fatherpaul

indeed

the funny thing about "the me" directing energy is..... hahahahahahahahahahaha

not to worry taomeow peace

love is a misunderstood word it seems to be one you understand peace and happy pancakes, paul

im just glad the mona lisa quit doing that thing with her eyes! very creepy! LOL

*bows*

"Oh Papa! Why do you goad me thus?" forgive me i mearly point out that all so called "taoists" were not necessarily so "enlightened" the true tao stands alone thus cannot become part of a belief system. peace paul

the " mind" must have order "it" dreams to sort things out.

i was watching a show on the history channel today it was about the "anti-christ" and the "end of days" there were those who are totally immersed in this it is their "belief system", and they exert an influuence, some really powerfull persons, to this one, belief is doubt, and just as dangerous. even in "taoism" there were those who held fast to belief.

there is only "energy"

yes this is what i was getting at to pose the right question to ourselves the answer is already there. peace and happy pancakes, paul

amazing photos

the primal unity

i have heard it said "being good you are wise, being wise does not make you good." not sure if thats relavent but it is the way it is. peace, paul

by the syrup

as usual, i am non-plussed but i feel your answers have merit thank you peace and happy pancakes paul

i also would like to know the diffrentiation between "philosophical" Taoism and just plain Taoism for me there is no "ism" the tao is taoist (if there is such a thing) being aware of this, and its potential, have learned to cultivate many talents, martial arts, medicine, etc. like many learned persons through time have done. to me its all happy pancakes no slight to raisinets intended, peace paul

how about the zen cowboy? "I eat when I'm hungry I drink when I'm dry, sleep when I'm sleepy under the sky" or in Zen " eat when hungry, drink when thirsty, above all be ordinary and nothing special" there are as many "sages" of the west as of the east. "the bhuddas are as plentiful as the grains of sand on the Ganges" it seems simple to me, there is no corner on the market.

this thing, what is it? perhaps more of a bhuddist (zen) idea than taoist but i am curious to know what the bums have to say about this. it seems that mindfulness means you(?) are in constant relationship with all that is is such a thing even possible?

hi

pushing this a bit further mindfulness is truly mindlessness the apparent mind becomes totally empty and so becomes full of everything "no mind" in a sense "one mind" in another sense this is f-n weird but cool peace, paul

yes it is so for this one

agreed the tao is a path but not a fixed path

bravo

i am constantly questioning the answers to the questions i am constantly asking HAHAHAHAHAHAHA boy im screwed lol