tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641190.post7912807715467361225..comments2023-10-08T04:08:41.418-06:00Comments on Sporadic Maunderings: Thoughts on the Tao of DaoQalmleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17131154882107531113noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641190.post-32609652915857613682009-02-20T19:09:00.000-07:002009-02-20T19:09:00.000-07:00I both agree and disagree... which is probably typ...I both agree and disagree... which is probably typical of me. I agree with the overall idea, but the particular words used to express it don't quite work for me (then again, these aren't easy things to <EM>put</EM> into words).<BR/><BR/>"evil has no opportunity to enter" sounds too much like evil has an existence independent of people, but, to my mind, it exists only in the perceptions, intents, and actions of <EM>people</EM>. *shrugs*Qalmleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131154882107531113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641190.post-35821248032471444682009-02-20T18:40:00.000-07:002009-02-20T18:40:00.000-07:00I would say it is more when one forgets the princi...I would say it is more when one forgets the principles of the Tao, one perceives good and evil. If one is with the Tao, then evil has no opportunity to enter, and good is more or less irrelevant.donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762690167864156774noreply@blogger.com