Western Reform Taoism.?
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Euthanasia, could be seen in two different lights when it comes to Taoism.  If we are talking about euthanasia in the sense of forgoing any form of treatment when a terminal illness is found, this would be along the same line of thinking that Taoist would take.  The would see the terminal illness as being a part of the path or the way.  Yet, if we are talking about euthanasia in the sense of taking in a letal amount of some drug to end your life early, this would not be in accordance with Taoist beliefs.  They would say that you are ending your life earlier than the path intended.
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taoism (includes folk religion & ancestor worship), buddhism & islam. confucianism is more on intellectual, business & family values, which may or may not considered as a religion. in my opinion, its not a religion.\nupdated:\nmarion is very much correct. christianity is indeed making its way into chinese lifestyle recently, slow but steady. i forgot about christianity, because during the chinese revolution, most chinese- christians fled to taiwan. the christian missionaries were told to leave, & the remaining chinese- christians (like all other religions) were being 'brain-washed'. religions are absolutely not tolerated.\nthanks marion, for higlighting christianity.
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ya, drop by a Taoist's temple and you get to see exorcism performed (dispelling evil spirit which possessed in the subject's body) every now and then. It's not as though it's something big enough to shout about to them.
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yes I agree...\nKarate and TKD forms are self explanitory and you dont need to be a master to understand how to use them.\nKung fu, is designed to be deceptive and are really hard to figure out how to use by just sight alone unless you practice kungfu with masters. Kung fu people usually being more secretive and select and traditional would LOATH at the idea of anything more than basics being put online. Its respectful to the tradtion of the kung fu you are learning to find a teacher that has lineage. \nthat brings everything full circle.\nyou can learn from a book,dvd, online but unless you are already a master and good already, you wont be contributing to the real spirit of wholeness that kung fu is built upon.\nEthic values persay... for lack of words...\n\ndo a "bit-torrent" search for \nkarate, tkd, kung fu.. ect...\nI found lots of whole dvds to pirate. \nthose fools uploaded a map of their defenses to me for free!\n\n\nyes fun fact is right - kung fu means Hard work translated.\nIts an unbrella term used in anything you bust ass at and do it good. You have good kung fu if you work hard and do good. \nIts full circle. the systems have different names,... those martial systems are geared towards self enlightenment or understanding usually. Not always, but usually... and if they dont know kung fu means work hard at anything and never give up, bounce from the ground back up higher than before,.... avoid them... I cant see a chinese system that calls itself kung fu not knowing this...  even wushu players can have good kung fu,... but a good kung fu artist might not be the best wushu player at first... kinda weird... \nyou can pour tea with good kung fu...\nyou can clean and have kung fu that is connected directly with that. Its mental.. its philosophy.. not religion or spirituality... although some view it as such.. but i wouldnt dare tell them that.. \nand you should find out what it means to you... dont take my word that its just philosophy.. I dont wanna give you the wrong idea... so.. remember that...  \nI can help you learn some forms across the internet...\nI have dvd's and stuff...\nbut I wont share them with general public...\n\nNever settle with a half ass teacher...\nnever... its better to have no teacher than one that teaches you wrong... I can say from personal experience... \nif you get hurt from the wrong teachings, it can harm you and ail you for life... something like a knee injury can happen quick.\nThen again, you can hurt yourself by yourself alot quicker...\nso... lesson is...  practice, practice, practice...\nI didnt get to where I can do a 720 cresent by not trying, but I didnt rush and twist my leg horribly..\nTeachers provide a pace, and to see you from the outside... and to make sure you get it right.... \nIve seen people without teachers... They tend to rush themselves in the fact they wont accept they cant do something,... cut a flip, and they just couldnt do it...\nthey got hurt... some landed and did ok...\nSince you will have no qualified instruction, or person to watch and make sure the fine points are correct,... you will have to practice and train twice as many hours... \n\nIm willing to help you if you send some video files on the computer... I wont train you forever... but I'll be willing to get your boat afloat, sails hoisted, chart plotted, and help you find a Master, but, if your really serious,... its a life long practice, and you will travel great distances for a good master. \nYou just cant not practice and still do a 720...\nif I stop for a month... I run risk of not having control... \nJust cause I know how to do it, doesnt mean I can actually do it..\nIf your just looking for fighting techniques alone...  few in any martial art will work... it makes no sense not to be fit and be into martial arts... You just have to be strong to get the technique to work... even jiujitsu... I got a black belt in it.. you cant be lolly gaggin and not have a firm grip on the person.
