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> I more had a sense of an energy FORCE that was powerful and all-surrounding,
> Star Wars style ("It penetrates us, it binds us together, etc.").
There's the concept of Chi (or Qi) in Taoism. It's thought to represent the life
force of a person, sorta like the charge in a battery. Practitioners of Qi Gong
believe the
exercises and meditation involved in this activity enhances and increases the Qi.
Then there's also Yin and Yang, the essences of light and dark that are thought to
reside also
in the body. An imbalance of either one would result in illnesses and other nasty
things.
This concept underlies much of chinese medicine and also cooking.
> His advise was: "Don't try to explain it."
If you knew the Ultimate Truth, would you be any happier? Maybe we're better off not
knowing.
> Sort of like many of the books by Brin.
Well, that was the explanation for the Embrace of Tides. :)
> But this is a heavy-duty topic, and I know many people can be sensitive when
> discussing it straight-up.
It's a fairly personal thing, and I think that it's something unique to each
individual,
so that you have to find out on your own. That's why I bonk people who preach and
proselyte. :)
Eileen
(Got rated 100% Mahayana Buddhist, althought that's more due to upbringing than any
active
religious participation)
