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[–] smokratez 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

Wake up call whities. You will all get raped and slaughtered if you don't find some balls.

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[–] middle_path [S] 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

Taoism does not mean you refuse to defend one's self.

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[–] smokratez 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

It does mean you hate white people if you are white.

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[–] stegg001 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

For a second I though I read Paoist

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[–] middle_path [S] 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

ha, no. I still have some morals.

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[–] NotToBeContrarian 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

Check out "The Tao of Pooh".

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[–] middle_path [S] 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

I felt the pull for a while, but took some time to jump into it. I'm very against organized religion, but you don't need to join a temple or anything silly. Here are a few great introduction videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFb7Hxva5rg - Lao Tzu - the "founder" of Taoism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvZi7ZV-SWI - Wu Wei, an important part of the philosopy

Start with those to get a general understanding, and I recommend the Tao Te Ching. You can find it for free online, and there is even an app for your phone.

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[–] 4829250? 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

I certainly find some beauty in the Tao. I'm glad you're happy.

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[–] Arotaes_Forgehammer 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

I was going to say "Namaste, bitch" but then I remembered that Taoism ain't Buddhism.

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[–] middle_path [S] 1 point 9 points (+10|-1) ago 

....actually it's Hindu.

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[–] Arotaes_Forgehammer 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

Damn, I've been bamboozled again!

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[–] MrPim 1 point 3 points (+4|-1) ago 

I'm a philosophical Taoist. Completely agnostic. But the inner peace meditative philosophy of the Tao I find helpful.

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[–] middle_path [S] 1 point 5 points (+6|-1) ago 

inner peace is nice, but I sought understanding more than anything else. I don't want peace the way Buddhist represent it - to eschew all other things in life (like sex, rich food, human connections, etc). I want to be a part of this world and understand why people do the things they do, and why things simply are. I feel I am closer to that.

I personally don't believe anyone should make their whole identity about religion or philosophy any more than their life should be reduced to any one thing (like being a parent, or spouse). Taoism is simply the icing on my life's cake.

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[–] MrPim 1 point 3 points (+4|-1) ago 

I never said I eschew anything. In fact the very opposite. The Tao can give peace in the tumult of life. The Tao is the way of all things sacred and profane. And embracing it all is a part of living. The Tao can give one a center and a focus of the mind in the midst of turmoil.

And I certainly do not make it the center of my life. It's a point of view, a mind set. But a mind set which can give clear thinking about situations which can be overwhelming.

To me it's a meditative approach to living. One which can give peace and understanding. A clarity and focus. The ability to allow the world and it's people to be as they are. Indeed to allow oneself to be as I am. And where to go from here w/o being caught up in the world even though I engage all of it.

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