I'm glad you said this. I have several friends who are Christian, one whose father is a Rev., but I have met only one who has acted as such. Spread the word of the accepting Christian!!!
I first read the Tao Te Ching when I was 11 years old. I had previously been reading Confucious, Sidhartha and other eastern philosophies and religions. The Tao lead me to Japanese Zen. I study quantum mechanics as well and somehow all of these belief systems fit perfectly with the sciences. All I can say is, its most definitely worth every human being to at least try to grasp the concepts.
In the Tao Te Ching, it says: “The way of material knowledge is through accumulation [of worldly concepts]. The way of Great Knowledge [Tao] is through shedding [of worldly concepts]. Forever shedding until nothing is left. Then one arrives at Non-Action. (無爲, Wu Wei, Without-Do or -Effort) When one arrives at Non-Action, there is nothing that remains to be achieved.”
@RevDooDatt indeed, its unbelievable that someone so long ago could grasp, if even philosophically, the concept of how the world works without any modern science to aid him. how one could only allude to the nature of the universe by looking at the space around it is the basic idea of all science today, and some spiritual philosopher figured it all out a long time ago. its just amazing
The recipe of immortality from the standpoint of physicality is atributed to Taoism. Ancient Chinese suggested spiritual existence after death was just fairytale; contrary to religions of the west, Taoism shows that energy is essential to longeivity. It's the worshipping of the spirit as the most highest, thus animation of the soul is wrought through indulging ones nature. What more do we need to see the truth, never concede your uniqueness to societies morals, and express your authentic self.
NOTE: At that state, one becomes the embodiment of Knowledge. The key of attaining to Tao is not by worldly/intellectual means, but by non-striving/non-attachment/non-action.
Oh man, this stuff is deep. I don't think I understood any of the stuff they were talking about. (Except for yin and yang) My conclusion is, Taoism is one of those religion where you could spend your entire life following and still know very little because there's so much material to cover. (Not that that's a bad thing)
This video has an excellent narration and literary translation. However, there is a mistake on explaining the teaching of Tao. At timeline 4.40: [Video] “ Without action, nothing can be achieved”. - WRONG “With Non-Action, Nothing is left to be achieved”. - CORRECT
The interesting thing is if you have nothing you cant lose anything. If you lose yourself in death you are free and no longer need anything anyway. DO NOT KILL YOUR SELF OVER THIS PLEASE! THIS IS MY OPINION AND DO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUICIDAL IMPACTS!
Daoism is a very very old religion. Pre-Daoism have Shamanistic practices... Yin means Spirit world while Yang means Human world. It has nothing to do with water, fire and etc...
Daoism originally wasn't a religion, but it was never a Philosophy. Confucianism wasn't a religion either - but maybe you could call that a philosophy. And yes, this video contains no actual content of Daoism.
can anyone tell me what the second book that he mentions is? cause I already have read the Tao Teh Ching and the Hua Hu Ching: The Unknown Teachings of Lao Tzu and would like to read the other book thanks =D
Est-ce que quelqu'un aurait vu la version originale (française) de ce documentaire ? Has anyone seen the original (French) version of this documentary on youtube? Thanks/Merci !
Poor Taoism; by the time someone founds it in Civ IV, all the other religions are too deeply-rooted to make a difference. That being said, it is very fun to embark upon holy wars against the Muslims and Hindus in a final glorious war over who has the coolest-looking religious emblem. Ying-yang ICMBs all up in your capital city, explodin' your temples. Hell yeah.
@xShad0wGhostx exactly man, dont stay with a fixed set of beliefs. look into a lot of religions and philosophies to create your own understanding of reality. dont limit yourself.
First, sorry about DreamsofMajesty, apparently, he hasn't learned how to have his own beliefs while listening to the beliefs of others. Second, I don't want you thinking that all Christians are like that. Most are looking for truth as much as anyone. Just saying. Anyways, that's all and have a good one.
From outside,we see the Dao De Ching which is filled with a few words ... but inside any simple words contain a large range of meaning .... so every readers must must have a deep understanding about everything before you read taoisme's philosophy ... otherwise,you will interprete Lao Tzu's philosophy wrongly because of brain mismanagement ...... that is what all chinese parents teach their kids how to read a book correctly.
@xShad0wGhostx understood .. i feel the same.. how can so many blindly believe that there is only one religion .. not to say that this is correct either but i am in a permenant state of seeking .
Note: Non-Action is Action without striving. (For the greatest achievement is attained through the deed of Non-Action, a state of non-resistance, in total accordance with the divine course of Tao.) It should NOT be translated as ‘without Action’. And to say “Without action, nothing can be achieved” is a total misconception, wrong interpretation, and misleading information.
@wayoflife101 but your friends at the end of the day consider themselves just christians not christian slash something else christianity doesnt work that way
if u are trying to learn taoism please dont learn it in english it will give you a wrong idea of what taoism is, if u do wanna learn taoism u need to have to deep understanding of chinese and the chinese culture
lol, making a political statement, eh, lol. The funniest thing is that the social system (communism) that is most incompetible with the Chinese Soul, however ironically, took hold of its people in such a uncontrolable frenzy. You can only say that it is Dao, lol. We who avoided extremism (and strife) and pursuit wuwei for thousands of year end up suffering the unpresedented culture destruction (the cultural revolution) at the hand of our own hottiest passion and hatred. Isnt this poetic justice!
@DreamsofMajesty More accurately your personal opinion of the "truth" ...... Do everyone a favor, and at least admit that youre doing nothing more than peddling christianity instead of alluding to truth on a video about taoism.
