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Physical deathFrom: bagua
Subject: General
Date/Time 2009-07-17 00:55:38
Remote IP: 76.166.206.98
MessageHi Steven:
OK, I suppose I could rephrase in another context as:
If we are both awake, I don't have the same awareness you have.
Thus the part of the lifeforce that is me is not the same as the part
of the lifeforce that is you. Right?
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I believe there is a common experience we share, this is our being from the same source and is what realized people talk about and agree upon. Yes, we dont have the same emotional, intellectual or worldly knowledge.
Because I enjoy being alive, and see no reason why I should
let it end, if I don't have to. This party's fun, and would
like to continue partying if possible. If you are at an
amusement park that closes at 9pm, it doesn't hurt to ask if
you could continue past 9. You might not be allowed to, but
what's the harm in asking? Doesn't hurt anything. If you
get lucky and figure out a way, then great. Nothing ventured,
nothing gained. Moreover, you don't have to let asking the question
wreck your fun while it's open.
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Do you know why you are in this world now? Do you now why you wake up in the morning, why your heart beats? Why not have the same faith there is a naturalness to whatever happens after this life as you do that you will awaken tomorrow? Lao Zi clearly presents the guidelines for living now in tune with the tao and becoming part of its eternal nature.
>>>Does a baby worry about death? After life? Why?
I don't really know; can't communicate with one :)
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That is excellent, an honest direct answer based on your experience.
I really think tao alchemists should read the Tao Teh Ching as they do their cultivation and let that be their guide, its not a mistake that book and its meaning is the centerpiece of every variation of Tao teachings. I dont think you will find discussion of after life there, its about this life and how to access the tao inside oneself now and how that is the entry to the eternal aspect of tao/oneself.
Nice chatting and playing.
bagua
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