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Re: My Favorite Passage

Posted by gar on 7/28/2009, 8:15 am, in reply to "Re: My Favorite Passage"
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: I was wondering what passages you liked the
: most from the Tao Te Ching. If you say
: "All passages are the same and to like
: one more than another is to say that one is
: better than another, which is not, yet
: is" then you're missing the point of
: the exercise.
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: Oh the one I like the most is Chapter 28,
: the one that begins:
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: Know the masculine,
: Keep to the feminine,
: And be the brook of the world.
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: Aaron
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: Greetings Aaron,
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: "I" like Chapter 28 the most,
: because you like Chapter 28 the most.
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: in peace,
: gar
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: I'm sure that this answer is deep on many
: different levels, but to me it just seems
: condescending. When discussing the Tao it is
: inescapable that we will have different
: likes and dislikes. It is also inescapable
: that one should find something more
: appealing than something else. To find the
: medium is great, but very few of us will
: dwell their long without looking at both
: sides. So to ask "Which one do you like
: the most", is as important as asking
: "which one do you like the least",
: because without knowing you will never be
: able to find your center, you will wander
: lost.
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: I would like to be a part of this forum and
: discuss the issues that you talk about, but
: I'm not interested in elitism or nepotism.
: In the future I would suggest that it is
: always polite to answer a question as
: clearly as you can or refrain from speaking.
:
: Aaron
:
Greetings Aaron,

I'm sorry if you take offense to my response.

For gar there seems only questions not answers.

Are you interested in non-dualism?

in peace,
gar

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My Favorite Passage - Aaron 7/28/2009, 7:46 am
- Re: My Favorite Passage - gar 7/28/2009, 7:55 am
  - Re: My Favorite Passage - Aaron 7/28/2009, 8:09 am
    - Re: My Favorite Passage - gar 7/28/2009, 8:15 am
      - Re: My Favorite Passage - Aaron 7/28/2009, 9:24 am
- Re: My Favorite Passage - josef 7/28/2009, 11:29 am
  - Re: My Favorite Passage - Aaron 7/28/2009, 1:11 pm
    - Re: My Favorite Passage - josef 7/28/2009, 2:15 pm
- Re: My Favorite Passage - renying 7/28/2009, 2:33 pm
- Re: My Favorite Passage - rat 7/29/2009, 1:06 pm
  - Re: My Favorite Passage - Butcho 8/2/2009, 11:23 pm
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--Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : I was wondering what passages you liked the : most from the Tao Te Ching. If you say : "All passages are the same and to like : one more than another is to say that one is : better than another, which is not, yet : is" then you're missing the point of : the exercise. : : Oh the one I like the most is Chapter 28, : the one that begins: : : Know the masculine, : Keep to the feminine, : And be the brook of the world. : : Aaron : : Greetings Aaron, : : "I" like Chapter 28 the most, : because you like Chapter 28 the most. : : in peace, : gar : : : I'm sure that this answer is deep on many : different levels, but to me it just seems : condescending. When discussing the Tao it is : inescapable that we will have different : likes and dislikes. It is also inescapable : that one should find something more : appealing than something else. To find the : medium is great, but very few of us will : dwell their long without looking at both : sides. So to ask "Which one do you like : the most", is as important as asking : "which one do you like the least", : because without knowing you will never be : able to find your center, you will wander : lost. : : I would like to be a part of this forum and : discuss the issues that you talk about, but : I'm not interested in elitism or nepotism. : In the future I would suggest that it is : always polite to answer a question as : clearly as you can or refrain from speaking. : : Aaron : : Greetings Aaron, : : I'm sorry if you take offense to my : response. : : For gar there seems only questions not : answers. : : Are you interested in non-dualism? : : in peace, : gar :

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