how to follow the way

Discussion in 'Taoism' started by Chodpa, Jul 26, 2023.

  1. Chodpa

    Chodpa Senior Member

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    people want to know how to follow the way. the tao. whatever you want to call it. because it cannot be described one can only not follow it. now that seems really difficult, but it isn't. what is difficult however is explaining to everyone why you are not following their way. the artificial ways of the millions and billions who are blind. your ancesters. there is no truth in their ways. not a smidgen of truth. because truth cannot be named. and so following the true way must go on unnamed. it's very hard to not follow their ways especially as their religions are set up to foster commerce and social relationships and the basic power structure. only a student of truth will understand that to follow no way at all is better than to follow a fictitious way. thus there is only one way at all times, and it is no way. so put away all the philosophies, and relax....

    you can meditate, sure you can meditate... the way is completely useless. and the more truly you follow the way the more useless you will become

    and someday you will be so happy that you allowed yourself to find the useless way and you will stand for such uselessness even to the death, because it's true.... and truth is worth living and dying for....

    but how stupid and rancid to die for a half truth. from the sciences we know that a half truth is the same as a whole lie.
     
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  2. Echtwelniet

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    Mzzls
     
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  3. Mountain Valley Wolf

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    The first thing you need to do is go get yourself a calendar like this:


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    So that you know whether a day is good luck, bad luck, or neutral based on the year you were born, and what is your lucky direction, and which directions the gods of such things as wealth, inheritance, and luck are in for that day, as well as activities that you should avoid and those you should pursue, and other important zodiac and feng sui information for that day. Also I wouldn't trust the English very well. For example, on activities you should avoid or pursue, it says things like, Build Star, which is hard to understand (and may be a misspelling of stair). The Chinese says digging for construction


    Oh wait-----you mean the esoteric Taoism of Lao Tsu, not the common folk Taoism of the people of China...

    Oh. Never mind.
     
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  4. Tishomingo

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    Seems to me we've heard that song before. YOU are following ultimate truth, The Way, which is ineffable, beyond description, beyond compare. Those of us who aren't are following "the artificial ways of the millions and billions who are blind." Yeah, right.
     
  5. kinulpture

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    Kinda sad that so many are blind
     
  6. Tishomingo

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    Kinda sad so many are self-deluded.
     
  7. kinulpture

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    Truth is? & please list it here. I say this as we mostly by our very natures vary widely. Now then, we used to be mmuch more unifed. & plz inform us as to why we aint anymore. What are delusions? Did certain beings simply get bored originally?
     
  8. Tishomingo

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    Ask Chopra. He seems to have the inside track on that, or thinks he does.
    My guess: it was a delusion, resulting from our lack of exposure to the world's diversity. Why ain't we anymore? Cuz: (1) communications technology immigration and the advancement of minorities are exposing us to people who are different from us, and it's scary; (2) satellite, cable and the internet expose us to a bewildering array of information, while also enabling us to retreat into our own realities by relying only on sources we agree with.
    Delusions are "false beliefs or judgments about external reality that are held despite evidence beyond a reasonable doubt to the contrary, typically as a symptom of mental illness. Certain human beings simply got confused.
     
  9. kinulpture

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    External reality, is much more than just the often usual seances, unicorns, the slimer ghost, etc.. Or the welltouted grey aliens doing analprobes to us.
    Some phenomena simply cant be ignored.
     
  10. kinulpture

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    Not entirely sure why or how some humans have an ability to shield themselves against otherness. We call this a bubble, which many may seem comfy within. But all that reflects is just how deeply enmeshed some of us are in this fantasy barbielike existence. Oddly tho, these bubbles are a reflection of a paranormality. If not an actual phenom in & of itself. It takes in some cases a few decades to build em. However, these bubbles are in actuality these worst scourge to ever plague mankind. 1. they can if ya aint aware or wary of certain things. Actually be a comfy place. This is is how utterly dangerous they are. 2. they can under certain conditions expand.
     
  11. Echtwelniet

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    Imo taosime and dualisme(ying/yang) are about live and taking things how they come, learning from that and finding a balance in current bs(world/society)............................................(where are you born,age, liveexperience, ect)...........balance.:D

    Good/evil, black./white,left/right........humannature.....ect ect.

    Outside all the bla bla..............find your way and balance in live..........................It is not a religion just advice

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    Mzzls
     
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  14. PerennialTruth

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    Truth is that which comports with reality; the way things really are.
     
  15. kinulpture

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    That can vary widely. & often hafta be spelled out.
     
  16. PerennialTruth

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    Truth doesn't vary, as it is absolute & objective. What is subjective is perception, comprehension, and opinion.
     
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    Tune in and go with the flow.
     
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  18. kinulpture

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    Quite true in those terms. Well done.
     
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