whered you read that? i want to read some buddhist literature of sorts. i left all of mine from griffs class at home which was dumb of me...have you been reading more? any recommendations? oh...im especially interested in buddhist poetry
We just finished studying Daoism in my Chinese History lecture. I've read a lot of the Dao De Jing, and I've found (at least with my interpretations) that Daoism is basically a constructive version of Buddhist emptiness. Basically, it shows you the emptiness of words when it comes to defining the universal way, and after demonstrating the relativity of all conceptions, attempts to give you a worldview upon which to guide your life in order to be more harmonious with nature.
What I did here was meshing the two philosophies into one, the way I think it should be. I'm doing this with the intention of laying a basis for a series of short stories.
I suppose if you want to read any texts, I would highly recommend the Daoist texts: the Dao de Jing (Tao te Ching) and the Zuangzhi.
well thats a really wonderful poem you wrote! i dont know anything about daoism. i'll definitely have to check out the dao de jing. if it will change me the way learning about what we learned about with griff last year changed me, then i cant wait.
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i want to read some buddhist literature of sorts. i left all of mine from griffs class at home which was dumb of me...have you been reading more? any recommendations? oh...im especially interested in buddhist poetry
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We just finished studying Daoism in my Chinese History lecture. I've read a lot of the Dao De Jing, and I've found (at least with my interpretations) that Daoism is basically a constructive version of Buddhist emptiness. Basically, it shows you the emptiness of words when it comes to defining the universal way, and after demonstrating the relativity of all conceptions, attempts to give you a worldview upon which to guide your life in order to be more harmonious with nature.
What I did here was meshing the two philosophies into one, the way I think it should be. I'm doing this with the intention of laying a basis for a series of short stories.
I suppose if you want to read any texts, I would highly recommend the Daoist texts: the Dao de Jing (Tao te Ching) and the Zuangzhi.
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i dont know anything about daoism. i'll definitely have to check out the dao de jing. if it will change me the way learning about what we learned about with griff last year changed me, then i cant wait.
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