A Closer Look at the Golden Rule

January 7, 2011 · Posted in Tao · Comment 
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A popular saying is “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”.  From the Bible( KJV), Jesus is quoted as saying, “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.”

While on the surface, this sounds like solid advice, I believe its intrinsic flaw in logic has been the cause of much suffering through the ages.  The problem is not everyone else wants to be treated the way you want to be treated.

A poem by Chuang Tzu expresses this idea.

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Christianity vs. Taoism

November 12, 2009 · Posted in Tao · 2 Comments 
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I came across several tweets about an entry at the Let Jesus Be Your Talkshow Host blog and decided to take a look.  I left a comment, but in case it doesn’t get approved (not suggesting that it won’t) I’ll post it here as well:
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