The Power Of Water

When I was walking on the beach the other day, I saw a huge block of polystyrene with half-inch thick steel plate attached to either side of it.  The edges of the steel plate had been broken rather than cut, and I wondered what it had been and where it had come from.  The steel on both sides had become the home to a large number of large barnacles, so

By |2016-01-22T18:56:03+10:00January 22nd, 2016|Taoism|

Requite Evil With Good

Love your enemies - Kris10 Cartoons “Those who are good the sage treats with goodness. Those who are bad he also treats with goodness because the nature of his being is good.”  (Tao Te Ching) “…Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” (Christian Bible - Matthew 5:44) “Revere your enemies as you revere your parents.” (Buddhism – The Perfect Enlightenment Sutra” “A superior being does not render

By |2015-07-10T18:26:29+10:00July 10th, 2015|Peace, Religion, Society|

When the Tao Is Lost

The quote for May 30 from the Tao Te Ching, in Dr Wayne Dyer’s perpetual calendar: Change Your Thoughts – Change Your Life, is this: When the Tao is lost, there is goodness.When goodness is lost, there is morality.When morality is lost, there is ritual.Ritual is the husk of true faith, the beginning of chaos.   My understanding of this quote is that, even when a strong connection to God

By |2015-05-29T16:52:09+10:00May 29th, 2015|Christianity, God, Islam, Religion, Taoism|