Juan de Dios López-Rienda replied to Kaspalita's discussion The Tao vs Amida in TAO & EASTERN WISDOM
"I agree with you, David. I mentioned perversion only under the Taoist point of view, not from my personal point of view. For describing what I figure out about the self-rule, I prefer to refer to P2P philosophy where the value is in the endpoints.…"
Mar 11, 2016
Juan de Dios López-Rienda replied to Kaspalita's discussion The Tao vs Amida in TAO & EASTERN WISDOM
"Thank you, David, for the creation of this group. When I say perversión is because any spiritual movement once become in any kind of organization generates by itself a hierarchy and consequently one uneven situation. Taoism is the first attempt of…"
Mar 4, 2016
Juan de Dios López-Rienda replied to Dharmavidya's discussion I CHING: The Book of Change in TAO & EASTERN WISDOM
"Confucius admitted that if he could live another seventy years, he would spend them studying the I Ching. It is deeper than any of us could imagine... Francoise Guillot said:
Thank You David for this opportunity to learn more about the amazing…"
Mar 4, 2016
Juan de Dios López-Rienda replied to Kaspalita's discussion The Tao vs Amida in TAO & EASTERN WISDOM
"The Taoism, as an organized religion, is a perversion of Taoism principles that are not religious ones because, mainly, they are against any hierarchical organization. Moreover, for them God is not required, you are the responsible of your destiny.…"
Mar 4, 2016
Juan de Dios López-Rienda replied to Kaspalita's discussion The Tao vs Amida in TAO & EASTERN WISDOM
"Sorry. I am not talking about Taoism as a religion. For me this religion is a perversion of the original idea, Taoism is merely a philosophy with its cosmogony and mainly it is a way of self-cultivation and self-empowerment. Abrazos desde las Islas…"
Mar 4, 2016
Juan de Dios López-Rienda replied to Dharmavidya's discussion I CHING: The Book of Change in TAO & EASTERN WISDOM
"Coincidence or not, I am studying the I Ching, not as a divinatory book, that is its secondary use. The main utility of I Ching is to know the state of the Universe in a given space-time situation. It is the basement of Feng Shui and some Taoist…"
Mar 4, 2016
Juan de Dios López-Rienda replied to Kaspalita's discussion The Tao vs Amida in TAO & EASTERN WISDOM
"The Taijitu symbol expresses the dynamic equilibrium that fuels the Universe, is as you mention very similar to western Homeostasis concept, anything in the Universe tends to its minimum entropy state. The deep idea behind Tao is that Universe is…"
Mar 4, 2016
Juan de Dios López-Rienda replied to Dharmavidya's discussion LAO TZU & THE TAO TE CHING in TAO & EASTERN WISDOM
"Yes, I agree with you David, in my humble opinion Wu Wei is the action with no mental intention as a rational fact, more resides in our intuition that dictates us what to do in any situation. As a concept, it is related to pure action in martial…"
Mar 4, 2016
Juan de Dios López-Rienda replied to Dharmavidya's discussion LAO TZU & THE TAO TE CHING in TAO & EASTERN WISDOM
"Wu Wei is basic in Taoism. Any of Tai Chi Chuan forms starts with the Wu Wei position. It is the starting and end point. The Taoist goal is a return to the emptiness. The "action with no action" is the natural flow of nature, with no efforts. You…"
Mar 4, 2016
Juan de Dios López-Rienda replied to Dharmavidya's discussion LAO TZU & THE TAO TE CHING in TAO & EASTERN WISDOM
"David, I can not assure this point, it can be only an urban legend......Buddhism spread to China, Korea and Japan and become the most important religion in those countries. In the other hand in India, Buddhism is not the majority religion. The…"
Mar 4, 2016
Juan de Dios López-Rienda replied to Dharmavidya's discussion LAO TZU & THE TAO TE CHING in TAO & EASTERN WISDOM
"The beginning of Taoism as Philosophy didn't start with Lao Tzu's figure. Taoism is an evolution of Chinese shamanic traditions and the main legacy of its tradition is the I Ching's book. The Tao Te King's book is the perfect abstract for the…"
Mar 3, 2016