tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post618051003574487657..comments2023-12-18T17:32:03.325+00:00Comments on Kindred of the Quiet Way: Sweeping the stepsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-2711179448104181552012-02-19T09:15:58.419+00:002012-02-19T09:15:58.419+00:00Ooh - thanks, Anna! I'll look out for that! ...Ooh - thanks, Anna! I'll look out for that! A favourite of mine, one of the few that has earned a long-term place on my small bookshelves, is The Jesus Sutras by Martin Palmer; about the writings of 7th century Chinese Taoists converted to Christianity, how they saw Christianity and what they made of the Christian Scriptures. They called it "the Light religion" :0)<br />I see Thomas Moore has written a similar book which I've not read, but Martin Palmer's is here (sorry, the link doesn't come live, one has to copy and paste):<br />http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Sutras-Rediscovering-Scrolls-Christianity/dp/0345434242/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329642802&sr=8-1Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-82213688117166413842012-02-18T22:30:38.262+00:002012-02-18T22:30:38.262+00:00We have a lovely book called, "Christ the Ete...We have a lovely book called, "Christ the Eternal Tao" written by an Orthodox monk. You would enjoy it, I think.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726695185559261264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-52840417368181483962012-02-18T01:43:16.507+00:002012-02-18T01:43:16.507+00:00Dear Friend, I believe that Our Lord uses everythi...Dear Friend, I believe that Our Lord uses everything to teach us. I believe that wisdom comes from Him and through Him, but I also believe that belittle-ling others' views in any format, is indeed, small mindedness. <br /><br />I have never read the Tao, so I don't feel equipped to make an intelligent opinion. <br /><br />But reading your post, I get the feeling that this little book has helped you in your life. <br /><br />Looking forward to your next post...<br /><br />Peace be with you my friend,<br />m.mariahttp://amomentinmyday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-15651424378229542772012-02-17T22:23:28.293+00:002012-02-17T22:23:28.293+00:00BTW...my item to take to a desert island would be ...BTW...my item to take to a desert island would be Ray Mears as I would therefore not need to worry about building a shelter or working out what food wasn't poisonous...he'd know it all :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-10975961641560119082012-02-17T22:18:09.923+00:002012-02-17T22:18:09.923+00:00I agree with everything that Julie said (apart fro...I agree with everything that Julie said (apart from the bit about sending you jugs to replace the ones you got rid of!) however I also think that as Christians we're often too quick to jump up and down and throw a hissy fit without actually looking at what we are having a hissy fit about. I think there's some stuff that could be labelled as dodgy that we could actually learn from and that can help us view the world a little differently and that can therefore help our walk with God. It's one of those things that everyone needs to judge/learn for themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-33276761042310009592012-02-17T16:47:58.433+00:002012-02-17T16:47:58.433+00:00Thanks for your comments, friends! :0)Thanks for your comments, friends! :0)Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-395690279014159482012-02-17T16:46:22.185+00:002012-02-17T16:46:22.185+00:00Julie in Duluth, still kept out of the Comments bo...Julie in Duluth, still kept out of the Comments box by Blogger's high fences and gun turrets, says this (am a bit worried about the final para):<br /><br />"I am probably one of those Christians who are wary of the Tao Te Ching, not because I felt it was a rival Bible, but because the people I've known who highly value it (a couple of them, from reading -- not you) are most decidedly not Christians and seem a little woo-woo to me. Do you have that phrase in England? Woo-woo? It's said with a slight ululation to imitate the Twilight Zone theme song from the 50s and 60s and is meant to mean "weird; far out there."<br /><br />We are warned again and again in Scripture about false teachings and false prophets and to be on alert for them. I think this is where some of our/my wariness comes from.<br /><br />That being said, I learned a lot from what you wrote today, and look forward to your next post on this! As I get older, I do realize that the Bible isn't the only book with wisdom - there are many places where wisdom is written. But I do believe the Bible is the only book with the way of salvation in it, and is more than a book of wisdom and history to be admired and followed. For me, it literally brings life, when I go to it half-dead and spiritually starving, which is often. It really does change my mind, which is so black sometimes I truly despair. <br /><br />God bless your weekend, dear Ember. (I'm so glad you're donating your little cream pitchers - it will make room for the sizable box I've wrapped of several of my own pitchers, and will send to you next week, helping you start a new collection.) ;D"Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-1819631513634426852012-02-17T12:38:01.235+00:002012-02-17T12:38:01.235+00:00I've read that C.S. Lewis used the Tao as a co...I've read that C.S. Lewis used the Tao as a concept for God's will or natural order, and while I like the idea of it, I am also somewhat uneasy about it, as the Christian religious system and world view is different from the Taoist and the mentioned claim might be bordering on disrespectful to practicing Taoist's understanding of themselves, their own religious system and the world. There's no need for God in the Taoist view of the world. Theres a divine sphere, but no God, and Jesus could never be more than an enlightened or teacher within the Taoist world view - I think that's important. However, I believe it's possible to be right for the wrong reasons, and I definitely believe it's possible to learn from other religions.Heidihttp://erkjennelser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-20472598643969407312012-02-17T08:28:06.563+00:002012-02-17T08:28:06.563+00:00:0) Waving! x:0) Waving! xPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-86627359636418379352012-02-17T08:18:08.882+00:002012-02-17T08:18:08.882+00:00I love the Tao. It would be one of my desert isla...I love the Tao. It would be one of my desert island books too. I can't find anything in it opposed to Christianity. <br /><br />There is even a hint of a Trinitarian idea in one of the chapters.<br /><br />I like Timothy Freke's translation.<br /><br />Love the jugs. I have a collection of my own. There is something about a cute jug, especially from a charity shop which is irresistable.DaisyAnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12680034482022415405noreply@blogger.com