tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post2310272607244766615..comments2024-03-28T20:04:20.286-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Christ Mind, Beginner's MindGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-91864360544511074322017-01-11T06:27:55.737-08:002017-01-11T06:27:55.737-08:00Great post. I think you’re right that Zen, and may...Great post. I think you’re right that Zen, and maybe Buddhism is general, is like a return to the unmanifest source without accepting the fruits of manifestation, time, individuality and so on, whereas Christianity includes all these things and more so it incorporates purpose which Zen, and maybe Buddhism in general, misses. If that’s what you said!William Wildbloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-18491439341518582782017-01-11T05:00:38.049-08:002017-01-11T05:00:38.049-08:00Speaking of charismatic holy men, I can't help...Speaking of charismatic holy men, <a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/inside-a-canadian-staring-cult-224?utm_source=dmfb" rel="nofollow">I can't help picturing the snake from the <br />jungle <br />book</a>.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-71893551673426909572017-01-10T14:54:57.484-08:002017-01-10T14:54:57.484-08:00In the interview I linked, Cohen speaks of charism...In the interview I linked, Cohen speaks of charismatic holy men at about 20:40 into it.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-32433045098033728022017-01-10T14:41:09.580-08:002017-01-10T14:41:09.580-08:00Good grief - They look like they are trying to pee...Good grief - They look like they are trying to peer into a dark alley.<br /><br />As to the actual content, I can't watch long enough to hear anything besides Deepak incomprehensibly mumbling what sounds like an introduction. juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-62721673306494670902017-01-10T14:38:25.234-08:002017-01-10T14:38:25.234-08:00A couple of con artists. I couldn't help comp...A couple of con artists. I couldn't help comparing them to some of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJuJQI0RMiw" rel="nofollow">Leonard Cohen</a> interviews I've been watching. True humility and depth. In the one I linked to, he even mentions how he is skeptical of charismatic holy men, since he could have been one!Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-71494912057243497382017-01-10T14:33:17.249-08:002017-01-10T14:33:17.249-08:00That is just creepy. That is just creepy. mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-12905782637336761392017-01-10T14:18:01.740-08:002017-01-10T14:18:01.740-08:00File under I Can't Even.File under I Can't Even.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-35601158431808570662017-01-10T13:38:49.860-08:002017-01-10T13:38:49.860-08:00Deepakin the Cohen<a href="https://www.periscope.tv/w/1MnxnrjrAwwxO" rel="nofollow">Deepakin the Cohen</a>tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354048695798015131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-20503468904792398102017-01-10T11:49:46.526-08:002017-01-10T11:49:46.526-08:00Indeed, it can be argued that it is strictly impos...<i>Indeed, it can be argued that it is strictly impossible to understand Christianity without practicing it, i.e., through faith</i><br /><br />My granddaughter made a poster for me. It's a few feet away on the gun safe. It says, "If anybody wants to do God's will, he will understand whether the teaching is from God, or if I am speaking on my own" (John 7:17).mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-60407491569816773212017-01-10T11:44:27.542-08:002017-01-10T11:44:27.542-08:00Perhaps you could say Zen is always trying to get ...Perhaps you could say Zen is always trying to get to "it is finished"; Christianity starts with "it is finished".mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-13074409876637536062017-01-10T10:53:32.564-08:002017-01-10T10:53:32.564-08:00We are all beginners, and every day is a new begin...<i>We are all beginners, and every day is a new beginning.</i><br /><br />See also Anthony Bloom's excellent - and pithy - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Pray-Anthony-Bloom/dp/0809115093/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484074363&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=schmemann+beginning+to+pray" rel="nofollow">Beginning to Pray</a>.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-48640192288464245822017-01-10T10:50:17.132-08:002017-01-10T10:50:17.132-08:00"It is part of the mystery of the Christian r...<i>"It is part of the mystery of the Christian revelation that it functions like a time-release medication." </i><br /><br />This is why developing a sense of patience is such an important aspect of faith. It is very rare that any work of God happens in the time we <i>want</i> it to happen (which is to say, NOW!). Rather, we must trust that it does and will happen, and meanwhile just go about doing what needs done. Eventually, it really will be the NOW! - and all too soon simply <i>then</i>, at which point we will likely be longing for a new mirrorcle to tide us over a little longer until the final event takes place.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com