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Yes -From: Dog
Subject: Philosophy
Date/Time 2007-10-29 15:27:23
Remote IP: 66.57.43.56
Message****Christians must go to Taoism to find a working model often now. People are wanting methods not lectures. I'm not as convinced as I once was that the Christian method itself is completely lost, but it's certainly not being openly taught! See Fulcanelli's "La Mystere Des Cathedrales" for an amazing discussion of the alchemical meanings in cathedral designs and decoration, a knowledgeable and scientific discussion I mean, not a speculative popular one. The knowledge is all over them, even down to step of making the 'elixir' in the forms of symbols on the walls of naves...
Obviously if the original gospel of Thomas says to unite male and female, sun and moon, outside and inside, in order to 'enter the kingdom of heaven', this is really very very similar in principle to the alchemy taught here!****
Yes I know.
****The original point of my post was simply that, despite the differing outer vestments of traditions, it cannot possibly be the case in my view that when it comes to the 'Unity' they are talking about something different in each case! By definition all unities are the same Unity... 'God does not care about our personal theology'... j****
I think this is a case of the blind men and the elaphant. Its a story of blind men experiencing different parts of an elephant and assuming its is the whole thing. One feels the trunk and says its a spear the other its leg and says its a tree. Only when we come together with our experiences do we get a better picture of the elephant. I percieve Bagua was trying to warn people to keep there pratice heart centered which is acceptance and not to get attached to the changing tides , he stresses specificaly yuan shen I am not sure why when I find yuan jing, and chi wonderful as well and there dance and play an enjoyable adventure. I believe the split is that I percieve bagua believes that there will be no divorce at the point of death, willed or not will. I do not think the life force would keep an arrangement going when the will is not there to keep it going if you believe we have free will. If I got him wrong then I hope he corrects me.
Looking forward to see if I made since.
Well its going to be.... alright
Well its going to be.... yeah alright
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