Mishka

Hello everyone, and welcome! Today while at work I was thinking about the Tao and I boiled it down to this. All I know from experience is that this Tao is a place that has everything that will exist, could exist, or will never exist inside of it. It is like an imaginary cardboard box that is small on the outside and our entire universe fits inside. I could say it is infininite(it feels this way) but then I would be speaking out of belief. So this being my personal experience with Tao my ultimate question: Is there any more to be found out about this thing? Please keep in mind I have described to you as honestly as I can my full experiencial knowledge of Tao. This is not information from a book or something like that. I only ask that if you could help me in any way understand and grow you will be helping more than just me.

Thank you for this new fun sounding awesome word...Curmudgeon

Welcome friend.

I am a new member and I would have to say that having a sticky post with some baited questions would not only be a good way to intoduce people and where they are but it would be an awesome way to screen out the chaff as well. Not saying that is my m.o but as an overall group it kinda has to be important to the dynamic of a group.

Thank you for your words. There are as many paths as their are observers to walk them. I am told I am eloquent when I speak sometimes. But Im sure you can descrive things from experience I can not. I do not take credit in even discovering this "path" of my life...it was kinda just there, waiting for us all to start walking on it.

I do not understand the term Materialist. I do know what the term means...but not to you. The "to you" part of my statement could be reguarded as any number of things but what I am looking for is to agree with your understanding. What is being understood is limitless. But I am having some logical breakdown when I attempt to think of myself as seperate from anything. I want to hear you speak further on materialism, how you got there, where you think it can take you and how are you going to do it?

Marblehead I really enjoyed when you brought up the interaction of life. Like an interaction you and I are having. So that in itself fits the description as being Tao. But what I think becomes silly at this "level" of thinking is to even observe my physical body as "me" which brings me to a point which Dawei has already mentioned. This is probably because of a lack of personal experience with Tao. But to answer your question Dawei, I do not accurately know what Tao has said to me that I have been able to hear, I would like to think I am here now because of some unseen guidance offered by some divine being but the truth is always just as radical as we want it to sound, I am here now, and that is enough for me to trust Tao and what it does for me. I have not developed past this in personal working with Tao. Bearded dragon thank you for your imput as well! I think now I understand more. I want to ask you, but all of you are invited to answer...If Tao is not the ovserver and we know that whenever we observe something it is not the pure observer, it is possible to observe Tao directly?

I do not understand the difference between love and unconditional love. Maybe it's the same thing and if we conditionally love someone we can say we like them instead.

Hello and welcome to my first post. I have just stubled along this post as I was waiting on something at work. Now I have time and made an account I thought how wounderful there are no chances. I do not know why I am here but I can tell you why I am here now. Let me intoduce myself to you. I am Christopher or you can reference me by a spiritual monicker "Mishka". I am 25 years on this world and after going thru what I thought to be a tramatic childhood I see now as the required catalyst for my growth. My attention began to find this "esoteric knowledge" two years ago. Since then I have studied the fundamental elements of Alchemy, the dynamic interaction of Reiki, Sage teachings of spiritual leaders from this age, and other types of things which all point us to the same place. This place within me feels that I can find someone here who can help me better understand what "I am" is? I know many things that I am not. But the unchanging fabic of presence that the mind works in is still an illusion and I feel this to be true. But I guess the only question I could have for a community like this is...What are your thoughts of me? I am never prepared for questions and answers but it is a game we all love to play. Lets talk thank you.

Hmm. Ok so this I understand. Like a half kinked hose. And you are correct, I did make an assumption about what you said that was not accurate. I am sorry. Just trying to comprehend how you got to that decision.

Hello brother! I am new here as well and all I can say is you sound like a good addition to this group.

Thank you brother. If at all possible can I identify these(obstructions) with a tao or similiar teaching or lessons? I wish to collect knowledge of all types. But I do understand the need for the natural process to happen.

I am happy to be here and I agree! But I only agree because it is a belief-like idea for me and not a experience knowing for me. I feel that since I am so dynamic so often I fit the criteria to be as no thing as well. The shape of an idea...lol. What does salt taste like?

Thank you. Most of my life was non verbal and passive, always talking with no voice. I have since had closure with the "That me is not me now" perspective. And although other members have pointed out how it may seem so odd that the first thing I ask people is to make assumptions about me. I can absolutely understand why you would say all chakras are not firing right but why do you say that 5 is so loud?

Thank you. Most of my life was non verbal and passive, always talking with no voice. I have since had closure with the "That me is not me now" perspective. And although other members have pointed out how it may seem so odd that the first thing I ask people is to make assumptions about me. I can absolutely understand why you would say all chakras are not firing right but why do you say that 5 is so loud?

For transparency I ask all communication be public. Good question. Thank you.

Hmm. I am sorry you feel this way. But I do not belive any inquiry to be wrong or foolish.