To Anyone Listening,
I'm a second year college student from California, and never have belonged to any kind of church. I remember hearing about Taoism in grade school and feeling like it clicked with me, but I also felt that I would have been ignorant to declare something like that at such a young age, especially with a lineage full of Christians. However, Taoism came up in two of my History classes this past quarter and that interest is still alive (and jogged my memory about grade school).
Now that I feel competent enough to make decisions regarding the way I live the rest of my life, I have done a lot of research and feel that this is for me, but there are no people who feel the same way around me. I am confused about some parts though (and will definitely have deeper questions as I continue to research), I need someone to correct me if I'm wrong.
1. I am and always will be a man of science, and Taoists believe that the way of the universe can not be described, but can be understood, so does that mean all Taoists believe in the Big Bang Theory and Evolution?
2. Taoists do not believe in an after life, but The Tao Te Ching references Heaven sometimes. I kind of understand how heaven is represented on Earth, but really need someone to connect the dots for me there, and like I said there's nobody who could help me face to face. I have always believed that death feels the same way as before life, and it was interesting to see someone else put that into writing.
3. Tao and The Way are the same thing? But Chi flows through everything and helps each individual find their own way? And to be one with Chi we meditate in nature? I feel like I'm close to understanding these concepts, but not quite there. (or maybe way the hell off, but I need someone to tell me)
Im sorry if any of my questions are so simple they offend you, but I am just now beginning, and through the research I've done so far, It seems like Taoism puts the way I've always thought to myself into words, and a way of life.
