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Hi Mansio, It is interesting that you bring up the religious situation 2000 years ago. Apparently there is rumour (It is rumour because I did not see the program or read the book) that Jesus was in fact a desciple of Mary Magdelene! I dont wish to start a war in this thread but I was just...

Hi Mee, Perhaps originally the Bible was God-inspired as you put it. Can we, however, be really one hundred percent be certain that in the different translations that are available today that the original texts were not changed or heavily influenced by the translators own personal beliefs...

Hi Awaiting the fifth, Im sure we have all fell in to the same trap at some stage in our journey. As long as it makes sense to you this is all that is needed. Many will always have a different view to our own, simply because their path is different to ours. What is important is it makes...

Hi Human111, I found the message in the SATIPATTHANA – sutta to be very good. The inherent message from reading it for me is this; “If you dwell in the present or the now of the moment with awareness you will be able to discern many things. That includes what is of the mind and what is of...

Hi pohaikawahine, You have some very excellent posts. For me at its deeper levels there is a common thread that runs throughout all of the ancient texts and modern texts. At another level they are as about common as trying to find a Robin Hood in today’s world. The depth of any...

Hi InLove, I wasnt aware "man" of today thought that ancients did not attribute their accomplishments to God? Or that they did not need a God? From my understanding the ancients dwelt within God and yes it was all about God but my understanding also is that "man" today are well aware of this...

Wanting to prove Gods existence seems to be a pursuit of our intellects or our ego. It can be likened to a cat chasing its tail. An endless pursuit if you will. If one holds a concept of God no amount of circmstantial, religion, texts will prove to someone who cannot conceive the concept of...

Hi Tropheus I don’t think it is so much that we “dismiss the tremendous achievements of ancient man by crediting said achievements to a more powerful entity”. I think it is more that we have become less and less aware of our true nature. Perhaps this is in the name of progress in the world of...

Hi pohaikawahine, I agree, your deeper understanding of the flood sheds a lot of light. Thanks Kelcie:)

Hi Seeking, Why do you think your existence needs improving?:rolleyes: In the manifest world perhaps it may appear to look like it needs improving yet inwardly you will see everything in your existence thus far is as it should be no more no less. When one ventures on to the “Religion”...

Hi SJR, Interesting Post! The above statement would be relative to the person conceiving. If one does not know he cannot conceive. Knowing and not doing is not knowing. Experiencing wu wei moments therefore is doing. In all likelihood then if you have not done it, it cannot be known. So in...

Hi D T Strain, Funnily enough you may, (based on your insights that I have read about Chang Tzu's writing.) realize that you have been living the way of the tao for some time. It is more likely that you did not put a name to it. Our lives are fine examples of the manifested tao, everchanging...

Hi 7words, "The Tao of Health and Longevity" translated by Eva Wong, Gives a very good overview on inner alchemy. It is in dialogue form between two of the immortals. Her introductions gives a few tips on how to digest the information because it is very colourful in description and has a lot...

Hi theocritus, Desires, emotions and attachments are aspects of our ego. When we are able to detach ourselves from these attributes we are letting go of the ego's understanding of them and embracing the higher (for want of a better word) understanding. They do not cease to exist they are just...

Hi DT Strain, Those were some really good insights to Chang Tzu's writings. In reference to the Utility and Futility you had in your notes, I thought I might perhaps share my understanding of them. "The mountain trees invite their own cutting down; lamp oil invites its own burning up...

Hi Zazen, I agree, however I think it is more "awareness" than faith. The un-manifested Tao or the Tao that is constant has limitless ways of expressing itself in the manifest. Our "awareness" as it unfolds will then perceive what remains constant in all doctrines despite the labels we give...