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We've known for a while Q is a continuation of ancient Biblical practices and prophecies
No coincidence other religons and mantras line up with it.
"Jesus Christ also lived previous lives", so, you see, he reached a high state, either as a Bodhisattva, or an enlightened person, through Buddhist practice or something like that." - Dalai Lama
DALAI is in that average man boat, sees Christ and every single proof he is God but instead tries to wrap his head around it in a mortal way
The awakening is so real and so brutal even Satan falls to his knees and proclaims Christ before he is thrust into oblivion forever
Me and my Jewish carpenter friend laugh at the Tao.
Also, some of the statements made here sound deep and meaningful, but are total bullshit when you analyze them.
Uhhh, categorically NO. The greatest art is the greatest art exactly because it is sophisticated, refined and skilled. Not because someone shook a paint brush on a canvass and said "ta daaaaa!"
So wrong I can't even believe I have to explain it, but I will. If love seems indifferent, then it's because it's indifferent to you and not love. The greatest love always comes with sacrifice and sacrifice looks nothing like indifference.
Wisdom comes from experience, learning from that experience and then applying it in life. The greatest wisdom can only come from the most experienced being in existence, and he's certainly not a childish being.
I thought the word used was “builder”, and most people with two braincells to rub together knew that there was never much construction with wood in the mid east?
Oh and
Reddit is ⬇️⬇️⬇️ that way
Better response than mine!
I enjoy the minimalism of Taoism, however beyond that, it's philosophy becomes totally useless because concepts of nature and order and balance are subjective.
I think that Taoism came from the era and mindset of the mystery schools. There was the surface level analysis, available to all the vulgar masses, and then there was a deeper layer maintained through a distinct class in the society. Unfortunately for us, the only thing we in the West ever see is the surface level, “zen poetry-woah that’s deep dude here hit this” facet.
For instance, what makes you think that a Taoist philosophy results in the idea that nature order or balance are subjective? Or are you saying that you think those things are subjective?
Neither. Concepts of nature and balance are subjective, irrespective of what I think or Taoism says. It's no different to the concepts of harmony and respect. All of these worlds become meaningless because I can justify anything I want using those terms.
Are you a Christian? If so, I’ve found the best way to understand what Taoism speaks to is to understand the concept of “The Will of Heaven”. I find a lot of overlap between that and the ideas expressed by, for example Matthew 6:10
I had a quick look at your link and it doesn't address my argument: that Taoism is fundamentally flawed because almost all of it's concepts are subjective.
Christianity mitigates these problems by focusing on the life, acts and teachings of Jesus Christ so the interpretation of teachings are powerfully constrained by the behavior of Jesus Christ. There's still plenty of ways to interpret the New Testament, however interpretations are constrained by how Jesus Christ lived and acted, rather than only by what he said.
Taoism does have little stories to illustrate points, however those stories almost always fail to constrain points and serve mostly as metaphors.
This was probably the most important part of that wiki page
For Mozi, Heaven is the divine ruler, just as the Son of Heaven is the earthly ruler. Mozi believed that spirits and minor demons exist or at least rituals should be performed as if they did for social reasons, but their function is to carry out the will of Heaven, watching for evil-doers and punishing them. Mozi taught that Heaven loves all people equally and that each person should similarly love all human beings without distinguishing between his own relatives and those of others (Dubs, 1959-1960:163-172). Mozi criticized the Confucians of his own time for not following the teachings of Confucius. In Mozi's Will of Heaven (天志), he writes:
Mohism is not Taoism.
It sure is. Lao Tzu, Mo Tzu, and Kung Fu Tzu were all roughly contemporary, and all discussing the same thing, The Way. Just because our sterile, western approach has robbed these works of their true legacy doesn’t mean you need to continue the charade in ignorance.
One could even call them parables 🤔
They'd be wrong.
I just took the time to carefully explain this to you: the little metaphoric stories in Taoism are nothing like Gospels because their interpretation is subjective, lacking the large volume of context and examples that Jesus Christ's life and acts gifted us with, rather than just His teachings.
Did you even read my last comment?
If you want to discuss Taoism then please try harder because such a low effort comment only wastes both of our time.
Lol
Ok
What is the objective meaning of the parable of the farm hands?
And while you’re at it, if you could provide the objective meaning behind the camel and the eye of a needle, that would be great too, I’ve always wondered and it sounds like you’re the man with the objective answers