tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post4260442797633693916..comments2024-03-28T20:04:20.286-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: A Hard Day's BlogGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-77606186290961689122008-09-24T12:33:00.000-07:002008-09-24T12:33:00.000-07:00susannah, I'd submit that not everyone 'gets it' a...susannah, I'd submit that not everyone 'gets it' all at once.<BR/><BR/>I linked to this particular video (and Haidt's page) because he seems to be one of the few liberals with a mind open enough not only to see that there's more to life than 'social justice', but to actually suggest this in a roomful of his fellows. If you listen past the patter he needs to use to get his audience's attention, I think it's pretty remarkable that he's telling liberals that <I>they</I> don't get it.goyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00222747626472262862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-54987308754206667872008-09-24T08:13:00.000-07:002008-09-24T08:13:00.000-07:00Wow, that guy totally misses it. IMO. Quintessen...Wow, that guy totally misses it. IMO. Quintessential flatlander trying to wrap his mind around verticality. <BR/><BR/>More "conservatives as quaintly curious evolutionary throwbacks" stuff.Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381272662339466736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-8697149382563294382008-09-24T07:53:00.000-07:002008-09-24T07:53:00.000-07:00Bob - what do you see going in Jon Haidt's budding...Bob - what do you see going in Jon Haidt's budding work:<BR/><BR/>http://www.newyorker.com/online/video/conference/2007/haidt<BR/><BR/>(details here: http://people.virginia.edu/~jdh6n/ )<BR/><BR/>?goyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00222747626472262862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-80364238144610901962008-09-24T07:39:00.000-07:002008-09-24T07:39:00.000-07:00Also+COnion dome emoticon.Also<BR/><BR/>+C<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.arkitakt.com/domes/_images_domes/St%20Nicholas%20of%20the%20Weavers%20dome4b.jpg" REL="nofollow">Onion dome</A> emoticon.Ephrem Antony Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032465992619034619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-49536335165342487292008-09-24T07:33:00.000-07:002008-09-24T07:33:00.000-07:00Mr. Alan: If I recall, since we all approach the s...Mr. Alan: If I recall, since we all approach the same door ("no one comes to the Father except through me" -ICXC) from a different angle, if Bob makes a clear cut definition of his terms (such as Raccoon) they will cease to be useful. It would be best to approach them by figuring out what they AREN'T.Ephrem Antony Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032465992619034619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-88890883662592117382008-09-24T07:12:00.000-07:002008-09-24T07:12:00.000-07:00"Saints are okay. Mystics need not apply. But in s..."<I>Saints are okay. Mystics need not apply. But in so doing, you eliminate the blood from the body</I>" <BR/><BR/>The old wineskin can't handle the new wine, dismember?Dougmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468871451814828157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-50446836406981236592008-09-24T06:42:00.000-07:002008-09-24T06:42:00.000-07:00He was one of the first to see beyond biology.He was one of the first to see beyond biology.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-67422355851343394452008-09-24T06:11:00.000-07:002008-09-24T06:11:00.000-07:00Does it matter? But really, the point being that h...Does it matter? But really, the point being that he is Adam, he is Noah, he is Van Gogh, he is Aurobindo…you get the idea. In my opinion he, whoever he was, holds the patent on the line because he filled out the necessary forms. Somebody had to do it.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-91181646441172716552008-09-24T06:09:00.000-07:002008-09-24T06:09:00.000-07:00The first?The first?Fidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642704557546153909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-34730370648744511792008-09-24T05:17:00.000-07:002008-09-24T05:17:00.000-07:00Fire – checkCharcoal – checkCheetos – checkReturn ...Fire – check<BR/>Charcoal – check<BR/>Cheetos – check<BR/>Return On Investment - InfinityRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-53428697592216528092008-09-24T05:14:00.000-07:002008-09-24T05:14:00.000-07:00Speaking of all work for little play, inspiration ...Speaking of all work for little play, inspiration if there ever was one, Bob this guy may have been the first “<A HREF="http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/img/8d103g.jpg" REL="nofollow">blogger</A><BR/>”.<BR/><BR/>Talk about making a human dent in the vertical where there wasn't one before. Not to mention the world was breathing down his neck the whole time. Yet somehow he managed to find some wiggle room. His numbers may have been tiny but % growth went through the roof.