tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post116870799764723646..comments2024-03-28T20:04:20.286-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: The Descent of Spirit (1.04.09)Gagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168818311172312632007-01-14T15:45:00.000-08:002007-01-14T15:45:00.000-08:00Bobblers: here's another t-shirt idea:"Come for th...Bobblers: here's another t-shirt idea:<BR/>"Come for the philosophy, stick around for the snarking."<BR/><BR/>Or how 'bout, "This life's for talking. Next one's for walking."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168766566633770002007-01-14T01:22:00.000-08:002007-01-14T01:22:00.000-08:00One was bad enough! (or should I say boring enough...One was bad enough! (or should I say boring enough for the daily grind.)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969685296436358865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168765317123333952007-01-14T01:01:00.000-08:002007-01-14T01:01:00.000-08:00Lisa,Had you worked in the archives you probably w...Lisa,<BR/><BR/>Had you worked in the archives you probably would have made better money. ;^)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168765143294994212007-01-14T00:59:00.000-08:002007-01-14T00:59:00.000-08:00Ben,I thought you liked me?Ben,<BR/><BR/>I thought you liked me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168764872108428582007-01-14T00:54:00.000-08:002007-01-14T00:54:00.000-08:00Oh Ben,You're such a flatterer..... bat, bat. ;)Oh Ben,<BR/><BR/>You're such a flatterer..... bat, bat. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168764349577553312007-01-14T00:45:00.000-08:002007-01-14T00:45:00.000-08:00Bob,You said:"... a "guru" type person, as it were...Bob,<BR/>You said:<BR/><BR/>"... a "guru" type person, as it were. Yes, you could say that this is like conceding that I am not God, but obviously, untold spiritual mischief is caused by people who overstep their boundaries and do just that. It's not so much that I am tempted to do this, but there is something within many people that is tempted to confer this authority upon others, which many spiritual psychopaths happily identify with."<BR/><BR/>I spoke the other day of some new agey types who I spent some time around in the past and I made the comment of how I couldn't understand why someone would want to be admired by certain people (a definite majority) who were at some of the gatherings I went to. There was a palpable lack of authenticity in most present and also many not so hidden agendas. It was interesting to watch the vampiric feeding of the "leaders" on the attentions given to them by the sheep-like "paying customers". Watching that and trusting my interpretation of what I saw helped me with my understanding and discernment concerning how getting the ego involved in spiritual matters can lead down dangerous blind paths. It also helped me to rely on my own judgement of what I "see" with my own eyes.<BR/>And this may sound somewhat hokey but it also helped my insights into how Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, etc. could hypnotize an entire country. <BR/>By understanding the micro (families, smallgroups) and applying that understanding to the macro (entire countries, the world).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168764126625889142007-01-14T00:42:00.000-08:002007-01-14T00:42:00.000-08:00I just want to make one little correction seeing t...I just want to make one little correction seeing that I used to work in an archive. Bob only has one archive, there is no plural unless he has another secret site, which is always a possiblity. A lot of people make that common mistake of pluralizing archive. Just thought I'd share...Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969685296436358865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168762895893099442007-01-14T00:21:00.000-08:002007-01-14T00:21:00.000-08:00"There is even empirical research documenting the ..."There is even empirical research documenting the fact that people who truly have had transformative "peak experiences," or full on, life-changing ingressions of the vertical, rarely speak of them."<BR/><BR/>Those are refreshing words. The few people I've shared these things with think I'm straitjacket material.