tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post8731988034757542161..comments2024-03-28T20:04:20.286-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Falling Up With the Speed of Light & the Unbearable Heaviness of Non-BeingGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-41004392111716778822011-11-18T08:35:22.694-08:002011-11-18T08:35:22.694-08:00Chris:
The negative voice is in all of us, instil...Chris:<br /><br />The negative voice is in all of us, instilled in childhood. No one gets out unscathed. Some are scathed worse than others.<br /><br />The heavily damaged ones become the manipulative or aggressive folk we complain about.<br /><br />When we get spirit, we rise above the whole fracas and look with compassion on all of the players as they deal with the nasty ordeal of being human. <br /><br />We hate the action, not the actor, when we have unity consciousness. <br /><br />We all have been very nasty but we forgive ourselves and others. We fogive our tresspasses and those who tresspass against us.<br /><br />You all know this already but a constant remembrance helps keep love in the heart.Open Trenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354412002318534131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-69402067515183309872011-11-18T08:10:27.500-08:002011-11-18T08:10:27.500-08:00Well... it was a good video, even though it was ra...Well... it was a good video, even though it was rather... fringe.<br /><br />Though I am not big into conspiracy theories, the video was capable of combing a few leftist macros into a 'big picture'.<br /><br />For all I know, the Agenda 21 crowd may be just a bunch of Liberal Intellectuals with a big wish list and with lots of money (and little chance of application beyond their garden parties and steering the MSM and education system over the proverbial cliff of truth)Cond0011https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576204654819543273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-59999664852906570242011-11-18T06:44:59.652-08:002011-11-18T06:44:59.652-08:00Often the things you find funny -- or not -- revea...Often the things you find funny -- or not -- reveals All. Or at least all you need to know.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-13597001606718715262011-11-18T06:20:07.581-08:002011-11-18T06:20:07.581-08:00"My latest endeavor is trying to identify and..."My latest endeavor is trying to identify and diffuse the Passive-Aggressive and their rackets ..."<br /><br />btw... I had a recent breakthrough in identifying this type and have a Swiss Army knife thought picture for you to carry with you for your own identification of said type:<br /><br />1. They are 'Stepford Wives' (Stepford people). Choreographed personalities and actions. There is a whiff of 'plastic' when they interact with you (ie fake).<br /><br />2. You really don't _know_ them. They are friendly and approachable and will discuss subjects of _your_ interest. May tell you of an activity or two of their own, but nothing beyond that.<br /><br />3. The silence from them is 'deafening'. Hard to explain that one. But when you are in a group of people with a variety of interaction, you feel it (and no, they are not the wall flowers. Wall flowers speak alot by being merely wallflowers)<br /><br />I could go on, but I'm only scratching the surface of this type and I ... frankly... haven't sorted things out beyond identifying them. Still... it IS important to sort out as their very subtle racket allows them to prosper at the expense of the people around them - and to have those same people love them for it, too. Grrrr.... <br /><br />Serious stuff, since it gives 'nice' a VERY bad name.Cond0011https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576204654819543273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-50167959005132269292011-11-18T04:03:30.379-08:002011-11-18T04:03:30.379-08:00"And don't you remember as a child, the f..."And don't you remember as a child, the first awareness of the pull into darkness?"<br /><br />Yea. Power. Not power over the enviroment (which is our right - from the beginning), but power over others so that they become an extension of yourself.<br /><br />...and this power over the enviroment has its responsibilites too. Thats where the greenies get all bunged up that our playpen is getting polluted. They have a point, but as usual, they get it all wrong and become useless idiots to further the agenda of those who want 'power over others'.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg-v2A-KtDI (not funny, again - sorry)<br /><br />"Here again, standard issue cʘʘnvision -- so long as we haven't voided the warranty -- allows us to know in an instant when we are in the presence of the One or the Øther."<br /><br />Still trying to get my goggles fixed, Bob. The granularity of friend/foe within various people leaves me confused and taking risks. But one thing that keeps popping up is this constant: When I come across someone who I instinctually say 'This man is sophisticated', I find out eventually that s(he) has one racket or another for taking advantage of the people around them (and eventually me). IOW, beware the 'sophisticated' person (whatever that means when my intuition tells me they are such...). They are NOT your friend.<br /><br />My latest endeavor is trying to identify and diffuse the Passive-Aggressive and their rackets (The term 'Minnesota Nice' comes from this type of person). Identifying them is the hard part - by definiton. After identification, diffusing their racket can be quite difficult - if not impossible. Ah well...