Re: CHAT illuminati (was: Back again)

--- J Y S Czhang <czhang23@...> wrote:

> I think that it's unfortunate that
> bamboogrove.com choose the words
> "hedonistic escape" ... that's not accurate
> from either a Taoist or a historical
> viewpoint.
I should think not! I don't know much about
Taoism, but "hedonism" isn't what comes to mind.

> Most of the Sages were either exiled
> or self-exiled... and, as
> Taoists, they took the attitude of "shit
> happens... might as well enjoy nature to
> the hilt out here in the backwaters since we
> have nothing better to do - Oh!,
> there's _nothing_ better than appreciating
> nature and the Music of Nature...ah,
> the usefulness of being supposedly useless...
> gotta write poems about all of
> this... play music on the _qin_/_ch'in_ [5 or 7
> string fretless long-board
> zither] contemplatively imitatin' nature
> sounds... brew wine... etc."
Sounds like a plan! :)

Padraic.


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