<BR/><BR/>So I enjoyed reading the stories of the braver souls instead. What struck me most about them is how varied they are, and how the descent of intelligence is so precisely tailored to each unique individual at just the right time. It's not random or a function of chance, but bespeaks of a purposeful maker behind it. I mean, what if Bob and River had accidentally received each other's "transmissions" - would it have worked out so well? We'd all be trying to decipher Gershschuon rhapsodies...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168762112545968062007-01-14T00:08:00.000-08:002007-01-14T00:08:00.000-08:00Jay-low-No...just flabby.Jay-low-<BR/>No...just flabby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168762006762425332007-01-14T00:06:00.000-08:002007-01-14T00:06:00.000-08:00"Integralist, you're recieving a garden-variety ty..."Integralist, you're recieving a garden-variety type of rejection, the kind that exists in offices and schools and so forth, not an ideological one. You've failed somehow on a social level, not an intellectual one."<BR/><BR/>Mother's you have it exactly backwards. It will be impossible for him to hide his "religion". His pernicious ideas are exactly the reason why he is so vehemently rejected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168761107235435952007-01-13T23:51:00.000-08:002007-01-13T23:51:00.000-08:00Does this spandex make me look fat?Does this spandex make me look fat?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168760303486213092007-01-13T23:38:00.000-08:002007-01-13T23:38:00.000-08:00Archives gotta hiccup? Quite a bit of "meme" pillo...Archives gotta hiccup? Quite a bit of "meme" pillory. Impression I got from the search quotes. When I turned over the page, URL cannot be found. Darn, several looked like they might have me out of my chair. Y'all must admit Dr. Gagdad does have a sense of humor, the ironic and delivery.<BR/><BR/>Am I barking up the wrong tree? Backtracking to say, "Stop reading One Cosmos, NOW!" Eww, hate that kinda stuff. Folks begin questioning your uh, ah, um, well, ya know, like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168759269431526452007-01-13T23:21:00.000-08:002007-01-13T23:21:00.000-08:00Okay . .this is better . . . in fact, it feels str...Okay . .this is better . . . in fact, it feels strangely . . . comfortable . . . .exiting, even . . . as if a whole new me is emerging from the closet, or rather the darkness, I meant . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168759088288600122007-01-13T23:18:00.000-08:002007-01-13T23:18:00.000-08:00All right . . . oh, this just feels ridiculous.All right . . . oh, this just feels ridiculous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168758914243583612007-01-13T23:15:00.000-08:002007-01-13T23:15:00.000-08:00Nameless: Still you refuse to understand & accept ...Nameless: Still you refuse to understand & accept simple Truths:<BR/><BR/>> YOU can choose to take full responsibility for your spiritual walk & development & failure of such. We see no evidence of this from you.<BR/><BR/>> We have the right to choose or not choose to learn sumfink from you. You do not control nor coerce us. CAPICHE? You don't respect anyones boundaries, yet cry fould when you fancy yourself The Victim. My nieces & nephews know better than to do that childish maneuver. You ARE the little boy who cries Wolf! Rightly so he was not given "respect" - why would anyone respect a Liar-Abuser? The moral of the story, yet you ignore it applies.<BR/><BR/>> You've chosen to be abusive to people here, yet you STILL take ZERO responsibility for it. Why should we relate w/you or "learn" anything an Abuser shares? You betrayed yourself & made it inhospitable here for your self - now you whine "But why?", the mark of a Constant Victim refusing to take responsibility for self, who blames others for actions HE earned.<BR/><BR/>> Why did YOU do this to yourself, then, if its not what you desired? Bit you in the ass, didn't it? Thank your own stupidity then cuz it isnt Wisdom.<BR/><BR/>> Though you fancy yourself some kinda teacher, you choose, act & behave childishly & abusively, not wisely; of course we dont want to hear what you have to say when you behave unwisely.<BR/><BR/>> You demonstrate compartmentalized self. You dont evidence Integralism. We've got more Integralism than you do in your big toe. Should we learn it from you then?? Stop kidding yourself. Denial & lies only bondage you to pride. Get ye Humble. Do it not, and find yourself unwelcome here more.