mYTHmAKER Posted September 30, 2013 A Taoist is one acts appropriately in any given moment, and of course has a sense of humor 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shanlung Posted September 30, 2013 Jing jao yeo jiu Jing jao jui Now I got the wine, Now I go get drunk Or Enjoy the present Forget the tomorrow Idiotic Taoist 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NotVoid Posted September 30, 2013 A taoist is a person who cultivates at least one of body, life energy, or spirit for the purposes of self improvement by trying to better understand and align themself with and abide by and make use of natural law as much as possible, and/or who follows and practices any of various belief systems and traditions of taoism, and who may also sometimes wear funny hats, and who doesn't ever take things written in internet forums seriously. Now I got the wine, Now I go get drunk Or Enjoy the present Forget the tomorrow Naw, that just sounds like your everyday addict and escapist and pleasure seeker and hedonist and tao bum, or maybe Jackie Chan's martial arts teacher. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChiDragon Posted September 30, 2013 Nice quote. A Taoist is not, cannot be separate from Tao, an idiot is part of Tao therefore Thanks...!!! Nothing was ever excluded from Tao; but someone maybe excluded from being a Taoist...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mYTHmAKER Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) Thanks...!!! Nothing was ever excluded from Tao; but someone maybe excluded from being a Taoist...... mYTHmAKer response Only if you are a religious Taoist if not who is there to exclude you Edited September 30, 2013 by mYTHmAKER Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChiDragon Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) mYTHmAKer response Only if you are a religious Taoist if not who is there to exclude you A Taoist may not have to be religious. Who is not a Taoist would be self understood and needs no someone for exclusion. Edited September 30, 2013 by ChiDragon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tung Posted September 30, 2013 Jing jao yeo jiu Jing jao jui Now I got the wine, Now I go get drunk Or Enjoy the present Forget the tomorrow Idiotic Taoist reading that this came in to my mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted September 30, 2013 A taoist is a person who ... I'll bet that you could have made that sentence a whole lot longer if you wanted to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NotVoid Posted September 30, 2013 I'll bet that you could have made that sentence a whole lot longer if you wanted to. Sure, as long as I am wearing my funny hat. There was no limit given on sentence length, so I took adavantage of that. The tao te ching was originally written as one long continuous string of characters with no punctuation and no paragraph or verse breaks at all. Lao Tzu apparently thought it was ok. Who am I to think otherwise? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted September 30, 2013 Sure, as long as I am wearing my funny hat. There was no limit given on sentence length, so I took adavantage of that. The tao te ching was originally written as one long continuous string of characters with no punctuation and no paragraph or verse breaks at all. Lao Tzu apparently thought it was ok. Who am I to think otherwise? Ever read William Faulkner? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NotVoid Posted September 30, 2013 Ever read William Faulkner? I don't think so, unless he used to write for Mad magazine. I am not terribly well read, but I have read a few issues of Mad magazine years ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted September 30, 2013 I don't think so, unless he used to write for Mad magazine. I am not terribly well read, but I have read a few issues of Mad magazine years ago. No, that was someone else writing for Mad. Faulkner could go on for pages without any punctuation whatever. More like free- flowing thoughts from the brain directly to the page. I was into Mad for a short time in my life. I got bored quickly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NotVoid Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) No, that was someone else writing for Mad. Faulkner could go on for pages without any punctuation whatever. More like free- flowing thoughts from the brain directly to the page. I was into Mad for a short time in my life. I got bored quickly. Very interesting about Faulkner. I should check him out, but my attention span for reading seems to be pretty poor these days. Edited October 1, 2013 by NotVoid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted October 1, 2013 Here is a Wiki link about the novel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_and_the_Fury You should be able to find it in a library. I don't know if Faulkner was a Taoist though. Hehehe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stosh Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) Does the Tao have a sense of humor? Tao can be seen as ironic , and in that, it therefore is a reflection of humor the sentient may have. Edited October 1, 2013 by Stosh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ion Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) I'm not sure if this is more then two sentances but it says a lot more about tao, then a library of commentary. Edited October 1, 2013 by ion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shanlung Posted October 1, 2013 reading that this came in to my mind. Thank you! Never heard that before, But I enjoy the singer, and his song. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xor Posted October 1, 2013 Do we need to describe taoist, isn't dao hard enough to describe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted October 1, 2013 Do we need to describe taoist, isn't dao hard enough to describe? Hehehe. I think I will call that an understatement. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChiDragon Posted October 1, 2013 Do we need to describe taoist, isn't dao hard enough to describe? Perhaps you go find a Taoist to describe Tao to you...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted October 2, 2013 Here is a Wiki link about the novel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_and_the_Fury You should be able to find it in a library. I don't know if Faulkner was a Taoist though. Hehehe. That's my favorite Faulkner, MH, and I think it has a rather Taoist ring to it. Especially the very end... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bearded Dragon Posted October 2, 2013 A Taoist walks into a bar. I'm not sure how many people picked up on what I meant. You would expect a 2nd part to the joke but there is no 2nd part. A Taoist just is, or at least strives to be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted October 2, 2013 I'm not sure how many people picked up on what I meant. You would expect a 2nd part to the joke but there is no 2nd part. A Taoist just is, or at least strives to be. That is three sentences. Hehehe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zerostao Posted October 2, 2013 a taoist follows the flow of life/nature, but we dont float away from it. we do not leave the worldliness as a Buddhist or Hinduist would, as we accept our life and live it taoist has the goal of becoming Shen Xian/immortal but we are not rejecting human life. so, a taoist can see/think about the future, but living in the present a taoist is living the life xiao yao ziran a taoist becomes master of themself (their own self) we are not controlled by any doctrine or teaching and we develop our own wisdom/ wu a taoist finds their own nature, can do the effortless, finding clarity, and can enter the emptiness a spiritual taoist is able to connect to divine realm but still lives the life of an ordianry person.(working, getting married etc) this taoist lives on earth but can see the universe 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted October 2, 2013 I'm done counting sentences. Nobody is playing by the rules. (I don't believe all of us here are Anarchists. Hehehe.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
