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Post by clusium on Mar 16, 2017 19:47:20 GMT
Which Chinese religion is better, & why do you prefer it?
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Mar 16, 2017 19:55:16 GMT
To me, there isn't enough favorable difference to justify me picking between the two and especially when it's on the behalf of others since I don't need either one of them.
That's not to say that there aren't big difference, only that they are sufficient enough to regarding likeability to pick and choose.
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Post by clusium on Mar 16, 2017 21:43:42 GMT
To me, there isn't enough favorable difference to justify me picking between the two and especially when it's on the behalf of others since I don't need either one of them. That's not to say that there aren't big difference, only that they are sufficient enough to regarding likeability to pick and choose. One religion is all about human relationships, while the other one is about nature. |
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Post by fatpaul on Mar 16, 2017 22:27:19 GMT
In his book, The Analects, Confucius (rather his students) set about his philosophical framework:
The characteristics of humanity and virtue, ren and de, are cultivated until they become effortless excellence— wu-wei. This cultivation needs and, in turn, supports a social order grounded in the family and social institutions. Li and xiao, ritual propriety and filial piety, are the foundations of this social order and, in turn, reflect the cosmic order, tian.
If wu-wei can be thought as a positive in Confucian thought then in Taoism, wu-wei is negative. From chapter 38 of the Tao Te Ching:
To a Taoist, wu-wei is being effortlessly spontaneous, thought in harmony with nature. This idea is exemplified in the famous passage in the Zhuangzi in which Zhuang Zhou dreamt he was a butterfly but when awake, was unsure if he was a butterfly dreaming about Zhuang Zhou. The point being that, if you forget about what is thought conventional and follow the tao with wu-wei, it doesn't matter if you live your life as a butterfly or a man.
I have given just a very broad stroke of each philosophy and personally follow neither, but I prefer Taoism.
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Post by Aj_June on Mar 17, 2017 8:23:01 GMT
First I will like to admit that i don't have any special or deep knowledge of either of them. But Taoism is much than philosophy. It encompass many different practices and even martial arts is part of Taoism. So in my personal opinion Taoism is more diverse and complex (i am not saying better) than Confucianism.
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Post by awhina on Mar 17, 2017 10:23:50 GMT
Which Chinese religion is better, & why do you prefer it? I don't have sufficient information. |
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Mar 17, 2017 10:50:13 GMT
To me, there isn't enough favorable difference to justify me picking between the two and especially when it's on the behalf of others since I don't need either one of them. That's not to say that there aren't big difference, only that they are sufficient enough to regarding likeability to pick and choose. One religion is all about human relationships, while the other one is about nature. I don't get how one can be about nature without being about relationships and vice versa. I think each emphasize a particular aspect but cover both grounds. |
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