If Christianity means following Christ it is not Christian- I guess it would be impossible to know what is least Christian, but a philosophy (for I do not think that Taoism is primarily a religion, but more a way of looking at the world) that does not have Christ in it, is, I think you must admit, not Christian in most senses. If you mean Taoism is Christian in the sense that Taoists are encouraged, by their philosophy, to look at things in the right way, and do things in the right way, so has to be happy- I'm not sure even THEN the two are related. Because Christianity seems to me to have very little of happiness about it.
"Taoists believe it's very important to understand The Way Things Are. This does not mean that there are not things we need to change
about ourselves, but it's important to recognize and trust our own Inner Nature, and discover who we are. In the story of "The Ugly
Duckling", when does the duckling stop feeling ugly? When he discovers he's a Swan. When he recognizes who he really is, a beautiful
swan, he finds his Way to happiness. "
I like Taoism a lot, and I really don't see many parallels between Christianity and Taoism (which imo makes Taoism just that little bit more attractive, to me) |
