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Seekers on Unique Paths

GliderGuider

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2. Yes, and similar to aspects of Zen and Mahayana Buddhism as well.

Reply to bananas (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 9, 2012, 08:43 PM

Feb 2012

It's definitely not a new concept. I think its formulation is what opened my eyes to the core meaning of concepts I've "understood" for a while now.

What excites me about the concept as presented by the author of the second article in my post, is its ability to accommodate both materialism and idealism comfortably in the same framework. It's more perspicuous - at least to this Westernized mind - than pure Taoism.

Posted on the assumption that I'm not the only person out here struggling with East/West integration issues.

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"Dialectical monism"? What an awkward name for a great philosophy. [View all] GliderGuider Feb 2012 OP

Very similar to Taoism. nt bananas Feb 2012 #1

Yes, and similar to aspects of Zen and Mahayana Buddhism as well. GliderGuider Feb 2012 #2

I'm very pleased tama Feb 2012 #3

This apparent dualism also manifests in many other ways.... Viva_Daddy Mar 2012 #4

The links between Western and Eastern religions/philosophies are astounding. Omniscientone May 2012 #5