Judaism

I found the key points of Judaism to be the following:

*No dogma

*No formal set of beliefs

*The actions you make are far more important than beliefs.While reading I found that Judaism does not solely focus on abstract cosmic concepts.
For the most part the Jewish believe that prayer should be focused on God an nothing else. There is one Torah and never will there be another. They believe the messiah will come and the dead will be brought back to this life.

Questions:
1. In the Jewish faith if the dead is believed to be resurrected what happens to their past souls?

2. If Jesus was said to be Jewish than why is he not accepted among his very own? (I experienced many conversations with people of the Jewish faith yet and still I do not understand why Jesus is not accepted.)

3. What are the 613 commandments given by God in the Torah?

Tao & Wu wei

Tao- a form of reality. In beliefs of Taoism Tao is the foundation of life.

Wu Wei- perceived as a form of intelligence, it is action with no stress. The side illustration is an example of the non doing concept. The practitioner is moving along with his opponent instead of going against his attacks.With this concept effectiveness comes with no activity. To be more effective no work needs to be done.

If I lived my life according to the Wu- Wei principle my life would be stress free. I would be more calm and understanding. I would probably see things in a totally different aspect. I definetly would not be so rushed for various outcomes. I think I place to much emphasis on trying to get the outcomes I want to achieve in life. I often worry about the " end result." If I could make myself believe that to be effective takes no action I would be a better person emotionally and physically. Living life and making no effort would be virtually impossible at this point. I am so accustomed to living this fast paced life struggling to climb that ladder of success. If I attempted to follow this principle at my current age I would feel as if I am complacent and an underachiever.

Tao Tzu Vs Confucius

"Students at Mercy College we thank you for your very warm welcome at your learning institution and in your country. I am Lao- Tzu and here besides me is Confucius. We hope you find our beliefs to be of interest and hopefully of great value. I will begin by summarizing the meaning of life from the point of view from Taoism. Taoism virtually attempts to find one's natural place."
" And what about Confucianism? Do we strive for something else"
" That is not what I stated I am just briefing the students on general concepts Taoism views as meaningful to life."
"Well Confucianism believes highly in education through modeling which actually brings about a better quality of life. We use traditions to help society return to a state in which they belong. We do not focus on violence. We strive on tradition.
"That sounds wonderful but we look into nature for questions to our answers. We believe that nature will tell us where we belong."
"That sounds okay Tao Tzu but we ultimately view heaven as a model for us to live on Earth. We believe that our society will be more effective if there is a hierarchy in place. The Emperor must be the leader and the people of society the followers.
" It seems to me Confucius that we both have played a major part in China's history. We both value the quality of life and aspire for society to value life as well."