hello.
My perspective of Taoism has been growing in me for the past several years, but I'd never read about Taoism and really knew nothing about it. So, imagine my surprise when I began reading the Tao Teh Ching, and realized that all those ideas I'd been pondering and getting all figured out had already been figured out and written down.. long before I came along.

Shortly afterward, I read Robert Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintainance, and had a very similar experience. It was all very enlightening and the experience was one I can only describe with the analogy of a conversion.

As for the trivialities, I'm a 23 year-old field technician currently in SA, TX. I'm a male, a Christian, and a.. philosopher/poet/lunatic, whatever you want to call it.

More about me can be found at my website/blog/thing:
www.ryanwesley.info
(a propos, no?)

Hi Ryan,

Sounds like you will fit right in welcome

Welcome to the Tao Bums.

Welcome to the forum Ryan. I second what Mal said!