With the new year (February 19) comes new growth, new paths and new visions. On a personal note, I have decided to try and live a vegetarian life. While only slightly for religious or ideological reasons, it is the best…
Blog Archives
History
History, in all its forms, gets a considerable amount of attention from humanity as a whole. While much of it lays a basis for the culture and society of today, questions arise on how valid or even how truthful it…
Tagged with: animism, belief, Bible, Buddha, culture, Darwin, Descrtes, Dharmmapada, Discipleship, enlightenment, faith, harmony, history, history is written by the victor, history is written by the victors, humanism, Jesus, journey, Lao Tzu, path, society, Tao Te Ching, taoism
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Reliving History
There are days when, no matter how much growth you may have experienced, you feel as if you are back at the beginning of your pathway. This could be because of a bad relationship, a lost job, disappointment or any…
Tagged with: actions, backsliding, bend like a reed, disappointment, emotions, empowerment, enlightenment, growth, history, journey, life, live int he moment, mistakes, moving forward, pathway, personal journey, solitude, taoism
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Hua Shan
There are nine different mountains across China that are accorded spiritual or religious significance to either Buddhism or to Taoism. Pictured here is the Temple at Hua Shan or Mount Hua. Located near the city of Huayin in the Shaanxi…
The Vinegar Tasters
There is a traditional Taoist parable called the Vinegar Tasters. It has been repeated and retold hundreds of times as well as being the basis for numerous paining. The parable (see below) details the philosophical differences between the three big…
Tagged with: Buddhism, Confucianism, ethics, parable, paradigm, pathway, philosophey, taoism, The Vinegar Tasters
Posted in Informaitional, Musings
Posted in Informaitional, Musings
Daoist Organizations/Practices
What follows is an excerpt from Livia Kohn’s book Daoism and Chinese Culture (division headings added for ease of reading) . As with anything, I highly encourage people to find their path for themselves and to explore everything that comes across…
Tagged with: Chinese culture, dao, daoism, literati, Livia Kohn, self-cultuvation, tao, taoism, yangsheng
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Xiong Nai Xin Retreat 