we forget that the Tao is not JUST the sum. It is each individual part as well. In that sense, the illusory understanding that "I" am important IS Tao. Just as much as the amoral laws of physics that treat all things as straw...
  2. Master Vigil

    Taoist Enlightenment

    I once asked my master how to meditate. He said... "When you're walking, walk. When you're standing, stand. And when you're sitting, sit."
  3. Master Vigil

    Early Taoism and Morals/Ethics

    You might be interested to find that moral taoism existed as a native Chinese theology before the Tao Te Ching existed. i.e. I Ching. Lao Tzu differed from Kung Fu Tzu in that he believed that Tao was the source of everything, while Kung Fu Tzu believed that human society was the source of...
  4. Master Vigil

    Tao is amoral

    I am wondering... we as a part of the macrocosm cannot understand the macrocosm, and therefore cannot know if the tiniest cause/effect is important (it probably isn't). However, as you say within us is a microcosm, of which the tiniest gluons and quarks cannot have any understanding of me...
  5. Master Vigil

    Taoism and Recreational Drug Use?

    Religious Taoism would be all for it, in some ways... as long as it leads to immortality. However, the drugs you are probably referencing here... would not. There is an intense desire to sharpen one's senses, or be more aware so to speak in Eastern Thought. While the drugs you are referencing...
  6. Master Vigil

    It's good to see you back. :D I am not nearly as active on here as I used to be, but I try to...

    It's good to see you back. :D I am not nearly as active on here as I used to be, but I try to be in the Taoist and Buddhist forums. I am honored that you feel I influenced you, and I hope it was in a good way. hehe. Peace!
  7. Master Vigil

    Taoism

    :facepalm: And dust1n, don't let this deter you. The Tao is a wonderful concept, with a very rich tradition in the orient. And there are quite a few very knowledgeable people here that are more than happy to help you.
  8. Master Vigil

    Taoism Overview

    :facepalm:
  9. Master Vigil

    Taoism Overview

    There you go again. :D I'm very excited to learn about religious taoism. However, I am not excited about having someone tell me what I do or do not know... or what I am or am not, read and have not read, learned and have not learned, etc...
  10. Master Vigil

    Taoism Overview

    Apology accepted. Just please no more presumptions, assumptions, ad hominems, etc... Then we can actually have an educated discussion.
  11. Master Vigil

    What book is yours now?

    Why don't you consider Lao Tzu (or whoever actually wrote it) a Taoist? What makes someone a Taoist in your opinion? And why don't you think the Tao Te Ching teaches Te?
  12. Master Vigil

    Taoism Overview

    not sure why you think I feel threatened. :D Perhaps you think too highly of yourself. I agree that certain practices centering on Tao are Chinese, but to focus on them would be to focus on something that is used to represent Tao, not Tao itself. Ummm... are you serious? This quite saddens...
  13. Master Vigil

    What book is yours now?

    "Virtue" as discussed in the Tao Te Ching, however, is understanding Tao and living one's life according to it. How is that not... taoist?
  14. Master Vigil

    Taoism Overview

    Than it is important to note that Taoism is a western word, not a chinese word. So according to our agreement, the two taoisms you posted are not the only two taoisms. Because Tai Chi Chuan, Chi Gong, and Chan Buddhism would all be considered Tao"isms". This also brings up the point that Tao...
  15. Master Vigil

    What book is yours now?

    Why don't you consider the Tao Te Ching as having anything to do with Taoism, or even Tao for that matter? How about Zuangtzu?
  16. Master Vigil

    Taoism Overview

    It seems to me that the mentioned paragraph begins to describe the concept of Taoism by getting people aquainted with Tao. Not very confusing to me. As for those being the only two Taoisms... I disagree, although... the majority of practices centered around Tao Jia (not Tao Jiao), are not...
  17. Master Vigil

    Members and Contributors

    Hello there, I'm Dan. :D I have been practicing martial arts, (Korean and Japanese) for 15 years, and started my Chinese martial arts practice about 5 years into that. My Taoist training came from my Chigong instructor, as well as from my zen influenced arts of Kenjutsu and Tangsoodo. I...
  18. Master Vigil

    Before I start posting...

    I believe I will definitely enjoy your posts. :D
  19. Master Vigil

    New Guy

    Welcome! Since the majority of us are philosophical taoists, I hope there will be tons of new questions that you will know the answers to. And I look forward to those answers. :D
  20. Master Vigil

    Yeah, Catholic again...

    No!!! But my understanding of it has evolved. I did quite a few experiments. The first thing I wanted to see, was if it affected everyone the same. Whether they went up and took the eucharist, or not. And it did affect everyone the same. Next I wanted to see how far of a radius the "blast"...
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