Alfred E

I have asked a Chinese friend, whose family is Christian / Taoists, that has a University Degree In Translating what was her definition of the Tao She said that the Tao was the way to understand the Universe. I asked her: Why was her family also Christian? She said : Christian Missionaries taught her father English. I asked her what she thought of Lao Tzu. She Said: he is a Saint.

I thought this through, some years ago, to my own satisfaction. The Buddha taught his method - The Way. It is actually simple: meditation

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It seems your quote points to The Methods necessary for understanding the Tao - albeit in alchemical language - I think most of the information written in the classics is in alchemical language . How could it not be as the nature of the Chinese language is Alchemical. It uses pictograms of objects in reality to represent ideas. Much like this quote: From 'Fingers Pointing Towards The Moon' by the author that only wrote under the name:'WEI WU WEI' "Are we not wasps who spend all day in a fruitless attempt to traverse a window-pane - while the other half of the window is wide open? " My link

Are Godless Religions Philosophies?