Taoist Writings: How can one discern between genuine spiritual experiences and self-deception?
The Full Question: How can one discern between genuine spiritual experiences and self-deception or psychological projection, particularly...
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A Wayfarer
Oct 41 min read
Tao Poem 106 from Te of Tao: Embracing Life's Quiet Power
106. Â You need nothing but to come to experience the Presence of Tao. You need nothing but to come to channel the flow of its creation....
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A Wayfarer
Oct 42 min read
Taoist Writings: I had a spiritual awakening and I am suffering by dissociation. What can I do for myself?
It's just the mind identifying with dissociation. As awakening is the experience of no self, it is an oxymoron to ask what I can do for...
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A Wayfarer
Oct 41 min read
Taoist Writings: Who can remove all obstacles on the path of the spiritual seeker towards the attainment of Tao?
Who can remove all the non-existent obstacles on a non-existent path of a non-existent seeker towards something that IS? La la la la la....
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A Wayfarer
Sep 304 min read
Taoist Writings: If I am doing self-inquiry by saying who is perceiving this sound repeatedly as there is sound around me most of the time, is this correct?
Hey, thanks for the question. It seems like a tricky thing to grasp, what can do self-inquiry but a self that doesn’t exist? So, what is...
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A Wayfarer
Sep 272 min read
Taoist Writings: What is the incentive to give up somebodiness (the body-mind) for nobodiness (Consciousness)?
And I was just thinking about cake and suddenly this question appeared. I didn’t know that my evening was going to turn from a gentle...
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A Wayfarer
Sep 193 min read
Taoist Writings: Could we learn to educate people through their dreams?
The Full Question: If we could reverse-engineer the neural biochemistry behind dream formation and understand how dreams are structured,...
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A Wayfarer
Sep 183 min read
Taoist Writings: Are there higher levels of self-inquiry on your journey to enlightenment and beyond?
Thanks for the question. No. There are no levels of self-inquiry, no journey, no enlightenment, and no beyond. Phew. Got that out of the...
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A Wayfarer
Sep 151 min read
Taoist Writings: What is the yin-yang connection with Taoism and Laozi?
Thanks for the question. Apparently, the concept of Yin and Yang is much older than Lao Tzu, the Tao Te Ching, and Taoism. So, its...
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A Wayfarer
Sep 152 min read
Taoist Writings: What is the nature of consciousness according to Taoism/Tao Teh Ching?
I need to split the One for a moment to answer the question… There is consciousness, the thing we lose when we are knocked unconscious....
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A Wayfarer
Sep 154 min read
Taoist Writings: What does it mean to see the image of God in others?
Thank you for the question. Note - Although this talks of God and Buddha it equally refers to Tao. In Genesis, the Bible says “God made...
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A Wayfarer
Sep 113 min read
Taoist Writings: What is the most effective way to pray for something that would benefit everyone involved, rather than just yourself?
Thank you for the question. Note - the following answer uses "God", "He", and "Him" but "Tao" could be used to replace any of those... I...
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A Wayfarer
Aug 232 min read
Taoist Writings: Why is the Tao and its Te so enigmatic and difficult to comprehend?
I walked through my garden where I had cut a path through the tall grasses and wildflowers and there basking in a patch of sunlight was a...
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A Wayfarer
Aug 232 min read
Taoist Writings: How can we change our inner and determined mission in spirituality?
Thank you for the question. I suppose I see things a little differently… In this very moment, we might feel compelled to do or say...
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A Wayfarer
Aug 221 min read
Tao Poem 25 from Te of Tao: Embracing Life's Quiet Power
25. Â When one is the root of the tree, the blossoming and the fruiting naturally follow. Their fragrance and flavour will manifest each...
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A Wayfarer
Aug 222 min read
Taoist Writings: Should monks receive donations from well-wishers who eat meat & engage in vices? What then of Karma?
A river is not in resistance when a bird lands on its surface. A tree is not in resistance when a wind blows through it.
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A Wayfarer
Aug 192 min read
Taoist Writings: How can I get Moksha in Kalyug because I don't want to be a part of rebirth? I only believe that as a human avatar, this is the best chance to get Moka.
Heck, I’m confused. I thought Moka was something you drank at Starbucks. Let me have a think… Okay, a serious question. They usually need...
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A Wayfarer
Aug 192 min read
Taoist Writings: Must we be adept in both 'practice' and 'detachment' at every moment of life?
I wonder if it is possible to be detached while practising something. In Taoism, there is a practice called Zuowang, which is generally...
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A Wayfarer
Aug 131 min read
Tao Poem - today I planted hundreds of wildflower seeds
today I planted hundreds of wildflower seeds poked them into the glistening earth with my loving hands later while drinking herbal tea...
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A Wayfarer
Aug 131 min read
Tao Poem - people do too much
people do too much life does not need to be filled with stuff places to be things to achieve life is already full you won’t notice that...
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