Thanks Steve, that gives me a clearer understanding. Brett http://www.pbase.com/brett1963
--- On Tue, 2/1/11, SteveW <[email protected]> wrote: From: SteveW <[email protected]> Subject: [Zen] Re: Zen and Tao. To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 8:43 PM --- In [email protected], "artist" <brettalancorbin@...> wrote: > > I am reading Tao Te Ching by Lao tzu and was wondering If the Tao he writes > about would be the same as Zen but with a different title. I may be totally > off here, because I do not have a full understanding of Zen, but I see in Lao > Tzo writing similarities in how he describes the Tao. Does any one have any > insight on this? > Brett. Hi Brett. Practically speaking, Chinese Chan (Zen) and Taoism mutually influenced each other. As such, they share a number of similarities. Chan is basically concerned with seeing one's Original Face, while Taoism seeks to blend harmoniously with the way the universe works. Steve > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links
