tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post3835381378851099976..comments2024-03-27T20:10:46.984-07:00Comments on The Rambling Taoist: Clearly IIThe Rambling Taoisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-37519072345702270282011-09-17T18:19:11.840-07:002011-09-17T18:19:11.840-07:00@Ta-Wan--I understand that, but I'm not all th...@Ta-Wan--I understand that, but I'm not all that impressed with the "power" of the quote. Actually I was asking an academic sort of question. Who is Pai-yun and why should I pay attention to him? I'm curious about the context of the statement.baroness radonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593108634484542286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-43849013929385659682011-09-17T14:41:56.010-07:002011-09-17T14:41:56.010-07:00It is a direct statement, drawing you as you read ...It is a direct statement, drawing you as you read it right to where you are, clutter drops away and no more need be said. <br /><br /><br />You do not even enter the world as I, I is brought about as you identify other. You were free, then you were born free, will also die free and for those who see the simplicity of it they will live free. <br /><br />Quotes such as that are very powerful.Ta-Wanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01123753659706310015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-80554760371511547742011-09-17T11:41:05.347-07:002011-09-17T11:41:05.347-07:00This is a little parallel to the ambiguity in Jesu...This is a little parallel to the ambiguity in Jesus' comment that "The kingdom of God is at hand."baroness radonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593108634484542286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-19988544603717593552011-09-17T11:37:56.170-07:002011-09-17T11:37:56.170-07:00I would like more detail and elucidation on Pai-yu...I would like more detail and elucidation on Pai-yun (Bai Yun? White Cloud? Paiyun, "cloud dispersing" as at Huangshan?) and the quote. It sounds like a reference (perhaps in repudiation?) to the "mysterious pass" of internal alchemy, although what Zen masters say about that I don't know. Mixing up Taoism and Zen can be confusing sometimes.baroness radonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593108634484542286noreply@blogger.com