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Originally posted by daniel58thanks
I'm sorry I just got back on here after not coming on for some time and didn't have a chance to look at the whole thing, but I can try to answer your questions though
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Originally posted by Lord Sharkyeah, my plans to become a longterm bystander were boycotted so pop in every now and then........infact, once in a blue moon - like tonight. Answer away sharky!
Oh, you're back.
If you like, I'll try to answer the same questions so you can triangulate..🙂
Originally posted by ich binimKopfwegi am going to first introduce you to several different translations of lao tsu's tao te ching...
I'm quite taken in by religion now and find myself thinging a lot about it.....would love to just ask some questions about some religions e.g. Buddhism, Hinduism, Islamic, Christian/Catholic. These questions will be in no way offensive just inquisitive but I have a lot of unanswered things!
Get back to me and give me a shout if you don't mind bei ...[text shortened]... the idea of being converted ad truly believing, I want to just doesn't all make sense!
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Originally posted by rookie54Except for being slightly male-centric, I've found the dudeist aricles to be excellent reading. Its just the right appraoch for the wound-up, highly strung seeker of spirituality. And yes, Jesus is included. As is Yoda.
i am going to first introduce you to several different translations of lao tsu's tao te ching...
these will take some time to read, and they prolly will not make much sense, at first...
however, as you read and relate yer daily life to the wisdom of the tao, you will find that all things can be explained very simply...
i would be most happy to discuss ...[text shortened]... l
http://www.tao.org/
for a more light-hearted look at the same...
http://dudeism.com/tao/
Originally posted by karoly aczelyoda rocks bigtime... 😀
Except for being slightly male-centric, I've found the dudeist aricles to be excellent reading. Its just the right appraoch for the wound-up, highly strung seeker of spirituality. And yes, Jesus is included. As is Yoda.
May the force be with all of us.😵
Originally posted by rookie54Someone told me that the ewoks in "Return.." talk in Tibetan. I haven't had that verified but when I saw some Tibetans watching it , they were all giggling knowingly (?)
yoda rocks bigtime... 😀
az a matter of fact, many of the 'teachings' on display in the star wars movies are solid with the tao...
sometimes i see it az simple az 'common sense'...
interesting...
rookie
Originally posted by karoly aczelYeah, it's like a mesh of Tibetan/ some indigenous mongolian language.
Someone told me that the ewoks in "Return.." talk in Tibetan. I haven't had that verified but when I saw some Tibetans watching it , they were all giggling knowingly (?)
Originally posted by rookie54they make some sense - i did re-read quite a lot!
i am going to first introduce you to several different translations of lao tsu's tao te ching...
these will take some time to read, and they prolly will not make much sense, at first...
however, as you read and relate yer daily life to the wisdom of the tao, you will find that all things can be explained very simply...
i would be most happy to discuss ...[text shortened]... l
http://www.tao.org/
for a more light-hearted look at the same...
http://dudeism.com/tao/