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-72195379008117919262008-09-24T05:03:00.000-07:002008-09-24T05:03:00.000-07:00G. Bob,Your way of connecting the horizontal with ...G. Bob,<BR/><BR/>Your way of connecting the horizontal with the vertical, politics with the spiritual, mind with soul, earth with the heavens, man with God, is as far as I know, totally unchallenged and without competition in the so called blogosphere. This is why I lurk around here, like a silent ninja-raccoon in the dark, listening, observing, learning and hopefully impr0ve my understanding of this grande spectacle called Life on Earth.<BR/><BR/>That, and what Ben said.<BR/><BR/>Keep it up!<BR/><BR/>/JohanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-29913390333931562812008-09-24T04:52:00.000-07:002008-09-24T04:52:00.000-07:00RE Anon 5:08, amazing how it seems as if he’s shou...RE Anon 5:08, amazing how it seems as if he’s shouting despite the soundproof comment window and no exclamation points. The “ghost” comment sounds like Bill Maher. And the rest is just as inspiring. How do they attract being so angry and nothing else? That’s the part I can’t figure out… Their numbers should be in the hopper.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-68090272578475458222008-09-24T04:38:00.000-07:002008-09-24T04:38:00.000-07:00Will said,“Should add that there has been a univer...Will said,<BR/>“Should add that there has been a univeral deadness lately.”<BR/><BR/>I thought there was something going around.<BR/>I’m also only about 2 hours drive from the UN so, yesterday did not have a lot going for it. I like how he decided to wear a tie this time and clean up his beard for the event.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-24895138393742114432008-09-24T03:34:00.000-07:002008-09-24T03:34:00.000-07:00Alan:Click 'Name/URL'You'll get an empty 'Name' fi...Alan:<BR/><BR/>Click 'Name/URL'<BR/>You'll get an empty 'Name' field<BR/>Type 'Alan' (or handle of choice) there<BR/>That's itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-71818179643374477292008-09-24T03:07:00.000-07:002008-09-24T03:07:00.000-07:00BIBLE, BEER and the U.S. CONSTITUTION...perfect wh...BIBLE, BEER and the U.S. CONSTITUTION...perfect where do I sign?phil ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486481489355451711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-28021444411097537702008-09-24T02:50:00.000-07:002008-09-24T02:50:00.000-07:00I'm still here...every blessed dayI'm still here...every blessed dayphil ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486481489355451711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-5305724827029338082008-09-24T01:55:00.000-07:002008-09-24T01:55:00.000-07:00I happen to think that any well-articulated spirit...I happen to think that any well-articulated spiritual concept or new, fresh explication of the old spiritual verities becomes something of an archetype that "hangs in the air", helping those of genuine spiritual intent, even though they may never read whatever spiritual work may have been written. <BR/><BR/>In this sense, spiritual works are prayers - and prayers are always creative, they have their own created shape, melody, harmony, color. If they're really prayers, that is. They add uniquely to Creation. They Divinize it, make the rope ladder to heaven a little easier to find. Such works/prayers have their own life and an eternal resonance. They benefit the living and the dead. <BR/><BR/>The word does have to get out there in the public, of course. Given the nature of things, though, any wide popularity would probably mean (a) Obama really did inspire a mass leap of consciousness, or (b) people are understanding you falsely, which is probably a fate worse than death.<BR/><BR/>Should add that there has been a univeral deadness lately. The coming rebirth should be interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-15892669132843881142008-09-24T00:07:00.000-07:002008-09-24T00:07:00.000-07:00Huh? Bob the burrito? Where did that come from? Ho...Huh? Bob the burrito? Where did that come from? <BR/><BR/>Howzabout Burrito Bob and the flying Burrito's? <BR/><BR/>Damn! Now I'm hungry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-36100925430487498552008-09-23T23:44:00.000-07:002008-09-23T23:44:00.000-07:00Bob:I have given some thought to your readership n...Bob:<BR/><BR/>I have given some thought to your readership numbers and as to why/how there is no "breakout" into a larger sphere of action. I have a couple of ideas:<BR/><BR/>1. Influence takes time. Think of Aurobindo,for example, toiling away at his daily essays for the Arya for year after year. Even 58 years after his demise, Aurobindo's impact is smallish but-- still growing. One pundit (and I don't know exacty who) has said that the Aurobindo movement stands a chance of becoing a mssive or even decisive world force over the coming centuries, because the philosophy undeniably has legs. It is picking up in momentum, not decaying.<BR/><BR/>2. You, by some bizarre happenstance, are the most adroit and skilled commentator on Aurobindo extant. I know, because I follow these things. Your undogmatic, flexible and intuitive parsing of the writings are far more powerful than the vast majoity of the more straighforward paraphraser smore commonly encountered.