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this might be of some use:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius
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3 page article, hope this might help:\nhttp://www.wie.org/j14/tworkov.asp?page=1\n\n\nand this (scroll down to 'america'):\nhttp://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/to-west.htm
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when china re-opens its door to the world, during deng xiao ping's era, they also loosen up up on the religions' issues.\ntaoism & falun gong are totally different matters altogether. taoism (& other religions) were once persecuted due to communism 'ideals & values'.\nfalun gong was suspected of conspiracy against the government, therefore they were uprooted.\nif you do a research on the mao zedong's & jiang qing's regime, you will find out that the persecution towards all religions (along with school teachers, culture entertainers, professionals,democrats, etc) were hunted & punished like animals.\nthe luckier ones were jailed & sent to reform.\n\nso now you know why there are chinese all over the globe? they'd rather travel to a strange country as a 2nd class citizen to fight to live, then suffer in humiliation (or mostly die of hunger & poverty) in their own motherland.\n\ncommunism has more cons then pros. it is outdated & stale.\n\nthat said, falun gong is a harmless activity, BUT i doubt the leader,li hong zhi's credibility as an 'enlightened' person & all his nonsense.\nhis meditation is based on taoism & buddhism. he did nothing but sprout wrong messages to his followers.\nthe victims were the ones who died for him.
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There are some excellent books and training videos out there. Check your local bookstore for them. I am trained in Kempo and reading a book written by the late master Bruce Lee. It's called "Tao of Jeet Kune Do." Not only does it provide great training methods but it gives great mental insight as well.
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Reform, Orthodox, and Conservative.
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i am a Taoist and I'm my own leader/ god\n\nthat's what Taoism is, following your path, walking your own way in life, being your own god, guiding yourself through the dark and light of life\n\n\nlove and peace\n\nstar
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http://www.religiousworlds.com/taoism/intros.html\n\nThis is the best..I feel the sameway ..and there are also buddist sites but this one I have read over and over again and helps alot.. meditation techniques..causes of what you are feeling and cures..if nothing else something to think about..
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Its an old Australianism:\n\n"Western Oriental Gentlemen"
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better visit www.taoist.org for lessons
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I'm not a Tibetan practitioner, but I'm very intrested in all Mahayana schools, especially anything to do with the Lotus Sutra,\nEmail me at Shinai_Inaozuke@yahoo.com, if you want to talk
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Well, if you consider the following people as having been enlightened you might consider doing what they did. ~ Jesus. He studied and practiced the Jewish faith. Buddha. He studied and practiced the Hindu faith. Lao Tse founded the Taoist faith after having achieved enlightenment so as to lead others in that direction, so you might study and practice Taoism. Or, if you want a path that is relatively straightforward and put in simple terms easily understood by modern day folk you might go to the following source. But whatever you do, if you decide to do anything, there is ONE thing you MUST do ... Follow your heart HONESTLY.
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The emergence of China as a world power would (in the long run) augur well for the world's Balance of Power.\nThe present Unipolarity that is been experienced would change to Multipolarism with the emergence of other super powers.\nI dont really beleive that China is practising the true tenets of communism. Am sure the "gods" of communism wont be happy with the nature of comunism being practised there!!!\nChina, I believe, is tending more towards capitalism & that would in the long run help the global economy develop faster.
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1st of all, many chinese themselves confused buddhism, taoism & Confucianism altogether,as the these 3 theologies made a very deep impact in chinese culture.\nso, its a 'distorted' view that deities/ 'god' are auspicious.\n(buddha never said he is god, but that's another story altogether).\n2ndly, money/ wealth is very important to chinese way of life. why? because chinese seldom sees peace reigns for a long time. chinese often fight against chinese for the past 5000 years. therefore, with wealth, it equates with 'power'.\nso, to answer your question, why do people (assuming you meant chinese people, sorry if i'm wrong) believe a buddha is good luck, is because people needs affirmation that buddha protects them in wealth & health. it is public knowlege that buddha promotes compassion & loving-kindess.\n(buddha never said that if you pray to him, you'll get wealth & health either. another distorted point of view again).