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NorthernSanctuary · 08-09-2009, 01:01 PM

Brook:The wisdom of life, cosmology, to ontology. People are supposed to learn the wisdom of life in general, Laozi theorizes, and he brings forward philosophical ideas on politics, sociology, and interpersonal relationships. Yet the focus is not on the creation of civilization, but rather on self-cultivation. Laozi's thoughts are basically social philosophy and theories based on Dao, but he is not interested in creating a new and ideal society, because that is not the way of the Dao.

The focus is on self-cultivation because a society can only be as evolved as the individuals of that society; the society can only be a reflection of its parts, which is the individual. Laozi did not exclude the existence or the value of society, but clearly the important part is the development of the individual. If the individuals are evolved, the society automatically becomes ideal. If we are on a path to evolve back to the source, then clearly the value of learning to co-operate and work together as a group is very important, because when everyone is merged back to the source, the "breathing room" might just get a bit tighter compare to what we are use to. This is why the challenge, when we evolve to the next level, is to learn to work together.. and it is also the present challenge for like-minded individuals at our present level.

08-09-2009, 01:01 PM	#79
NorthernSanctuary Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 698	Re: Knowing and freedom Brook:The wisdom of life, cosmology, to ontology. People are supposed to learn the wisdom of life in general, Laozi theorizes, and he brings forward philosophical ideas on politics, sociology, and interpersonal relationships. Yet the focus is not on the creation of civilization, but rather on self-cultivation. Laozi's thoughts are basically social philosophy and theories based on Dao, but he is not interested in creating a new and ideal society, because that is not the way of the Dao. The focus is on self-cultivation because a society can only be as evolved as the individuals of that society; the society can only be a reflection of its parts, which is the individual. Laozi did not exclude the existence or the value of society, but clearly the important part is the development of the individual. If the individuals are evolved, the society automatically becomes ideal. If we are on a path to evolve back to the source, then clearly the value of learning to co-operate and work together as a group is very important, because when everyone is merged back to the source, the "breathing room" might just get a bit tighter compare to what we are use to. This is why the challenge, when we evolve to the next level, is to learn to work together.. and it is also the present challenge for like-minded individuals at our present level.