Thanks for the links...I'll have a look. In the meantime, I'm really trying to hear an articulation of the underlying philosophy that is the basis for the expectation that the Long Count Calendar has an influence on mankind. Since there's possibly a correlation with Taoism, I was thinking that particular belief set might provide the answer.
On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 9:53 PM, ornamentalmind <[email protected] > wrote: > While perhaps not exceptional representations of the Mind Only School, > try: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogacara > http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520239081 > http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/mahayana.htm > > > And, I guess I inadvertently left off a simple link to an overview of > the Long Count too! > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_calendar > > And, no, I claim neither to be Taoist nor to be representative > thereof. Nor do I know who else here may be at all knowledgeable of it… > if anyone. > > Perhaps I don’t fully grasp what you wish to discuss about its > “construct” though. > > > On Aug 19, 6:29 pm, SM <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm chagrined to hear this...I was really hoping to hear some more about > the > > construct of the Long Count Calendar and on what basis it's thought to > exert > > influence. To your knowledge OM, are you the only representative of > Taoism > > in this forum? > > > > On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 8:46 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. >
