Structure and anti-structure; Thomas Merton on Chuang Tzu

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How does structure relate to anti-structure? Should we just to "burn it all down," or does anti-structure refer to something deeper than that? Here we discuss Thomas Merton's introduction to his 1965 book The Way of Change Tzu and approach this question by looking at the relation between Confucianism and Taoism, as presented by Merton.
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@biffin62 8 месяцев назад

Reminds me of something Krishnamurti said when asked what he would do if he were walking along the street and his girlfriend was attacked. He replied that if it ever happened he would know then what to do. Fixed approaches deny the fluidity of Truth by trying to impose rules upon it. The dao is alive, is Life, and is always moving and changing.

@traviswadezinn 9 месяцев назад

A helpful analysis - thank you

@SolveEtCoagula93 9 месяцев назад

Although not directly relevant to the topic of this video, which is very informative and excellently presented, there is some controversy about the manner of Thomas Merton's death. There are discrepancies concerning the events of his death with many arguing that the electrocution from a fan idea is a cover story for which there is no supporting evidence. A recent admission that he was a 'person of interest' for the Counter American Activities programme being conducted by the CIA in SE Asia at the time of the Vietnam war, have led some to believe that he was murdered because of his support for the growing peace movement. Those interested in this story will find plenty of information on the web and You Tube. A useful resource is the book, 'The Martyrdom of Thomas Merton, an Investigation', by Hugh Turley and David Martin.

@user-qm5pm1fv9e 9 месяцев назад

law like love great presentation

@SolveEtCoagula93 8 месяцев назад

Just a thought . . . isn't 'virtue beyond virtuousness', essentially another way of saying, 'Thy Will be done'.? Instead of doing what we think to be virtuous and correct, when we submit to the Will of God we move beyond what we want, and then act with true, rather than merely apparent, virtue.