<BR/><BR/>> You deny you've sown bitter seeds you now reap. Yet you sowed them! Denial is not Reality. Why should we listen to one who Denies Reality?<BR/><BR/>> Without God-Spirit, you have no Center. You oughta know this. If you have a problem with that Truth, take it up w/Him. We aren't here to "fix" you or do therapy. You can choose to pursue it for yourself.<BR/><BR/>Even my first year clients in therapy know these truths & abide by them.<BR/><BR/>If such Truths are not apparent to you, you actually are not prepared, spiritually mature enuf or ready to be here. If you've got self-work to do, be Honest enuf to admit Truth & do something constructive with yourself. Take responsibility if you want to be "respected." Honor Truth & Get Healthy.<BR/><BR/>- Princess -Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168758793089647872007-01-13T23:13:00.000-08:002007-01-13T23:13:00.000-08:00Mother'sHow's this?Mother's<BR/><BR/>How's this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168758750333739462007-01-13T23:12:00.000-08:002007-01-13T23:12:00.000-08:00I will absolutely hate myself in the morning. Yest...I will absolutely hate myself in the morning. Yesterday's post tossed out the word "meme". Today's post offers "meme" resistance relative to the Cosmos. Coincidence is number two on Goldfinger's list of identifiers(bad luck, coincidence, enemy action). Don't care for explaining much with it myself. Have you had this discussion previously? I'll search One Cosmos after I post this. Curious, to me anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168758646630584992007-01-13T23:10:00.000-08:002007-01-13T23:10:00.000-08:00In other words: become a totally different person ...In other words: become a totally different person with totally different, more evolved ideas and ways of presenting those ideas and you might fit in.<BR/><BR/>(Sometimes I just amaze myself with my own brilliance)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168758120386865672007-01-13T23:02:00.000-08:002007-01-13T23:02:00.000-08:00I mght add, it helps to undergo a "sex-change" as ...I mght add, it helps to undergo a "sex-change" as it were. If you were formerly male (let's say you were posting as "Jack Sprat") change up and call yourself "little bo peep" or some such. People are very responsive to gender cues and react differently depending on gender.<BR/><BR/>If you want more mercy from the court, style yourself as a vulnerable female, like "La Contessa" or "Rapunzel." <BR/><BR/>But, be prepared to not be taken so seriously as a thinker. Upside, downside.<BR/><BR/>If you want to be taken seriously, try a male foreign name like "Leopoldo" or "Sergei". People imagine that contenental thinkers tend to be heavy hitters.<BR/><BR/>Now, go git 'em.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168757565277112462007-01-13T22:52:00.000-08:002007-01-13T22:52:00.000-08:00Integralist, you're recieving a garden-variety typ...Integralist, you're recieving a garden-variety type of rejection, the kind that exists in offices and schools and so forth, not an ideological one. You've failed somehow on a social level, not an intellectual one.<BR/><BR/>You've been found to be obnoxious, is all. Therefore, the content of your posts is rejected out of hand because the writer of it has been rejected out of hand.<BR/><BR/>Strategy: change your handle, but more importantly, change up your style so that you don't sound so obviously like you.<BR/><BR/>All points you make should be short, provocative, honest, and in relatation to some specific element in the main post. Refrain from attacks for several weeks at least. See if you can float a different persona, and you can easily continue here. Take advantage of the anonymity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168756612158424782007-01-13T22:36:00.000-08:002007-01-13T22:36:00.000-08:00G-BOB, another fine post! Yum, thanks for sharing ...G-BOB, another fine post! Yum, thanks for sharing your milk n meat w/us.<BR/><BR/>Hoarhey: Re: physical safety & protection in "all is lost" situations (Hope amidst Fear & Powerlessness) is a subject dear to my heart. Rarely do I tire to read present & historical experiences of similar miracles, interventions, extraordinary providence, etc. Thanks so much for posting your pov, another window of the reality of God-with-us.