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Originally Posted by paragon
Oooh, me me me!!! 
The Tao is the only religious text that appeals to me. The very first verse sums up my whole attitude to spirituality - we can't know the nature of the eternal uncreated; we can only view aspects of it through the cloudy lens of the 10,000 things. I think if everyone started with this basic assumption then a whole lot of people's spiritual journeys would be far more centered on the search for truth and wisdom rather than the seeking of novel experiences or the acquisition of powers.
With his initial assumption from verse 1, Lao Tzu then goes on to concisely describe the few immutable truths that we can discern about the world, without adding a single concept of his own devising. No other text is so perfectly concise and rings so perfectly true. I feel like when I really understand the Tao, I will understand all that there is to be understood..  |
I just started to watch some content as I fall asleep on Dao/ Tao.
It feels like quite a natural movement for me towards learning about it. I like it because it seems to be more based on lived experience rather then intellectual pursuits of understanding.
This quote here amuses and confuses me
"we can't know the nature of the eternal uncreated; we can only view aspects of it through the cloudy lens of the 10,000 things. I think if everyone started with this basic assumption then a whole lot of people's spiritual journeys would be far more centered on the search for truth and wisdom rather than the seeking of novel experiences or the acquisition of powers."
Isn't the search for truth and wisdom also only able to be viewed through a cloudy lense? Besides the obvious patterns which are observable in the now - truth is much like nature, always changing so would it be it not be ignorant to strive for (intellectual) truth and wisdom in Dao?
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I love the parable at the end of this post though!
I recently started developing the habit of being aware of when I tell stories to justify my actions in life or why things happened to me.
It is an interesting spot to be in as it seems to anchor me more into the moment where I simply observe and respond to the environment around me.