on Grace and Beyond in IV
Joe Allonby
joeallonby at gmail.com
Fri Nov 27 13:43:05 CST 2009
On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 6:55 PM, Ian Livingston <igrlivingston at gmail.com> wrote:
> There is this, too, about Taoism, that, when one is able to rest
> perfectly in the tao for some period, whether briefly or as an
> "immortal," the resulting condition is very much like what the
> Christians popularly refer to as "grace." Things just happen
> mysteriously "right." Competitors talk of being "in the zone,"
Musicians and athletes will sometimes express it as "being
unconscious" or "automatic". This is percieved as a positive and not
meant ironically.
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