mikema63 wrote:I'm not sure, if you'd care to elaborate a bit?
If your mixing Buddhism with Daoism wouldn't that come out something similar to zen Buddhism?
Buddhism and Taoism are pretty similar to start off with, so it's more a matter of not ruling out influences that adhering to a particular strand of thought. I quite like the ideas of Drukpa Kunley, the wandering monk credited with introducing Buddhism to Bhutan. His philosophy can be summed up thusly in poem form (very beautiful in Bhutanese):
Poem about happinessI am happy that I am a free Yogi.
So I grow more and more into my inner happiness.
I can have sex with many women,
because I help them to go the path of enlightenment.
Outwardly I'm a fool
and inwardly I live with a clear spiritual system.
Outwardly, I enjoy wine, women and song.
And inwardly I work for the benefit of all beings.
Outwardly, I live for my pleasure
and inwardly I do everything in the right moment.
Outwardly I am a ragged beggar
and inwardly a blissful Buddha.
I like that he isn't as stuffy as many religious figures can be and doesn't preclude enjoying life whilst still dealing with serious spiritual concepts.
Simon Hollington wrote:Kunley used sex as a catalyst for change, for union, for self discovery, for hormonal enlivenment, creating the biological journey to ultimate connection. Sex and yoga are inseparable because it is the art of sex that raises consciousness and creates union.