<br /><br />"To be continued... "<br /><br />I can hardly wait.Cond0011https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576204654819543273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-37369276318085688442011-11-18T01:25:53.742-08:002011-11-18T01:25:53.742-08:00Like my own homemade grog it's an acquired tas...Like my own homemade grog it's an acquired taste.Skullynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-50924953223381769652011-11-18T01:23:58.002-08:002011-11-18T01:23:58.002-08:00Vaclav Havel writes that Man is "a being that...Vaclav Havel writes that Man is "a being that has fallen out of Being and therefore continually reaches toward it, as the only entity by which and to which Being has revealed itself as a question [?!], as a secret and as meaning." <br /><br />That's purty deep! <br /><br />I've noticed as I have aged that I enjoy more often the "Being has revealed itself as a question [?!], as a secret and as meaning."<br /><br />Particularly the question and secret (or mystery) which enhances the meaning.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-37257449512563125162011-11-17T19:14:23.708-08:002011-11-17T19:14:23.708-08:00Chris, when you put it that way I guess it's p...Chris, when you put it that way I guess it's pretty familiar after all. And what Mushroom said™.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-51666869047957242572011-11-17T18:28:02.585-08:002011-11-17T18:28:02.585-08:00'Either way, the human subject "is contin...'Either way, the human subject "is continually stepping outside itself in order to return to itself once more and, through this 'circulation,' it inevitably matures -- becomes itself." '<br /><br />That sounds like T.S. Eliot, <i>Little Gidding</i>.Peytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12270784303736251238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-11597188177889015322011-11-17T17:44:18.857-08:002011-11-17T17:44:18.857-08:00Chris: I recognized the voice. I realized I had be...Chris: <i>I recognized the voice. I realized I had been hearing it all my life and that it was always negative.</i><br /><br />That sounds familiar. I think we might have a mutual acquaintance.<br /><br /><i>Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.</i> <br /><br />The ESV's "crafty" doesn't quite get it -- sounds too much like Wile E. Coyote. The sibilant 'subtle' is the right word, like the KJV, kind of seductive.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-40857411024752866322011-11-17T17:18:36.813-08:002011-11-17T17:18:36.813-08:00I remember at least three instances of “that pull ...I remember at least three instances of “that pull into darkness” right now. In the first two instances, I actually was standing in darkness and had to make a choice. It’s only years later, in looking back, that I see I was being asked to choose something significant and that I had made the right choice. The third instance I remember occurred as I was driving the long distance between the hospital and my home. I was leaving one son at the hospital with my husband and was traveling home to take care of the other son. On that long drive home, I suddenly noticed that there was a voice in my head that was telling me all the bad things that were going to happen to my son in the hospital, now that I was not there. I recognized the voice. I realized I had been hearing it all my life and that it was always negative. It never had anything good to say and always predicted the worst possible outcomes in any situation. And then I noticed a quieter voice, distinct from the other voice, and it was fighting for me. I realized that quieter voice had always been there too. I wish I remembered that more often.Christina Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03026226686936294936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-81968393775146006002011-11-17T16:07:01.373-08:002011-11-17T16:07:01.373-08:00Van, I'd like to hear about your escapades. W...Van, I'd like to hear about your escapades. What kind of playing with fire did you do?Open Trenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354412002318534131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-32571725757347770872011-11-17T15:10:48.534-08:002011-11-17T15:10:48.534-08:00Has anyone else out there had some "original&...<i>Has anyone else out there had some "original", private, odd theological hunch and then have UF discuss it in great detail?</i><br /><br />Yes, not just with MOTT, and at times it goes beyond weird to positively hair-raising. Fortunately, those times are few and far between.<br /><br />Don't worry about keeping up. Often times, being out-of-synch is the best way to be in sync.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-28578056038803831892011-11-17T15:04:22.123-08:002011-11-17T15:04:22.123-08:00Concerning MOTT. I'm officially, hopelessly b...Concerning MOTT. I'm officially, hopelessly behind now. Still a captivating read though.<br /><br />Has anyone else out there had some "original", private, odd theological hunch and then have UF discuss it in great detail? Sort of cool/weird.John Lienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15607964922479543670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-17622298184073468312011-11-17T14:26:02.864-08:002011-11-17T14:26:02.864-08:00Also, if you really aren't making a choice, th...<i>Also, if you really aren't making a choice, then you will just kind of bumble along a meaningless path</i><br /><br />Hey, I resemble that remark.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-38994366477160267702011-11-17T13:33:31.865-08:002011-11-17T13:33:31.865-08:00No. Suffice it to say I was drunk on the progressi...No. Suffice it to say I was drunk on the progressive feminist kool-aid.