> Dwai, > > While I have not yet finished the book, I do think it > interesting. It does put the Tao in some kind of understandable > context. My complaint would be that it is written for men, and the > women appear as fools.
I find that extremely surprising, since I didn't find any reference to women as fools in it. Perhaps it is you who was looking for some glorified edification of women and were disappointed to find to reference as such? > At this point, I think ZMM and LILA are far > better books. And RMP's statement, from Lila, far more direct and > obvious advice to follow: > > "While sustaining biological and social patterns > Kill all intellectual patterns. > Kill them completely > And then follow Dynamic Quality > And morality will be served." > (LILA, Chapter 32) ZMM and Lila are different type of books, lots of intellectual ruminations -- Nine nights is a book by a Taoist Master to help put the Tao-Te-Ching into perspective with a suggestion to live in a way that will make re-discovering the Te and eventually reconnecting to the Tao easier. The meditations suggested in the book are experientially verified techniques that will help one in his/her quest. > > Maybe this is an unfair and premature response. Having studied and > practiced some Hatha yoga and pranayama techniques, I am interested > in the Tao explanation of the energy flow. But I must confess, I am > a bit disappointed. The Tao is not an explanation, it is the Way. Tao she is the mother of everything and she is Bhavani, she is Devi, she is the Universe. Tao he is the father of everything, he is Rudra, he is Shiva, he is the Universe. You see, Tao is beyond gender -- so is true for the Te. Tao is the Macrocosm, Te is the microcosm An old Sanskrit saying goes like this -- yata pinde, tata brahmande Meaning, as in the Microcosm, thus in the Macrocosm. If you read further, you'll realize what the interaction between Tao and Te is. Dwai > > > > > > Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars... > > 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/
