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Originally Posted by Ray
Fiona,
There is no daring or not daring in this issue.
It was rather nice of Luffaman to explain such issues. We have to learn of each other so that this world really becomes a global village.
I am aware that the Chinese philosophy or for that matter the Indian philosophy are awfully difficult to explain and more difficult to understand.
Each aspect has many nuances and interpretation and that is what makes it very difficult.
And yet, there is much sense and a sense of peace descends.
I have tried hard to understand, but I have failed!
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In fact, if I were him, I would choose a much smaller title to talk about.
He is nice! I also think so. However, I also failed to understand it...
For me, I am also not sure about what is
Chinese tradition exactly. I just read hundreds of Chinese classic books, and when I come across specific things/ activities/ events one day after that, I may deal with it according to the books automatically. Perhaps ten years later, I can gain more ability to summarize what is the tradition and how it led me to do in that way at that time...
Very complex. For example, I am affected by Taoism a lot, and in the classic book for Taoism, the first sentence is just "道可道，非常道"(dao ke dao, fei chang dao/ translated directly: tao can tao, not common tao/ translated by me: the tao that could be told is not external tao) After the sentence, more complicate...