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 Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:38 am Post subject: taoism and gnostic exegetical acrobatics |
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is the tao god?
what do you mean by tao?
what does your definition of tao mean to me?
and after you explain it, what does it mean to the tao that ran away
from our dangerous acrobatic tricks
with no net to protect the tao from our dangerous balancing act
between practical and practically impractical |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:44 am Post subject: Re: taoism and gnostic exegetical acrobatics |
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On Aug 18, 11:38 pm, whyz...@mail.com wrote:
| Quote: | is the tao god?
what do you mean by tao?
what does your definition of tao mean to me?
and after you explain it, what does it mean to the tao that ran away
from our dangerous acrobatic tricks
with no net to protect the tao from our dangerous balancing act
between practical and practically impractical
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profound,
deeply moving
a literay tour de fours of conscience and philosophizing
i give it a perfect 10
this one's sure to go gold |
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Keynes
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: taoism and gnostic exegetical acrobatics |
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On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:44:47 -0700 (PDT), whyzard@mail.com wrote:
| Quote: | On Aug 18, 11:38Â pm, whyz...@mail.com wrote:
is the tao god?
what do you mean by tao?
what does your definition of tao mean to me?
and after  you explain it, what does it mean to the tao that ran away
from our dangerous acrobatic tricks
with no net to protect the tao from our dangerous balancing act
between practical and practically impractical
profound,
deeply moving
a literay tour de fours of conscience and philosophizing
i give it a perfect 10
this one's sure to go gold
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Grate litachur |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:44 pm Post subject: Re: taoism and gnostic exegetical acrobatics |
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On Aug 19, 8:35 am, "Tom" <dantPAYATTENTIONo...@comcast.net> wrote:
| Quote: | whyz...@mail.com> wrote in message
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is the tao god?
Whatever you worship is god.
what do you mean by tao?
The way stuff happens.
what does your definition of tao mean to me?
Whatever you like.
and after you explain it, what does it mean to the tao that ran away
from our dangerous acrobatic tricks
with no net to protect the tao from our dangerous balancing act
between practical and practically impractical
The tao that can be spoken is not the eternal tao.
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Amen. |
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Tom
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:35 pm Post subject: Re: taoism and gnostic exegetical acrobatics |
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<whyzard@mail.com> wrote in message
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Whatever you worship is god.
| Quote: | what do you mean by tao?
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The way stuff happens.
| Quote: | what does your definition of tao mean to me?
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Whatever you like.
| Quote: | and after you explain it, what does it mean to the tao that ran away
from our dangerous acrobatic tricks
with no net to protect the tao from our dangerous balancing act
between practical and practically impractical
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The tao that can be spoken is not the eternal tao. |
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Tom
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:38 pm Post subject: Re: taoism and gnostic exegetical acrobatics |
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<whyzard@mail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | On Aug 18, 11:38 pm, whyz...@mail.com wrote:
is the tao god?
what do you mean by tao?
what does your definition of tao mean to me?
and after you explain it, what does it mean to the tao that ran away
from our dangerous acrobatic tricks
with no net to protect the tao from our dangerous balancing act
between practical and practically impractical
profound,
deeply moving
a literay tour de fours of conscience and philosophizing
i give it a perfect 10
this one's sure to go gold
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Here you demonstrate the main problem people have with the deliberate
induction of transcendent experiences. They stop to admire themselves doing
it and that short-circuits the whole thing. |
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Leon Hoeneveld
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:41 pm Post subject: Re: taoism and gnostic exegetical acrobatics |
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whyzard@mail.com schreef:
| Quote: | is the tao god?
what do you mean by tao?
what does your definition of tao mean to me?
and after you explain it, what does it mean to the tao that ran away
from our dangerous acrobatic tricks
with no net to protect the tao from our dangerous balancing act
between practical and practically impractical
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I was counting on tao (to do the trick)
But tao cannot be counted (on)
I ruled out tao
But tao cannot be ruled (out)
As a matter of fact
Nothing comes out of tao
Because tao does not contain anything
I spoke about tao
But tao cannot be spoken about
So these words about tao
Prove to be true and untrue. |
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Meltdarok
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:19 pm Post subject: Re: taoism and gnostic exegetical acrobatics |
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whyzard@mail.com wrote, On 8/19/2008 2:38 AM:
The tao is a closer conceptualization than the usual "picture"
of God most people have. It seema hard for people to drop the
anthropomorphizing of this tremendous field in which we exist.
| Quote: | what do you mean by tao?
what does your definition of tao mean to me?
and after you explain it, what does it mean to the tao that ran away
from our dangerous acrobatic tricks
with no net to protect the tao from our dangerous balancing act
between practical and practically impractical
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I have no mouth, but I must scream.
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meltdarok
http://hometown.aol.com/meltdarok/
http://www.mediafire.com/?9bmgyggtlx7 |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject: Re: taoism and gnostic exegetical acrobatics |
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On Aug 19, 12:44 pm, Shrikeb...@gmail.com wrote:
| Quote: | On Aug 19, 8:35 am, "Tom" <dantPAYATTENTIONo...@comcast.net> wrote:
whyz...@mail.com> wrote in message
news:a37c38a6-361a-49bd-b8c1-83ce0ba4acf0@56g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
is the tao god?
Whatever you worship is god.
what do you mean by tao?
