Since both ancient Mayans and Taoists are of the same mind, apparent similarities of view are to be expected. Subjective details associated with time, place and culture are what are most likely to differ.
[Inadvertently left off of the above post.] On Aug 19, 5:46 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > I know of no one whom currently uses the “Long Count Calendar”; > therefore I strongly suspect that other than for the superstitious > people of today no anticipated influence is involved. > > On Aug 19, 3:46 pm, SM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm intrigued by some of the thoughts surrounding the Mayan calendar and the > > influence that some anticipate that it will have on mankind in the next > > couple of years. I don't want to pretend to be knowledgeable about this, > > but it seems clear that the Mayans had some mystical beliefs...some of which > > still exist today and may be interrelated with Taoism. Since I think there > > are some forum participants who are well versed in Taoism, could you > > confirm/deny the correlation of Mayan beliefs with modern Taoism and > > elaborate on your perception of the anticipated influence of the Mayan Long > > Count calendar? Thanks.
