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ATYCLB
November 15th, 2007, 07:58 PM
Christian meditation finds a sanctuary at Georgetown University
11-14-07
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0706515.htm

In the oldest building on the campus of the United States' oldest Catholic university, Christian meditation has found a place to take root.

The Georgetown meditation session was flanked by two readings: one from a Chinese text called "Tao-Ching," the other by the late Benedictine priest, Father John Main, for whom the Georgetown center is named. 2007 marks the 25th anniversary of Father Main's death, and his efforts to spread Christian meditative practices have been observed this year with different programs across North America.

ATYCLB
November 15th, 2007, 08:04 PM
The Tao Te Ching, (traditional Chinese: 道德經; simplified Chinese: 道德经; pinyin: dào dé jīng) is a Chinese classic text. Its name comes from the opening words of its two sections: 道 dào "way," Chapter 1, and 德 dé "virtue," Chapter 38, plus 經 jīng "classic." According to tradition, it was written around 6th century BCE by the Taoist sage Laozi (or Lao Tzu, "Old Master"), a record-keeper at the Zhou Dynasty court, by whose name the text is known in China. The text's true authorship and date of composition or compilation are still debated.[1]

The Tao Te Ching is fundamental to the Taoist school (Dàojiā 道家) of Chinese philosophy and strongly influenced other schools, such as Legalism and Neo-Confucianism. This ancient book is also central in Chinese religion, not only for Taoism (Daojiāo 道教) but Chinese Buddhism, which when first introduced into China was largely interpreted through the use of Taoist words and concepts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao_Te_Ching