rossus
14-07-2007, 02:38 PM
The Tao Teh Ching (The Way and Its Power) is a simple book attributed to the old sage Lao Tzu. It manages to encapsulate the essence of the ancient Taoist system that has been followed in China for over 5,000 years in a few pages. It explains the nature of existence; the nature of the Infinite; the opposing forces of good and evil, positive and negative; relativity, and so on.
Lao Tze explains this by using carefully selected images and symbols from the natural world.
Water was one of Lao Tze's favorite images and water is the quintessential symbol of the Tao in philosophy, art and science.
All belief systems are products of the mind, they are simply 'mind-stuff' that attempt to establish a solidity for an abstract concept where none exists. Each system tries to persuade its adherents to believe that it is the truth and therefore the opposite must be wrong and should be opposed.
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Lao Tze explains this by using carefully selected images and symbols from the natural world.
Water was one of Lao Tze's favorite images and water is the quintessential symbol of the Tao in philosophy, art and science.
All belief systems are products of the mind, they are simply 'mind-stuff' that attempt to establish a solidity for an abstract concept where none exists. Each system tries to persuade its adherents to believe that it is the truth and therefore the opposite must be wrong and should be opposed.
http://www.detoxifynow.com/Images/Belief.jpg
Read the whole page here (http://www.detoxifynow.com/water_and_tao.html)