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- From: schan@birch.srg.af.mil (Stephen Chan x4485)
- Subject: Re: religion vs. philosophy
- Organization: SRG, Arinc Research Corp., Annapolis, MD
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 15:14:33 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.151433.5417@srg.srg.af.mil>
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- In article <725674961.AA08309@urchin.fidonet.org> Stovall@f88.n106.z1.fidonet.org (Stovall) writes:
- >SCX>...Is it possible to discuss the spiritual aspects of MA
- >SCX>training without dragging in the religions and philosophies which
- >SCX>serve as their foundation?
- >
- >Sure. The spiritual aspects of the MAs are not necessarily related to
- >religion: philosophy, yes; religion,no.
-
- IMNSHO, the spiritual aspects of _some_ MA are not necessarily related
- to religion. But other MA have (as far as I can tell) the same characteristics
- as religions & cults, except that they call themselves philosophies and "ways",
- which have considerably less semantic baggage than God and religion.
-
- After all, I can espouse a Taoist Taiji belief in the protective power
- of the Tao: surrender the self, listen with my heart/spirit, enter a state of
- no contention and I will triumph against people who are less in harmony with
- the Tao. And it's just so much philosophy.
- But if some muslim guy expresses belief in the protective power of God:
- surrender the self, perceive with the heart, enter a state of grace ... and
- you will triumph over evil. Then it's religious.
- In practical terms, they seem to be saying the same thing.
-
- >Peace in our time,
-
- Uhhhh, errrr, "Shalom"?
-
- --
- Stephen Chan
- uunet!srg!schan or uunet!srg!schan@uunet.uu.net
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