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-90036649507588059982011-11-17T13:24:08.389-08:002011-11-17T13:24:08.389-08:00Julie, tell us more about how you played with fire...Julie, tell us more about how you played with fire figuratively please.Open Trenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354412002318534131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-59856017574209969542011-11-17T12:07:44.775-08:002011-11-17T12:07:44.775-08:00John, that's a good question. On evil, I can&#...John, that's a good question. On evil, I can't really say from personal experience, but if you take the example of people who tend toward abusive relationships, it often seems as though a diabolical attractor brings the chronic victims and victimizers together. <br /><br />On the flip side, from my own experience I know that once I consciously chose to seek out Truth, it was almost like following the yellow-brick road. However, until that point I was mired in uncertainty, battling depression and disillusionment, and generally just playing with fire. Figuratively, unfortunately - <i>literally</i> playing with fire would probably have been safer in terms of long-term well-being. "Bumbling along a meaningless path" actually describes it quite well, although in truth if we aren't trying to reach higher, then we're still falling at 32'/sec². No matter how much it feels like floating.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-72123107455157939312011-11-17T10:56:47.686-08:002011-11-17T10:56:47.686-08:00Julie: of course you are right, take each person a...Julie: of course you are right, take each person as they come. That is a compassionate viewpoint.<br /><br />The Lord has suspended us all upside down, tied by the foot; I admit parts of me are angry at the Lord for imposing these conditions of participation here.<br /><br />If I understood what gains this sacrifice bought then I could be at peace.<br /><br />Or I could be at peace anyway; its a choice after all.Open Trenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354412002318534131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-90596325168984584932011-11-17T10:49:08.515-08:002011-11-17T10:49:08.515-08:00Are you saying that depending upon your choice bet...Are you saying that depending upon your choice between good or evil once you have made the choice the appropriate relationships and experiences will be had to get you closer to your chosen attractor? Either direction? Also, if you really aren't making a choice, then you will just kind of bumble along a meaningless path?<br /><br />That's a sobering thought.John Lienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15607964922479543670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-5478438456104845032011-11-17T09:46:15.744-08:002011-11-17T09:46:15.744-08:00People are people, Trench. Take each one as he com...People are people, Trench. Take each one as he comes.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-23518698706842594092011-11-17T09:40:14.456-08:002011-11-17T09:40:14.456-08:00This post delineates between two classes of people...This post delineates between two classes of people, one who has proper orientation, and another which does not. <br /><br />This is true but raises questions of relationship--<br /><br />How does the Raccoon feel about the class of normal people?<br /><br />Does the Raccoon love the normals?<br />Does the Raccoon hate the normals?<br />Does the Raccoon feel neutral towards the normals?<br /><br />How does the Raccoon act towards the normals?<br /><br />Does the Raccoon help the normals?<br />Does the Raccoon harm the normals?<br />Does the Racccon ignore the normals?<br /><br />Does each Raccoon differ in their feelings and actions towards the normals?<br /><br />Does the issue of relationship matter? <br /><br />Why or why not?<br /><br />The post was brilliant and this line of enquiry is to engender deeper probing.Open Trenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354412002318534131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-56547606464710917712011-11-17T09:37:54.471-08:002011-11-17T09:37:54.471-08:00This is also why there can be no real spirituality...<i>This is also why there can be no real spirituality in the absence of freedom, and in turn why leftism is intrinsically retrograde.</i><br /><br />"A slave is one who waits for someone else to come and set him free." That gets attributed to Ezra Pound, but I am pretty sure it originated long before Pound. <br /><br />To be free is a choice immediately available to anyone, anywhere, any time, based on knowledge of the truth -- to know the truth "in a biblical sense".mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-27656921268915128832011-11-17T09:11:26.989-08:002011-11-17T09:11:26.989-08:00If one fails to live out of this interior center, ...<i>If one fails to live out of this interior center, then no matter what happens in life, it will be an incoherent stream of experiences with no possibility of synthesis into a higher unity.</i><br /><br />Apropos, this quite from <a href="http://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2011/11/16/the-lord-of-the-flies-2/" rel="nofollow">Belmont Club</a> (via Gerard's sidebar):<br /><br />"Whether you take the attitude of contempt, pity or sympathy, you’ve got to admit that these guys are bound to have a hard time in life. The individuals in these videos probably have a hard time understanding why the sun rises each morning, let alone comprehend why their life seems as bad as it is."juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-63769895172937201182011-11-17T09:09:32.447-08:002011-11-17T09:09:32.447-08:00"Something analogous to gravity operates at a..."Something analogous to gravity operates at all levels of the cosmos, all degrees of being, both interior and exterior, from the solar system, to culture, to politics, to personal relationships, to the self, and even to mind parasites. In each case there is an attractive force that simultaneously draws subjects and objects toward other subjects or objects and toward their own "center of gravity"; we might say that one is an exteriorizing force, the other interiorizing."<br /><br />And the better it is enabled to operate unobstructed, the deeper, denser and greater the gravitational pull, the more active it's event horizon, and the more planets, and asteroids, are drawn into its orbit. <br /><br />Stars or black holes... puff yourself up too much... and poof! collapse.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.com