Taoist philosophy really makes sense to me. Does anyone here gain anything from it, or even follow the actual religion?
If so, what does it do for you, or what part of it do your incorporate into your life?
2007-03-04 20:13:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Although I myself am a Christian, I think that the Tao is pretty dead on in many of it's teachings. Although I believe faith in Jesus is important. I feel that many Christians have made "faith" the only part of their religion, and have lost love and compassion of the poor, which Jesus said are the most important.
I think it's funny that the followers of the Tao often act more like Christians than 90% of Christians I know.
I guess, that was a long way of saying, that yes, I think that it has a lot of good beliefs in it, and that I think you can learn a lot about the right way to live life from it. However, I still think that True Jesus following (not what Christians do today) is more effective in living a revolutionary life.
2007-03-04 20:19:09 · answer #1 · answered by infamousheavyt 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I sort of pick and choose. I like the 'go with the flow' idea, enjoying nature, being true to myself and being one with everything. That and living in the now and the fact that 'good' and 'bad' are entirely relative terms.
Some bits are Zen, some Tao, so I don't know if I'm actually a 'Taoist', but I think that's pretty close to what I am. The idea of being a 'Real Person' appeals.
Whether or not a Taoist from say China would recognize this as 'Taoism' however, I don't know. I don't incorporate any rituals, follow But I'm a pretty happy, contented person, so I guess that's what works for me. Which I think is how it's supposed to be.
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2007-03-04 20:55:30 · answer #2 · answered by Nobody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You might also enjoy the early forms of Stoicism. I suggest starting with The Meditations of Marcus Aurilius. These two faiths have a lot in common. (The later Stoics corrupted the universal spirit into a kind of theism.)
I am not a deist, but I agree with the idea behind the story of the vinegar tasters.
2007-03-04 20:25:44 · answer #3 · answered by U-98 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it set the ground along with Buddha for the judaism and christian religions before they even realized and people seem to work with it unlike the monotheism that fails all through out history.Jesus may have known this but no sooner than he died the christians forgot and corrupted into the exploitative form of religion that disregards and falsifies it's source. I wish the early philosophies of the eastern mind were allowed to prevail more. honor and goodness seem less mutable than false gods and other boogieman based religions.
2007-03-04 20:26:53 · answer #4 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in spite of all of us's ideals, i won't manage to think of something yet sturdy from specializing in constructive issues and being grateful. those issues positioned all of us in an excellent physique-of-suggestions and convey approximately a lot extra contentment than seeing the destructive and being cynical!
2016-12-18 05:56:37 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I enjoy it. It helps to keep me focused on what is truly important in life, instead of obsessing over all these Violation Notice e-mails I get from Y!A.
2007-03-04 20:16:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
The ultimate Tao is that which cannot be spoken of :)
It is an inspired piece of writing.
Fare well sister.
2007-03-06 08:01:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