Taoism according to.....

[ChimpSage]

On 11/19/2023 at 4:41 PM, Apech said:

I think both the DDJ and Chuang Tzu are helpful to read but I am unsure that they are really the core texts that we are led to believe.  Although there is some dispute aas to whether it is Daoist at all I think that understanding the changes (Yi Jing/I Ching) is the most important step in getting close to what the Dao is all about.

 

Perhaps I should have put this in Unpopular Opinions?

 

 

This is correct. Understanding complete truth of Yi Jing would be a complete understanding of Dao.

 

Daoism is the mountain towards infinite light and infinite virtue. It cannot be realized without practice.

 

The practices are the different paths up the mountain labeled under different names.

 

Hindu practices, Buddhist practices, Daoist practices, ect.

 

Each path up has its own unique pros and cons. Some paths only lead you up a certain distance and eventually glass ceiling.

 

What many people believe to be Daoism is not. Daoism is not a religion. Nor is it truly the path of Neidan. It is the mountain itself.

 

Only by taking a pathway up it can you truly know it.

 

Buddhists can be Daoists. Hindus can be Daoists. Ect. ect. It is a label for the labelless.