Jason Posted April 12, 2005 Report Posted April 12, 2005 Last night I was reading a little from Confucius, I'll post it when I get home. It resonated with Eastern Orthodoxy, which is why I liked it so much. Quote
pushka Posted April 12, 2005 Report Posted April 12, 2005 I think that would be a wonderful thing to do Tao...thank you for offering! Quote
pushka Posted April 12, 2005 Report Posted April 12, 2005 Tao...I gotta admit, I've drunk a full bottle of red wine this evening, so my mind is a little addled...I mentioned on another thread that I read some Jack Kerouac stuff in the 80's and perhaps needed to read it again to understand it better...can you tell me...is it just the excess of wine in my brain that is preventing me from fully understanding the passage that you have quoted? or do I need some sort of interpreter to understand the way in which Jack Kerouac presents his ideas? I feel so uneducated!!! LOL Quote
Jason Posted April 13, 2005 Report Posted April 13, 2005 The Confucius quote I talked about: "The ancients who wished to illustrate illustrious virtue throughout the empire, first ordered well with their own States. Wishing to order well their States, they first regulated their families. Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated their persons. Wishing to cultivate their persons, the first rectified their hearts. Wishing to rectify their hearts, they first sought to be sincere in their thoughts. Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the utmost their knowledge." But this is my favorite Confucian saying: "The Master said, 'The object of the superior man is truth. Food is not his object. There is ploughing; even in that their is sometimes want. So with learning; emoulment may be found in it. The superior man is anxious lest he should not get truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him." I like this Taoist saying (from the writings of Chuang Tzu, 399-286 BC..) "The sagely man does not occupy himself with worldly affairs. He does not put himself in the way of what is profitable, not try to avoid what is hurtful; he has no pleasure in seeking (for anything from any one); he does not care to be found in (any established) Way; he speaks without speaking; he does not speak when he speaks; thus finding his enjoyment outside the dust and dirt (of the world)." Quote
sgallan Posted April 14, 2005 Report Posted April 14, 2005 Taoist Saint and Jason - Thanks for this thread. I am going thru some pretty intense times in my life. Western and Middle Eastern god based religions are - if anything - destructive to my mental well being so they are not a help during this struggle. But spirituality can be a good and helpful thing, so I am taking baby steps into incorporating Eastern philosophies into my life. I like what I have read here. Quote
pushka Posted April 14, 2005 Report Posted April 14, 2005 Good luck with coming thru your difficult time Sgallan...I haven't really explored much of the Eastern Philosophies yet, but what I have read really sounds good to me... Quote
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