Comments on: The Tao of Jesus http://christianmystics.com/?p=279 A Journey Into The Presence of God Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:39:01 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Erik http://christianmystics.com/?p=279&cpage=1#comment-1209 Erik Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:29:39 +0000 http://christianmystics.com/?p=279#comment-1209 OH, I didn't pass MATH. I thought it was asking for some sort of "nickname" with a certain number of letters. I guess I should look closer next time. I will try again. I just wanted to point out that the "Tao" means "the way." And Jesus said, "I am the WAY, the truth, and the life." So there is a similarity there as well. Jesus said, "no one goes to the father except by me." I believe this means by "imitating" him or in other words, following his example/teachings. And I believe that what Lao Tzu called "the Tao" was what Jesus called "the Father." You could read the Tao Te Ching and replace "The Tao" with "the Father" and picture Jesus saying these words and you see a big similarity between the two teachings which ultimately seem to be the same thing. Jesus says to "Sit still and KNOW that it is God." And this is a form of being completely "present." And Lao Tzu says to be present in day to day life. OH, I didn’t pass MATH. I thought it was asking for some sort of “nickname” with a certain number of letters. I guess I should look closer next time. I will try again.

I just wanted to point out that the “Tao” means “the way.” And Jesus said, “I am the WAY, the truth, and the life.” So there is a similarity there as well. Jesus said, “no one goes to the father except by me.” I believe this means by “imitating” him or in other words, following his example/teachings. And I believe that what Lao Tzu called “the Tao” was what Jesus called “the Father.” You could read the Tao Te Ching and replace “The Tao” with “the Father” and picture Jesus saying these words and you see a big similarity between the two teachings which ultimately seem to be the same thing. Jesus says to “Sit still and KNOW that it is God.” And this is a form of being completely “present.” And Lao Tzu says to be present in day to day life.

]]> By: anthony stephens http://christianmystics.com/?p=279&cpage=1#comment-1151 anthony stephens Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:49:54 +0000 http://christianmystics.com/?p=279#comment-1151 Christ the eternal tao is a very good book written by an orthodox monk, fr. damascene Christ the eternal tao is a very good book written by an orthodox monk, fr. damascene

]]> By: kim http://christianmystics.com/?p=279&cpage=1#comment-971 kim Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:24:28 +0000 http://christianmystics.com/?p=279#comment-971 Yes, the beauty of both Christ and LaoTzu is that they used parables and simple sayings to help us "get it" with our spirits instead of just our heads. I love the parallels you wrote between the two men's sayings. It adds so much to each one. Lao Tzu can be very funnyl, I think. Light-hearted and free. Our dear Jesus, to me, so serious and concerned. Together they make a great team! I also wanted to say a word of support to the writer who is a "recovering fundamentalist". Been there, still working on it, never stopped loving Jesus. Studying Christian Mysticism has helped me a lot because it shows that Jesus was a true mystic - not dogmatic. Have you read "The Gnostic Gospels" by Elaine Pagels? I found it really liberating. Perhaps you would too. Bless you all! Yes, the beauty of both Christ and LaoTzu is that they used parables and simple sayings to help us “get it” with our spirits instead of just our heads. I love the parallels you wrote between the two men’s sayings. It adds so much to each one. Lao Tzu can be very funnyl, I think. Light-hearted and free. Our dear Jesus, to me, so serious and concerned. Together they make a great team! I also wanted to say a word of support to the writer who is a “recovering fundamentalist”. Been there, still working on it, never stopped loving Jesus. Studying Christian Mysticism has helped me a lot because it shows that Jesus was a true mystic – not dogmatic. Have you read “The Gnostic Gospels” by Elaine Pagels? I found it really liberating. Perhaps you would too. Bless you all!

]]> By: The Romantic Mystic http://christianmystics.com/?p=279&cpage=1#comment-964 The Romantic Mystic Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:40:23 +0000 http://christianmystics.com/?p=279#comment-964 Thanks for the post about the book. I just picked up my copy today. I'm a little new to mysticism but I am finding some good things in the book. Very interesting. Thanks for the post about the book. I just picked up my copy today. I’m a little new to mysticism but I am finding some good things in the book. Very interesting.

]]> By: The Rambling Taoist http://christianmystics.com/?p=279&cpage=1#comment-952 The Rambling Taoist Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:53:02 +0000 http://christianmystics.com/?p=279#comment-952 The sublime beauty of the Tao Te Ching is that it's a book that offers no answers. Answers must be found by each of us in our own way in our time. The sublime beauty of the Tao Te Ching is that it’s a book that offers no answers. Answers must be found by each of us in our own way in our time.

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