Download or read book IF MOSES WAS A TAOIST written by Stephen Russell and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a leader, a specialist in making people feel good from the inside out, a master of the Taoist martial arts, medicine and meditation systems and the author of 14 previous books, I've been living by and teaching the Taoist system for 40 years and have helped millions transform using these techniques and philosophies. Among the collection of august teachers and gurus I trained with was the eminent maverick psychiatrist R.D. Laing, to whose memory this book is dedicated and with whom I studied comparative religion (spiritual paths) as well as the machinery of consciousness, with a bias towards the Western perspective. The Bible was at the top of the reading list he gave me. According to our own Western, pagan-infused, Judeo-Christian mythology, Moses, described as liberator and leader of the Israelites, but probably an initiate of the Egyptian mysteries, went up on Mount Sinai, had a conference with God and came down with a set of stone tablets inscribed with ten commandments, adherence to which would enable society to function optimally and thus bring it to the so-called Promised Land. This is allegory, including even the commandments themselves. The liberation of a people from slavery alludes to the liberation of the self from delusion-born suffering. The character of Moses alludes to the guiding spirit within or, in modern terminology, the subconscious. The promised land alludes, if not to a full-blown utopia, which is unrealistic in any case, then at least to an enlightened global society governed more by wisdom and trust than foolishness or suspicion, inclined more towards collaboration and cooperation than domination or oppression, in which love, honor and respect comprise the currency and the economy it drives is booming, enabling an unprecedented flowering of the human spirit benefiting everyone on Earth and ensuring we not only survive this most challenging transitional passage but actually thrive by it. The Ten Commandments themselves allude to the ten ethical principles of natural grace, arising endogenously, spontaneously and automatically once the individual is internally aligned and centered, and thus in command of themselves. The 'thou shalt not' and 'thou shalt' approach to influencing people doesn't even work with children, let alone adults. Treating the Ten Commandments as actual commandments is evidently nonsensical, as the very establishment which claims to follow them itself ordains and partakes of murder (at times of war), robbery (colonizing territories) and lying (disinformation and hypocrisy) on a grand scale. And Moses represents that aspect of your psyche that yearns to lead you home, to oneness with all that is - the enlightened, transcendent state. We are obliged now to stop pretending to be irresponsible children with a set of commandments to break and to rise up collectively to the magnificent fullness of who we really all are: ineffable presences in human form - fallen angels nearing the end of a long journey home. Doing so, learning to follow these ten precepts for enlightenment, we will indeed, circumstances permitting, enter the Promised Land. We will collectively meet the challenge, come through the crisis and move as one to the next evolutionary stage, potentially the most exciting step the human race has ever taken. This is the message and the time has come to spread it far and wide to every corner of the Earth. On the ride this book facilitates, we take the Ten Commandments and reposition them in light of the above, from a Taoism-informed, humanism-based perspective and so derive a feasible, effective and necessary template for a new world.
Download or read book The Tao of Jesus written by Joseph A. Loya and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SUMMARY: Juxtaposed sayings from Christianity and Taoism on themes such as nonviolence, perfection and virtue.
Download or read book The Tao of Islam written by Sachiko Murata and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tao of Islam is a rich and diverse anthology of Islamic teachings on the nature of the relationships between God and the world, the world and the human being, and the human being and God. Focusing on gender symbolism, Sachiko Murata shows that Muslim authors frequently analyze the divine reality and its connections with the cosmic and human domains with a view toward a complementarity or polarity of principles that is analogous to the Chinese idea of yin/yang. Murata believes that the unity of Islamic thought is found, not so much in the ideas discussed, as in the types of relationships that are set up among realities. She pays particular attention to the views of various figures commonly known as "Sufis" and "philosophers," since they approach these topics with a flexibility and subtlety not found in other schools of thought. She translates several hundred pages, most for the first time, from more than thirty important Muslims including the Ikhwan al-Safa', Avicenna, and Ibn al-'Arabi.
Download or read book Tao and Trinity Notes on Self Reference and the Unity of Opposites in Philosophy written by S. Austin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-21 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chinese Tao and the Western Trinity have a fundamental unity of theme: the unity of opposites. Both are connected with problems as broad and diverse as how to describe the entire universe, how a system can talk about itself, the relationship between symbols and realities, and the nature of signs and sacraments.
Download or read book The Tao Is Silent written by Raymond M. Smullyan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tao Is Silent Is Raymond Smullyan's beguiling and whimsical guide to the meaning and value of eastern philosophy to westerners. "To me," Writes Smullyan, "Taoism means a state of inner serenity combined with an intense aesthetic awareness. Neither alone is adequate; a purely passive serenity is kind of dull, and an anxiety-ridden awareness is not very appealing." This is more than a book on Chinese philosophy. It is a series of ideas inspired by Taoism that treats a wide variety of subjects about life in general. Smullyan sees the Taoist as "one who is not so much in search of something he hasn't, but who is enjoying what he has." Readers will be charmed and inspired by this witty, sophisticated, yet deeply religious author, whether he is discussing gardening, dogs, the art of napping, or computers who dream that they're human.
