Great thought! In fact, now as I explore the roots of major religions (Christianity in particular), I understand that all religions are fundamentally one. The true message of Jesus Christ was far different from the way it is interpreted today in churches around the world. However, one has to be patient and frank and develop a sense of prudence (as opposed to blind skepticism) to discover what one's religion really is.
>The intellect is inherently dualistic. It makes distinctions and >creates new connections between concepts and calls that >"meaning." This type of analytical thinking is extremely limited in >the face of Tao, which is not fully rational, nor fully quantitative, >not fully describable.' Great intellectuals of today do acknowledge that, this awareness being the result of the intellect finding its own limits (Godel et al). However, I feel that this is only, after all, an intellectual awareness, at least in the case of people like me. And so, to really understand what this means is only to be realised via direct experience (and here the guru plays an important part). Akshay On 15/11/2007, MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Greetings, > > Scholars, drunk on words and obscure meanings, > Weave a tangled web of concordances. > Simple practice never occurs to them. > Give up education, and the world will be better. > > > There are many who seek Tao through intellect. They revel in > thousands of coincidences, seek similarities in all the world's > religions, conduct learned discourses for enthralled audiences. But > they would reach the truth faster if they tied their thoughts to > experience. > > The intellect is inherently dualistic. It makes distinctions and > creates new connections between concepts and calls that > "meaning." This type of analytical thinking is extremely limited in > the face of Tao, which is not fully rational, nor fully quantitative, > not fully describable. Though most followers of Tao are learned, > they also realize that the intellect is but one aspect in what must > be a multifaceted approach to Tao. > > It is said one must give up education, not because we should be dumb, > but because we must seek a level on consciousness beyond the > intellect. We must study, but not to the point that emphasis on > experience and meditation is lost. If we can combine the intellect > and direct experience with out meditative mid, then there will be no > barrier to the wordless perception of reality. > > > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
