TheExaltedRonin Posted March 15, 2014 Can I trust In tao to keep me safe? I know we don't know what tao is exactly but I have read that the tao flows through us all. Can I trust in tao? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted March 15, 2014 I'd trust in my instincts and logic. The same Tao flows in you and the individual threatening you. Sometimes it's appropriate to be the calm pool and be serene. Sometimes you must be the torrential flood and wash the problem away. Only you can know which, in my opinion. I wish you the best. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aetherous Posted March 15, 2014 Why did someone threaten your life? Do you think they're being serious? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheExaltedRonin Posted March 15, 2014 @aetherous Could go either way honestly. Drama between unstable people. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheExaltedRonin Posted March 15, 2014 @silentthunder True. But I feel any good actions I've dome thoroughout my life should grant me some serenity, no? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Mar-Vell Posted March 15, 2014 ... Serenity's good but don't neglect to take any precautions you think might be prudent. It sounds like a dreadful situation. I hope and pray it resolves itself soon. ... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheExaltedRonin Posted March 15, 2014 I do as well. I mean threats are threats because they aren't performing the action. If they were gonna do it, they wouldn't talk about it. The tao flows through us all. I am good and they are bad. Yin, yang. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralis Posted March 15, 2014 Have you reported the threats to law enforcement? After all, the police are part of the Tao. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted March 15, 2014 @silentthunder True. But I feel any good actions I've dome thoroughout my life should grant me some serenity, no? Absolutely, I feel and think serenity should reign all life. But in the face of such a threat, my only serenity would come from resolution. Sometimes the conditions of life, which are magnitudes of power beyond us, will dictate the situation. Take appropriate action in a storm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralis Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) Can I trust In tao to keep me safe? I know we don't know what tao is exactly but I have read that the tao flows through us all. Can I trust in tao? The Tao is all and everything with no exceptions. Think about it. Edited March 15, 2014 by ralis 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheExaltedRonin Posted March 15, 2014 Law enforcement was notified. They did nearly nothing. The force that flows through us all will be reprimanded. You reap what you sew. I did as I was told and have done nearly nothing wrong. The tao will grant me peace. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aetherous Posted March 15, 2014 If they were gonna do it, they wouldn't talk about it. Good point. The Tao has protected your ass yet again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralis Posted March 15, 2014 Good point. The Tao has protected your ass yet again! You are anthropomorphizing the Tao. Why would the Tao play favorites? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheExaltedRonin Posted March 15, 2014 He didn't do that at all. Tao is unexplainable. Simple. I put faith that it will guide myself and others to safety. Whether it be a god, force, or a supreme illusion. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralis Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) edit Edited March 15, 2014 by ralis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted March 15, 2014 "God will not shoo flies from a tailless cow" -- African proverb Neither will tao. Protect yourself. Think of people and organizations you can ask for help, think of what you can/should do yourself. Tao gave the cow the tail, she gave you your human mind. Use it. Tao gave you the tools to manage, but she won't micromanage. Using the tools -- all tools of protection at your disposal -- that's what "going with the flow" means. Good luck. 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralis Posted March 15, 2014 He didn't do that at all. Tao is unexplainable. Simple. I put faith that it will guide myself and others to safety. Whether it be a god, force, or a supreme illusion. I stand by what I stated. He was anthropomorphizing the Tao. Or, reducing the Tao to an anthropocentric concept. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted March 15, 2014 Tao treats all as straw dogs. Sun shines on the good and evil alike. Rain falls on all. Be prudent, but I like your expression of inner strength. Only you know your center. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idiot_stimpy Posted March 15, 2014 You need to take full responsibility for the situation. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SonOfTheGods Posted March 15, 2014 TheExaltedRonin Wrote: Can I trust in tao? "Hello, My Name Is TAO" 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Prisoner Posted March 16, 2014 tao is when nothing happens:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StrayDog Posted March 17, 2014 When a wolf tears out the throat of a fox who threatens her pups, there is tao. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soaring crane Posted March 17, 2014 The tao flows through us all. I am good and they are bad. Yin, yang. Dao is pretty impartial in these matters. Coldly impartial, in fact. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