Download or read book The Wisdom of the Taoists written by David Howard Smith and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1980 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mystical writings and folk stories based on Taoist thought and experience.
Download or read book Absolute Tao written by Osho and published by Osho Media International. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving beyond the usual interpretations of this classic Chinese text — that of using it as an indicator of what to do next or attempting to predict the future — Osho is using the Tao Te Ching as Lao Tzu intended: to ignite the flame of individual awareness and insight. His commentaries on these seven verses burn through every idea we may hold about ourselves until we can see with the same crystal clear light as Lao Tzu.
Download or read book Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board written by United States. National Labor Relations Board and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 1516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tao of Equus revised written by Linda Kohanov and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2024-06-18 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After more than 20 years in print, an updated edition of the evocative and transformational classic about the powerful bond between women and horses When Linda Kohanov wrote The Tao of Equus over twenty years ago, she posed questions that few were asking: Do horses make choices? How do they seem to know what people are thinking and feeling? Are horses spiritual beings? What do they have to teach people? Why are women so attracted to horses? The answers, detailed in this extraordinary chronicle that synthesizes science, behavioral research, and personal insight, transformed how we think about one of humanity’s oldest companions and established Kohanov at the vanguard of the emerging field of animal-assisted learning/therapy. In this updated edition, Kohanov weaves new developments in neurological science and scholarship into her original exploration of spiritual awakening, cultural history, and mythology. The Tao of Equus delves into the mental and spiritual processes behind the magical connections that people often experience with horses. It remains a powerful exploration of the feminine wisdom horses model, subtleties that women riders have intuited for centuries.
Download or read book The Spiritual Philosophy of the Tao Te Ching written by Joseph A. Magno and published by Pendragon Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Spiritual Philosophy of the Tao Te Ching argues two main points: (1) the Tao Te Ching is a spiritual (not religious) book, and (2) it presents an implicit systematic philosophy. If we piece together the Tao's implicit and explicit views, we'll find it offers a consistently reasoned answer to life's three ultimate questions, the origin, nature, and purpose of life. Based on its answer to these questions, it offers a philosophy of life the prime goal of which is reunion with the Tao.
Download or read book Tao The Three Treasures Vol 1 written by Osho and published by Fivestar. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Talks on Fragments from Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching . Originally the ”Three Treasures” series was published as two volumes, later republished as four volumes.
Download or read book Journal of the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society written by Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. North China Branch, Shanghai and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains list of members.
Download or read book Journal of the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society for the Year written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Jewish Chinese Nexus written by M. Avrum Ehrlich and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-06-26 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is concerned with the areas where Jews and Chinese, Judaism and Chinese religions and ideologies are converging or inter relate to each other. It includes chapters on Confuciansim, the Kaifeng Jewish Descendants, business and Chinese/Israeli relations.
Download or read book Sacred Books Of The Daoism Confucianism Buddhism Tao Te Ching Chuang Tzu Analects The Dhammapada Classics of Eastern Philosophy written by Lao Tzu and published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sacred Books of Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism: The Tao Te Ching, Chuang Tzu, The Analects of Confucius, The Dhammapada This is a must-have book for anyone studying foundational philosophical belief systems of China and the East. It introduces the reader to Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism through their central texts. Presented together in a cohesive copy, the reader can easily consult the different texts to study how, coexisting, they influenced, converged, and diverged from one another. Inquiring minds will also be able to assess the degree to which ancient eastern philosophies influenced the belief systems of the modern West. The fact that these classical works from eastern philosophical schools of thought also contribute to positive spiritual development and self-improvement is an added bonus for the keen reader. Lao-Tse. Tao Te Ching Chuang Tzu Confucius. The Analects The Dhammapada
Download or read book Christ the Eternal Tao written by Damascene (Hieromonk) and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Christ the eternal Tao shows Lao Tzu's Tao Teh Ching as a foreshadowing of what would be revealed by Christ, and Lao Tzu himself as a Far-Eastern prophet of the Incarnate God."-- Back cover.
Download or read book The Tao of Yao written by Oliver Clyde Chin and published by Frog Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a basketball player and international spokesman, Yao Ming has quickly become the eighth wonder of the sports world. Amazing fans, players, and experts with both his surprising performance and down-to-earth personality, Yao has proven to be a refreshing font of contemporary wisdom. But perhaps that is because that Yao's words and deeds are deeply rooted in the ancient Chinese philosophy of Taoism.