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TenTigers
04-23-2011, 08:44 AM
CYmac, your situation here on the forum, reminds me of a very funny story I heard;
(most people are familiar with this classic)
"Two elephants are sitting in a bathtub.
One elephant says,"Pass the soap."
The other responds,"No soap, radio!"
(I love that joke, it's a classic)
some early chinese mythology or legends
1, fu xi was a god that descended to earth, he observed the changes in nature
he invented tai chi and ba gua to record and predict the changes of all natural events--
2. ny wa was a goddess, she created the first human boy and girl---
there are 5 elements.
the 5 elements were the essences from the very beginning when the earth and the heaven were created---
3. tai shang lao jun (a taoist)
the old wiseman residing in the heaven realm, he also witnessed the beginning of the heaven and earth--
there are 3 realms, human, devil, god.
all living things doing good deeds may be promoted from animal to human and to god etc etc
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elephant was used a lot in mythology from india, persia, tibet---
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turtle was admired or worshipped
due to low metabolic rate and living a long life
so taoist is persuing elixir of long life and never getting old
taoist also practice turtle breathing methods etc etc.
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http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/ssu-ling.shtml
:)
http://www.taoism.net/ikuantao/origin/home.htm
:)
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