I find that I am reminded of studies at LDS Institutes of Religion:
"Brother Murdock(Dennis Murdock Director of Eugene LDS Institute of Religion in the late eighties and early nineties, Mastered in Psychology and Doctored in Education and student of esoteric psychological test instruments and of fringe studies of exotic LDS doctrine.) Why is it that the Lord tests our faith? Why does the Book of Mormon refer to the Lord giving us trials to 'test and torment man?'" (Paraphrased response following a never-ending stream of gentle, thought provoking humor.) "Typically the Lord tries our faith until we can be still and know that he is God. The Lord teaches us by trials to seek attunement to the Spirit in all situations, so that we can know peace and joy even in the midst of adversity and sorrows. When we are able to find the hand of the Lord in all things, then whatsoever other things we seek may be added unto us, be it riches, fame, achievement or more spiritual rewards. Sadly it is usually these very worldly blessings that leads so many to the vain delusion that we have achieved these things by our own hand, once again giving rise after a short season, to the Lord teaching by adversity until we turn from our faith in Him and/or until we take His hand and again find value in lasting values like peace, and selfless love and joy in the moment and patience in suffering and child-like delight and wonder and forgiveness of ones own self and others and even the Lord and unity and, of course, our spouses and our children and our parents that we may serve alongside them in Eternity." Actually that was more like a bringing together of many discussions, but my point is that while wei-wu-wei is not filtered by the nursery school motif of Christianity it does have have reflections, refractions and shadows even in the narcissistic philosophies of the West. Thank you again for gently parsing and comparing my rather strained response to your seeming (illusory?) wisdom.
I find that I am reminded of studies at LDS Institutes of Religion:
"Brother Murdock(Dennis Murdock Director of Eugene LDS Institute of Religion in the late eighties and early nineties, Mastered in Psychology and Doctored in Education and student of esoteric psychological test instruments and of fringe studies of exotic LDS doctrine.) Why is it that the Lord tests our faith? Why does the Book of Mormon refer to the Lord giving us trials to 'test and torment man?'"
(Paraphrased response following a never-ending stream of gentle, thought provoking humor.) "Typically the Lord tries our faith until we can be still and know that he is God. The Lord teaches us by trials to seek attunement to the Spirit in all situations, so that we can know peace and joy even in the midst of adversity and sorrows.
When we are able to find the hand of the Lord in all things, then whatsoever other things we seek may be added unto us, be it riches, fame, achievement or more spiritual rewards. Sadly it is usually these very worldly blessings that leads so many to the vain delusion that we have achieved these things by our own hand, once again giving rise after a short season, to the Lord teaching by adversity until we turn from our faith in Him and/or until we take His hand and again find value in lasting values like peace, and selfless love and joy in the moment and patience in suffering and child-like delight and wonder and forgiveness of ones own self and others and even the Lord and unity and, of course, our spouses and our children and our parents that we may serve alongside them in Eternity."
Actually that was more like a bringing together of many discussions, but my point is that while wei-wu-wei is not filtered by the nursery school motif of Christianity it does have have reflections, refractions and shadows even in the narcissistic philosophies of the West.
Thank you again for gently parsing and comparing my rather strained response to your seeming (illusory?) wisdom.
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