Tao Speaks: Pray!

Pray!

Posted by Butch on 3/24/2008, 8:39 am, in reply to "Re: Tibet"
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--Previous Message--
:
: Hi Fastovsky,
:
: re: "Hu Jintao has done himself and his
: government a great dis-service by not
: talking with the Dalai Lama, and vilifying
: him instead."
:
: It really makes me laugh to read the Chinese
: (government) media claim the Dalai Lama is
: behind the violent protests.
:
:
:
Friends,

I have been avoiding "Made in China" for some time now. But I would be lying if I said I never buy such products. I bought a new pair of Bushnell binoculars recently from Amazon that I thought were made in Japan. But when I got them sure enough there was a removable "China" tag on them. Rather than send them back I kept them. They are really a sweet pair of binos.

What to do? The Chinese government wants its cake and eat it too. It wants to be totalitarian and partake in the global economy at the same time. It is using what amounts to as slave labor to undercut the freer societies of our world. It quashes any real or imagined dissent. Not exactly Taoist in nature. What to do?

Externally, I don't know. One thing I can do is attune myself to the Way of the eternal Tao. Attune myself to the natural cycles of Nature through becoming more and more in tune with my body/mind complex through cultivation. Swing with the phases of the Moon as wulf might say. In that way maybe I can be a positive influence with those I interact with. And they on others still, and so on.

Our world really is a vast Network. Whether we are conscious of it or not it is there, and here. Like Steve I think we have been given by existence all the tools we need to realize our potential. But unlike Steve I also believe that practice makes perfect. Sometimes I think Steve is a closet Christian. Saved by faith and not works lest any man should boast.

To Steve I would only say that Faith without Works is dead faith. And so now around and around Steve and I go and so I don't know what to do about the situation in China. I believe there is power in prayer. Power in a sincere heart giving voice to its deepest longings.

Pray for China, for the Chinese. And us Americans, and those in Europe, and the Middle East, for our World of Man. Pray for Peace.

Be Whole,

Butch

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Message Thread:

Tibet - Chris 3/20/2008, 2:32 am
- Freedom for Tibet - Lian Dao 3/20/2008, 5:34 am
- Re: Tibet - wulf 3/21/2008, 2:39 am
  - Re: Tibet - Chris 3/21/2008, 3:23 pm
    - Re: Tibet - wulf 3/24/2008, 2:13 am
- Re: Tibet - Fastovsky 3/22/2008, 9:35 pm
  - Re: Tibet - Bao Pu 3/23/2008, 9:54 am
    - Pray! - Butch 3/24/2008, 8:39 am
      - Meditate! - gar 3/24/2008, 9:28 am
      - Butch Comes Out! - Lian Dao 3/24/2008, 9:37 am
      - Re: Pray! - Steve 3/24/2008, 3:45 pm
        
        Pray I don't run out of air! - Butch 3/24/2008, 4:11 pm
        
        an apology to Lian Dao - Steve 3/24/2008, 5:43 pm
        
        Re: an apology to Lian Dao accepted - Lian Dao 3/25/2008, 4:47 am
        
        No Apology Needed Among Friends - Butch 3/25/2008, 8:20 am
        
        Re: No Apology Needed Among Friends - Steve 3/25/2008, 9:21 am
        
        Re: No Apology Needed Among Friends - gar 3/25/2008, 9:30 am
        
        no shame, no gain - Lian Dao 3/25/2008, 9:55 am
        
        Practice is Enlightenment - Butch 3/25/2008, 10:59 pm
        
        burn the heretics - Steve 3/26/2008, 9:08 am
        
        Rebel Without a Cause - Butch 3/26/2008, 6:40 pm
        
        Re: Rebel Without a Cause - Steve 3/26/2008, 9:07 pm
        
        Re: Rebel Without a Cause - Butch 3/26/2008, 10:06 pm
      - Prayer is Poison - Jaime 3/26/2008, 11:41 am
        
        Re: Prayer is Poison - Steve 3/26/2008, 3:47 pm
        
        Prayer is an Antidote for what ails us. - Butch 3/26/2008, 6:56 pm
        
        Re: Prayer is Poison - Butch 3/26/2008, 10:05 pm
        
        Re: Prayer is Poison - Steve 3/26/2008, 10:37 pm
        
        Re: Prayer is Poison - Butch 3/26/2008, 6:46 pm
        
        Re: Prayer is Poison - Fastovsky 3/26/2008, 11:31 pm
        
        Re: Prayer is Poison - Jaime 3/27/2008, 10:21 am
        
        Re: Prayer is Poison - Fastovsky 3/27/2008, 7:12 pm
        
        boycott was a weapon of fascism - wulf 3/28/2008, 7:33 am
        
        Re: boycott was a weapon of fascism - Jaime 3/28/2008, 11:01 am
        
        Re: boycott was a weapon of fascism - wulf 3/28/2008, 1:43 pm
        
        Re: Misquotations of Chairman Mao - Fastovsky 3/27/2008, 7:06 pm
        
        Re: Misquotations of Chairman Mao - Jaime 3/28/2008, 11:03 am
- Re: Tibet - Lian Dao 3/24/2008, 3:14 pm
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--Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : : Hi Fastovsky, : : re: "Hu Jintao has done himself and his : government a great dis-service by not : talking with the Dalai Lama, and vilifying : him instead." : : It really makes me laugh to read the Chinese : (government) media claim the Dalai Lama is : behind the violent protests. : : : : Friends, : : I have been avoiding "Made in : China" for some time now. But I would : be lying if I said I never buy such : products. I bought a new pair of Bushnell : binoculars recently from Amazon that I : thought were made in Japan. But when I got : them sure enough there was a removable : "China" tag on them. Rather than : send them back I kept them. They are really : a sweet pair of binos. : : What to do? The Chinese government wants its : cake and eat it too. It wants to be : totalitarian and partake in the global : economy at the same time. It is using what : amounts to as slave labor to undercut the : freer societies of our world. It quashes any : real or imagined dissent. Not exactly Taoist : in nature. What to do? : : Externally, I don't know. One thing I can do : is attune myself to the Way of the eternal : Tao. Attune myself to the natural cycles of : Nature through becoming more and more in : tune with my body/mind complex through : cultivation. Swing with the phases of the : Moon as wulf might say. In that way maybe I : can be a positive influence with those I : interact with. And they on others still, and : so on. : : Our world really is a vast Network. Whether : we are conscious of it or not it is there, : and here. Like Steve I think we have been : given by existence all the tools we need to : realize our potential. But unlike Steve I : also believe that practice makes perfect. : Sometimes I think Steve is a closet : Christian. Saved by faith and not works lest : any man should boast. : : To Steve I would only say that Faith without : Works is dead faith. And so now around and : around Steve and I go and so I don't know : what to do about the situation in China. I : believe there is power in prayer. Power in a : sincere heart giving voice to its deepest : longings. : : Pray for China, for the Chinese. And us : Americans, and those in Europe, and the : Middle East, for our World of Man. Pray for : Peace. : : Be Whole, : : Butch :

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