tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post3831854579354893800..comments2024-03-27T20:10:46.984-07:00Comments on The Rambling Taoist: Not Two Peas in the PodThe Rambling Taoisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-16109634455846639232009-07-07T17:34:54.156-07:002009-07-07T17:34:54.156-07:00One of Taoism strongest strength, it needs know de...One of Taoism strongest strength, it needs know defense. Christianity, as well as some religions seem to always need an enemy to exist.<br /><br />Which translate many of its followers to stay in a mood of judgment. I no longer find even the slightest feeling to compare taoism with any other matter on earth.Robert Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10489413854472167052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-23295630437651876622009-07-07T12:18:14.111-07:002009-07-07T12:18:14.111-07:00You are correct!! I should have qualified the stat...You are correct!! I should have qualified the statement by stating I was referencing the Abrahamic versions. Good catch. :)The Rambling Taoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-812151300787289432009-07-07T12:03:44.746-07:002009-07-07T12:03:44.746-07:00Incisive analysis.
My only quibble would be whe...Incisive analysis. <br /><br />My only quibble would be where you say "For Christians (in general, this applies to deities in other religions too), God is a specific entity."<br /><br />I think that, rather than Taoism being exceptional in this regard, it might be the Abrahamic religions. It is true that Hinduism and Buddhism have pantheons of gods--but one could argue that, ultimately, they're not what matter in those religions. For Buddhism, the gods are beings trapped in the samsaric cycle just like the rest of us (indeed, the Buddha was called the teacher of gods *and* men); for late Hinduism (i.e. Upanishadic Hinduism), the importance of the gods gives way to that of the Self, which is a metaphysical concept for the "flow of all things" (very roughly). It's not a being living in another world actively looking out for us, but rather a different way of looking at that which is around us.Always Alreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06631322644915011494noreply@blogger.com