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Posted by Steve on 2/3/2009, 2:54 pm, in reply to "Jewish Buddhism with a Dash of Taoism thrown in for good Zen."
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: "Notice the way God does things; then
: fall into line. Don't fight the ways of God,
: for who can straighten out what he has made
: crooked?
:
: Enjoy prosperity while you can. But when
: hard times strike, realize that both come
: from God. That way you will realize that
: nothing is certain in this life.
:
: In this meaningless life, I have seen
: everything, including the fact that some
: wicked people live on and on. So don't be
: too good or too wise! Why destroy yourself?
: On the other hand, don't be too wicked
: either--don't be a fool! Why should you die
: before your time? So try to walk a middle
: course--but those who fear God will succeed
: either way."
:
: Ecclesiastes, 7:13-18, New Living
: Translation.
:
: Butcho
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I was groovin' with it, Butcho. Loving it. Then I got to the 'fear God' thingy.
What's with that shit...'fear God'?
Aside from the usual and useful stuff--like fear of walking off a cliff or sitting on a scorpion--can you think of anything to really fear?
Steve
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"The Tao is basically utterly open. Utter openeness has no substance. It ends in endlessness, begins in beginninglessnes".
-Li Daoqun
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