<BR/><BR/>3. Therefore, I tend to coount you as a cellular unit in a larger project, hamely the wholesale lurching of humanity towards the Light. So your readership isn't large? Still, you cover the assigned six yards in front of your battle position. You are a soldier in a trench that stretches for miles to either side in this war. What you are saying is that you'd rather be a general and marshal larger forces, than an infantryman. And yet, is not each infantryman essential in any campaign? It is a matter of perspective.<BR/><BR/>4. If you do break out large, it will be because of single, very focused/salient idea or commandment linked to concrete action, of which its time has come.<BR/><BR/>5. Or, an UberCoon or larger entity will subsume you and you will be rolled into the burrito of another movement of some unpredictable or bizzare kind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-19850410545612206342008-09-23T22:09:00.000-07:002008-09-23T22:09:00.000-07:00Hoarhey, you were one split second away from owing...Hoarhey, you were one split second away from owing me a new keyboard. I'll have to remember that one :Djuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-26077968262784934122008-09-23T21:51:00.000-07:002008-09-23T21:51:00.000-07:00Hey Gagdad - or Peteyor whatever you call yer soph...Hey Gagdad - <BR/>or Petey<BR/>or whatever you call yer soph.<BR/><BR/>I've been read'n yer blog for some time - and please don't stop.. .<BR/><BR/>sorta like the the sower in the bible - ya never know were the seeds might land.<BR/><BR/>While I don't know what your Traffic looks like (cue up Low Sparks of High Heeled Boys) - I fer one really look forward to reading your ruminations.<BR/><BR/>BUT - I must comment - that your posts can be needlessly cryptic. I have tried to share your insights -and find myself having to define things such as "petey" and (0) to (k) and what not. Even after I read your book - it's hard to sort your stuff out.<BR/><BR/>Here is a very simple suggestion. How about a clear FAQ page that defines - unambigueously (sp?) ALL the short-hands and inside jokes you use. EXACTLY what do you mean by a Raccoon? (I know - but try to explain THAT to the uninitiated!).<BR/><BR/>Also - as a Methodist (I've got a casserole heating in the oven) - and an evangelical conservative (yes . . . and I attend a liberal church - ack!) - there are concerns about mixing the eastern with western. Have you read any articles in the Christian Research Journal discussing Yoga and the Church? They take a dim view of it. It might be godd for you to look those articles up - and provide a cojent response.<BR/>(sorry for any typose and bads spellinkts - I didn't bother to pull the dictionary or use spell check. . . )<BR/><BR/>BTW - this is ALAN - not sure how to post these other than Anonomyusssss. So - I is not try'n ta hide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-33142781569472714062008-09-23T21:46:00.000-07:002008-09-23T21:46:00.000-07:00Anon 05:08,Dude, pull the corncob out, you've suff...Anon 05:08,<BR/><BR/>Dude, pull the corncob out, you've suffered enough already.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Thanks again Bob for all that you do. I mean it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-14753651164098110012008-09-23T21:44:00.000-07:002008-09-23T21:44:00.000-07:00"I guess it concerns me a little that I think..."I guess it concerns me a little that I think we have something vital to add to the "national conversation," but that there is no point of entry for our views."<BR/><BR/>Not that you don't already know it, but if you're in the spirit biz for the sudden impact glitz & glory... blogger's probably not the launchpad. Deepak might have a couple helpful hints though.<BR/><BR/>If on the other hand, you want to change the world, a small fundamental change in the ideas of a few people who take ideas seriously... can change the course of empires. <BR/><BR/>Pretty satisfying stuff... as long as you're not hell bent on seeing the changes with your own eyes.<BR/><BR/>In that case, it could get a little frustrating.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-13691165696355240992008-09-23T21:31:00.000-07:002008-09-23T21:31:00.000-07:00"I wonder what goes through the mind of someone wh..."I wonder what goes through the mind of someone who stumbles upon one of those rants, then returns the next day for more, only to find a discussion of the ontological status of the Lie, or some transrational nuggets of joy from Petey?" <BR/><BR/>Speaking for myself, who wandered in via Vanderleun's post on that metroasexual 'whatever' idiot 2 yrs ago, and then came back and found Ray Kurzweil's Singularity exposed as a common vulgarity, and then some tale about a grocery clerk swilling miller lites with a friendly ghost named Petey... my reaction was... WTF?! Why does this seem like it tastes good <I>AND</I> is more filling and fulfilling than the lifeless red meat I came looking for?<BR/><BR/>"Whatever it is, they don't come back after that."<BR/><BR/>Trust me. Sometimes, they come back.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.com