<BR/><BR/>Jerub-Baal: Depression does Not wash away Narcissism, as you stated. Depression perpetuates self-pity, a form of Narcissism, pride, vanity. When you consistently practice weaning off self-pity (which is self-righteousness & pride) by consistently embracing Humility more than Pity (give that ground to Him over self) Victory over depression can be realized. Descending to Ascend allows you to face & choose Interdependent, Humble, Trusting relationship w/God, to place Hope & Faith in Him instead of self that doesn't satisfy. Hard to pity self when IN Communion w/Him & Grace.<BR/><BR/>Ecclesiastes point is Submit to God (descend to find Him) as all else is Vanity. Descent, whether actively chosen or passively received, reconciles spirit-w-Spirit. You'll connect thru Grace, silence, emot. attachment, humility, brokenness; knowing, emot. bonding, Spirit-adjusting your thoughts & feelings, Trust, Faith, Communion, etc. then grows. Altho God can override self-defense mechanisms as He chooses, pity & narcissism are spiritual barriers to rich relationship w/Him. Tear down those walls if you desire rich connection w/God. Humility, a non-intellectualism, connects you In Him. He doesnt ignore the brokenhearted or humble, contrite-in-spirit. He Responds & draws near to them. Growth in spurts is fine; but you have Another Option you can Actively Choose. Perseverance is key.<BR/><BR/>Two Types of Descent: (1) You can Choose Pursuant-Active-Connective Descent to God+Spirit, via Humility, humbleness, contrition, brokenness, etc. *or* (2) Passive-Receptive Descent of Gods Grace given upon You as He chooses. Your choice & His choice meet in middle if they spiritually align & you'll find Him there.<BR/><BR/>Many are taught to wait passively for Him to be Known to them; but Scripture clearly commands us to choose to actively Pursue Him. Doing Both is Best. So, choose to pursue Him instead of Depression w/all Your Will, Mind & Heart (meaning, connect w/Him despite your depression, in your self-pity, in all moods & conditions.) You will find Him, as we are doing. Discrepancies you say you can't reconcile will either pare down & out of self, or integrate in Spirit-self. Spiritual pride & pity (or) Humility & Healthy ego Is A Choice You Can Make. We can choose & commit to do our part in relationship w/Him. God is Trustworthy to do His part w/You. Pray You choose Humility vs self-pity. Gods Blessings in Your Spiritual Journey & Recovery!<BR/><BR/>- Princess -Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168742167521119052007-01-13T18:36:00.000-08:002007-01-13T18:36:00.000-08:00Howlin' the blues. Thanks for the reminder, Bob. N...Howlin' the blues. Thanks for the reminder, Bob. Now I gotta go searching thru my vinyl...NoMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01100042056270224683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168740164761483452007-01-13T18:02:00.000-08:002007-01-13T18:02:00.000-08:00R.I.P. Michael Brecker.R.I.P. <BR/><BR/>Michael Brecker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168735965325824202007-01-13T16:52:00.000-08:002007-01-13T16:52:00.000-08:00If you feed it, it grows.If you starve it, it dies...If you feed it, it grows.<BR/>If you starve it, it dies.<BR/>If you feed it, it grows.<BR/>If you starve it, it dies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1168731157891172272007-01-13T15:32:00.000-08:002007-01-13T15:32:00.000-08:00Bob, you wrote "Nor do I wish to become known, exc...Bob, you wrote<BR/> "Nor do I wish to become known, except by a very narrow group of people. How to reach that group without exposure to the wrong types..."<BR/><BR/>When I ran my business, I too had this wish. While it is not easy to reconcile this wish with being "open, and public", I approached my enterprise by<BR/>1) working at it (literally) all the time; this had the effect of keeping "idlers" away.<BR/>2) promoting it only by word-of-mouth; this led to those who came to me actually having a "reason" for coming i.e. they arrived at least slightly "pre-qualified."<BR/><BR/>These tactics were aimed directly at the aforementioned wish, and seemed to work pretty well. Of course, I never became rich, nor famous.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com