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Lori~ann
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« on: July 17, 2008, 05:57:27 pm » |
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"Heaven was created by an accumulation of Yang; the Earth was created by accumulation of Yin. Water and Fire are the symbols of Yin and Yang; Yin and Yang are the source of power and the beginning of everything in creation. Yang ascends to Heaven; Yin descends to Earth. Hence the universe represents motion and rest, controlled by the wisdom of nature. Nature grants the power to beget and to grow, to harvest and to store, to finish and to begin anew."
-Ilza Veith, Nei Ching
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Everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it
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« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2011, 12:10:41 pm » |
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hi Songbird: it's only now i find this thread you started. a lovely thought to start thinking about life. http://fly.cc.fer.hr/~shlede/ying/yang.htmlso far, i have not much familiarized myself with this culture and philosophy. great spirit will guide me since i'm curious, as always.
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Lori Anne
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« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2011, 11:36:00 pm » |
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hi Songbird: it's only now i find this thread you started. a lovely thought to start thinking about life. http://fly.cc.fer.hr/~shlede/ying/yang.htmlso far, i have not much familiarized myself with this culture and philosophy. great spirit will guide me since i'm curious, as always. It's a very magical and mysterious culture, filled with pearls of wisdom.
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The Great Spirit, in placing men on the Earth, desired them to take good care of the ground and do each other no harm...
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« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2011, 09:44:03 pm » |
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Lori Anne
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« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2011, 11:26:11 am » |
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This is so perfect right now! Thank you.
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The Great Spirit, in placing men on the Earth, desired them to take good care of the ground and do each other no harm...
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« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2014, 04:38:22 am » |
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« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2014, 04:46:40 am » |
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« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2015, 08:27:28 am » |
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« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2015, 03:50:44 pm » |
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« Reply #10 on: August 19, 2015, 03:52:49 pm » |
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http://www.thegreattao.com/html/introyingyangtheory.htmlhttp://www.tao.org/tao.htmlTaoism is both a religion and philosophy with roots extending to ancient shamanism. It is codified in the Tao Te Ching, history's second most translated book after Christianity's Holy Bible. Its eighty-one poems were written in 500BC by the Sage, Lao Tzu. Interest in the Tao Te Ching has remained largely unfulfilled due to its mysterious interpretations, often contradictory and sometimes bizarre. These conflicting views are regrettable because Lao Tzu insisted on Ultimate Clarity, with confusion regarded as a cardinal sin. It's ironic that mystification shrouds a philosophy that allowed neither internal contradictions nor imprecise logic. With so many different explanations available, Taoism has become difficult for Americans to grasp, making it fascinating but also vague. The Temple of Original Simplicity is committed to teaching classical Taoism without the distortions of time and culture, holding to the core philosophy intended by the Great Sage. http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/taoism/beliefs/concepts.shtml
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