frp Posted August 23, 2009 Hello All, I appreciate the opportunity to partake in this group with you. A group of this size and the combined wisdom is very promising and I look forward to snooping around. I live a rural life in eastern North Carolina. Ten years ago I was partaking in a laymen study of Physics. During this study I stubbed my toe on the Tao Te Ching. It was as if I suddenly had clearer sight or better hearing. However I still do not understand Physics very well. I saw the power of the Tao not in what it says but in what it does not say. The lack of esoteric ideas and absence of dogma is a subtle relief but I quickly began to understand its great importance. The idea that we are not really supposed to fully understand the Tao is liberating and expansive with possibility. The concepts of good/bad or beautiful/ugly being abstracted from nature is both a freeing concept and also a reasonable burden on humanity. This thing called Tao that I cannot hold, cannot use and cannot fully understand suddenly became very important to me. I am also searching for a good vegetarian Thai peanut sauce. Best Regards, frp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted August 23, 2009 Hi frp, Welcome! May you enjoy your time here. Be well! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
