tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020823067576006225.post1935122444863345054..comments2024-02-15T17:22:22.519+09:00Comments on Gaijin Explorer: My Beef with TaosimZacky Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17174486813298415578noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020823067576006225.post-85511914024151311122011-10-25T23:56:14.871+09:002011-10-25T23:56:14.871+09:00Rick: It's the next book I get.
SS: I totall...Rick: It's the next book I get. <br /><br />SS: I totally agree with the "tool" analogy ... we should only use these philosophies and analogies as far as they can help us. I was just thinking today, that eastern philosophies do this better than others; they're not supposed to be taken too literally, and if they don't work, then forget them, and find one that works.<br /><br />...but if I know ALL the complexities ... then I can get to the really cool stuff!!! Trying to be patient ...Zacky Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174486813298415578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020823067576006225.post-28840983311930293302011-10-24T03:08:30.827+09:002011-10-24T03:08:30.827+09:00All religious philosophic systems can be quite com...All religious philosophic systems can be quite complex. For me I find the right level that is useful and comfortable. You don't have to know it all. For me finding just enough to have it be a useful tool has been enough.<br /><br />After all we have our whole lives to explore the complexities - one lesson at a time.Erik the Strangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719361294346916751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020823067576006225.post-64420557096209206522011-10-23T21:06:19.385+09:002011-10-23T21:06:19.385+09:00For the history and development of Chinese philoso...For the history and development of Chinese philosophy, including Daoism's place in that history, read Disputers of the Tao by A.C Graham.<br /><br />It may clear a few things up for you.<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Disputers-Tao-Philosophical-Argument-Ancient/dp/0812690885/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319371546&sr=1-1Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.com