Headwaters of the River Tao

Welcome to The River Tao, a blog on the spiritual ramblings and observations by a paddler on the sometimes turbulent, sometimes calm river that is this world.

I've often used rivers as a metaphor to describe the ebb and flow of the world, and our lives within this world. To help me flesh out these ideas in writing, and to share some of these ideas with the world, I've created this blog.

I will be rambling all over the map on philosophy, religion, science, worldview and belief systems. My own spiritual makeup is a real mixture of faiths and practices, and I've been told I don't have a normal view of the world (whatever that means).

I expect there will be times where the ride is pretty rough (blogging about religion can be like diving into Class V rapids), but I hope to keep my head between the gunwales, my paddle in the water, and eddy out occasionally.

Oh, and I'll be using a lot of paddling terms; if your lost, check out the glossary.