The way stuff happens.
what does your definition of tao mean to me?
Whatever you like.
and after you explain it, what does it mean to the tao that ran away
from our dangerous acrobatic tricks
with no net to protect the tao from our dangerous balancing act
between practical and practically impractical
The tao that can be spoken is not the eternal tao.
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the tao is not a prayer
the tao is not a god
the tao is not the way
tao leads you to the tai
do you practice tai chi?
i have a wii
i don't need peace
i want a first person shooter
and a kung fu game |
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Keynes
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject: Re: taoism and gnostic exegetical acrobatics |
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On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:19:20 -0400, Meltdarok <meltdarok@aol.com> wrote:
| Quote: | whyzard@mail.com wrote, On 8/19/2008 2:38 AM:
is the tao god?
The tao is a closer conceptualization than the usual "picture"
of God most people have. It seema hard for people to drop the
anthropomorphizing of this tremendous field in which we exist.
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Is it as big as all that?
Compared to what?
| Quote: | what do you mean by tao?
what does your definition of tao mean to me?
and after you explain it, what does it mean to the tao that ran away
from our dangerous acrobatic tricks
with no net to protect the tao from our dangerous balancing act
between practical and practically impractical
I have no mouth, but I must scream.
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It's down the hall to the left. |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:52 pm Post subject: Re: taoism and gnostic exegetical acrobatics |
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On Aug 19, 3:21 pm, "Tom" <dantPAYATTENTIONo...@comcast.net> wrote:
| Quote: | whyz...@mail.com> wrote in message
news:3429c7a6-db96-4824-8119-25e7ee93dd39@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
the tao is not a prayer
the tao is not a god
the tao is not the way
tao leads you to the tai
do you practice tai chi?
i have a wii
i don't need peace
i want a first person shooter
and a kung fu game
Atta boy. Keep making noise. It'll help distract you from the awful
silence that lurks just beyond your voice. For a while, at least.
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You need no distraction from the silence that lurks.
Just try to listen to it attentively for any length of time.
Maybe the path to the silence is through the noise. |
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Tom
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:06 am Post subject: Re: taoism and gnostic exegetical acrobatics |
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<whyzard@mail.com> wrote in message
news:3429c7a6-db96-4824-8119-25e7ee93dd39@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | the tao is not a prayer
the tao is not a god
the tao is not the way
tao leads you to the tai
do you practice tai chi?
i have a wii
i don't need peace
i want a first person shooter
and a kung fu game
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Atta boy. Keep making noise. It'll help distract you from the awful
silence that lurks just beyond your voice. For a while, at least. |
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Tom
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:06 am Post subject: Re: taoism and gnostic exegetical acrobatics |
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"Keynes" <Keynes@earthlinkspam.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:19:20 -0400, Meltdarok <meltdarok@aol.com> wrote:
whyzard@mail.com wrote, On 8/19/2008 2:38 AM:
is the tao god?
The tao is a closer conceptualization than the usual "picture"
of God most people have. It seema hard for people to drop the
anthropomorphizing of this tremendous field in which we exist.
Is it as big as all that?
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Melty has a problem with quantities. He thinks they apply to everything.
| Quote: | I have no mouth, but I must scream.
It's down the hall to the left.
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BTW, Melty, don't let Harlan Ellison catch you quoting him without
attribution or he'll kick your ass. |
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Janine Starscream
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:59 pm Post subject: Re: taoism and gnostic exegetical acrobatics |
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On Aug 19, 11:38 am, "Tom" <dantPAYATTENTIONo...@comcast.net> wrote:
| Quote: | whyz...@mail.com> wrote in message
news:4767e421-d6bd-422b-aeb7-4f63578c4b0a@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
On Aug 18, 11:38 pm, whyz...@mail.com wrote:
is the tao god?
what do you mean by tao?
what does your definition of tao mean to me?
and after you explain it, what does it mean to the tao that ran away
from our dangerous acrobatic tricks
with no net to protect the tao from our dangerous balancing act
between practical and practically impractical
profound,
deeply moving
a literay tour de fours of conscience and philosophizing
i give it a perfect 10
this one's sure to go gold
Here you demonstrate the main problem people have with the deliberate
induction of transcendent experiences. They stop to admire themselves doing
it and that short-circuits the whole thing.
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you would analzye a chocolate volcano in the middle of a flying island
made of cheese without ever appreciating the chocolate volcano and the
flying island of cheese, cause they would be secondary to their
characteristics. It's an unnappreciative nature Tom. |
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noname
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:37 pm Post subject: Re: taoism and gnostic exegetical acrobatics |
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whyzard@mail.com wrote:
Is gravity a god? Oppose it and find out. Ants may find that lizards
are godlike enough to settle their hash.
| Quote: | what do you mean by tao?
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The subtlest and most basic operating principle of all universes is
its only true constant; Tao is in the changes.
| Quote: | what does your definition of tao mean to me?
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Uh huh, right.
| Quote: | and after you explain it, what does it mean to the tao that ran away
from our dangerous acrobatic tricks
with no net to protect the tao from our dangerous balancing act
between practical and practically impractical
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Tao does not run, it endures; when everything else has run after or
run away from, when everything has been heaped too high or scraped too
raw, Tao is the direction healing takes.
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there, see that? a flying monkey! |
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