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Xiao3 Meng4:

I struggle with the more specific/technical Taoist theories. I find it difficult to understand how they identified these three elements, and how the work together logically. ...

uki:


In Western tradition, will (intention) is a spiritual power or faculty, ie. it's 'made' from spirit. I read somewhere...maybe a japanese book....that 'mind rides the qi' which is more an...

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uki:


Yeah, this is the only way I can understand St. Paul's "when I am weak, then I am strong"; that is, our own personal strength is not the same as the strength...

uki: I definitely agree with you. Nowadays we only use 'spirit' in contexts like "where's your Christmas spirit?" which doesn't really help us understand biblical phrases like "blessed are the poor...

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This is my first post, but I've been reading the forum for about six months now, and appreciating the quality of discussion in general.
I'll warn you that it's a long and slightly...