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I've started a book by Stephen T. Chang called The Great Tao. When I first glanced through it it appears to be a comprehensive look at Tao in our reality. My question to you all is if you have heard the reference to Jesus being a Taoist. He is making reference that many Taoist believe Jesus to...

I ran across Mithraism and found an interesting parallel between the birth and death of Christ and that of Mithras. Mithras’ birth and death happened about 2,000 years before Christ though. Two stories were found on Mithras’ birth and death though. There is the one similar to Christ’s...

Thank you Vajradhara for the recommendation on Thomas Cleary's translation of Tao Te Ching. Just picked up a copy of The Essential Tao. As far as translation go this is quite different from the one I've been reading. Chapter 1 from two translations: Chapter 1 The tao that can be...

I've always had strong tendencies towards Eastern philosphy and as of late Taoism seems the most right for me from what I've read. Not studying terrible much yet I have a newbie question that may only be answered by my own discovery but I'll pose the question any way. From what little I've...