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Oct 16, 2005 15:04

I haven't been able to post for almost a year. To put something into words make it real. In Eastern Philosophy we are learning about Taoism. "The tao that can be followed is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name." The way, in Taoism lies beyond mere words. We have to stop seeing words as the medium of reality ( Read more... )

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sarcasticvoice November 10 2005, 00:31:25 UTC
hmmmm, i think you raise an interesting point about words. But let's say we had hundreds of ways to say love, would any of them actually capture the concept. And by putting the concept into words don't you think that we necessarily lose something...some part that just can not be described?

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