chat here -- group members of the Daoists

[Anonymous]

As a Daoist, I can't say that I would be disappointed in my father for breaking the law, because we strongly disagree with the establishment of laws. I believe that nature will run its course without my interference or taking action on either side. I would much rather leave things to be as simple as possible.

[Anonymous]

Firstly, my name is not David. It's Davy.

As for my father and his crime, perhaps I am supposed to try to stop him or perhaps the crime is meant to happen. The Dao works in mysterious ways, but it works nonetheless. Perhaps my father's actions is the Dao trying to make a correction. Or perhaps I should intervene because my father's action is forcing the Dao out of sync. There's simply no way for me to really know which is which. So, in the end why attempt to interfere with the Dao.

[Anonymous]

The balance. The harmony. When a sailboat is in the sea with balance, the direction of the wind doesn’t matter. If it is the best or the worst, I treat them equally. The laws and regulations change over time and space. Which is right and which is wrong depend on the eyes of the human at a particular moment and various situations. Everything in Universe has two sides; there is no absolute benevolence or maliciousness. If my father went against the law of the state, there should be a reason behind it which I may not know. But, I believe it could benefit the other counterpart. Dao’s way is “action without action”. With not-thinking and timeless waiting, everything will arrive on time, like a sailboat in the tranquil sea.

[Anonymous]

All life forces tend to move toward harmony and balance and we as humans have the choice of consciously aligning ourselves with the way or resist the natural order of the universe. Because it is impossible for me to understand the ways of the universe, I would not want to disrupt that harmony. Therefore I would take no action against my father, because only then will order prevail. It is my role to be humble and tolerant of what I do not understand.

[Rob_Hugo@PortNW]

Group members:

David Keo
Rae Kim
Robin Winkler
Annet Kohen
Harue Sakuma

-Xin

[Anonymous]

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Nobody, including myself, can't justify a man (happened to be my father) who has killed a man. No 'human made' law or person can justify him for what he truly did. Because what we see is just a partial view of whole picture, and not a complete perspective.


Harue speaking: I can see now why Taoism was also once developed by priests. The more I think about Taoism, the more I confused, vague this becomes..or should I say ..away from the topic. The less I define Tao, the better I understand Taoism..got that?

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