tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post2588569937874312366..comments2024-03-28T20:04:20.286-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: The Shine of Your Japan, the Sparkle in Your ChinaGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-59417875597545749082008-07-11T09:27:00.000-07:002008-07-11T09:27:00.000-07:00Fido,No offense meant to man's best friend: canine...Fido,<BR/>No offense meant to man's best friend: canines, felines & psittacines are for petting, kissing & spoiling, never kicking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-46302808303005326442008-07-11T08:56:00.000-07:002008-07-11T08:56:00.000-07:00RiverI can't quite tell if you are agreeing or dis...River<BR/><BR/>I can't quite tell if you are agreeing or disagreeing with me on the issue with eternal security. I will read about patristic theology though.<BR/><BR/>I never claimed to be a preacher. I don't say that to sound like a jerk, but because I have a reverence for certain things within Christianity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-90236543106670155992008-07-11T07:50:00.000-07:002008-07-11T07:50:00.000-07:00Nomo - A couple of sick kids last night, and the e...Nomo - A couple of sick kids last night, and the eldest is here for 'take your kids to work day', so I don't have time to write a treatise. But my life means something to me because it's what allows me to do the things I want to do. Not just the stuff that brings me joy, but the stuff that brings joy to those I love as well. It was a great deal of fun watching my son enjoy the bus ride in this morning, for example. It made him happy, and let me see the commute in a fresh light, too.<BR/><BR/>That doesn't make me a 'god' in any meaningful sense of the term.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and 'anonymous', I don't consider myself a 'troll' - I'm <A HREF="http://ingles.homeunix.net/rants/stupids.html#trolls" REL="nofollow">not a fan of that game</A>.Ray Ingleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16290483120987779339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-11510600505992585502008-07-11T07:43:00.000-07:002008-07-11T07:43:00.000-07:00mr. preacherman. I need to issue a correction, sin...mr. preacherman. I need to issue a correction, since I've become the Christian 'coon dogmatist 'round these parts...<BR/><BR/>Yes it is true a man cannot lose his salvation.<BR/><BR/>But answer this question, have you seen your salvation? Is it complete? Then what security do you have in it? Until you see the face of Christ and the victory is fulfilled - when faith will be as sight - then do not proclaim you cannot lose it. Instead work it out - as we all must - with fear and trembling. <BR/><BR/>That - your nous - which is born of the spirit can not be lost, but if your nous is dark - so shall your body be. Be advised that the Fathers tell us that a man who is complete sure of his salvation has already lost it. That would amount to a prognostication of what will happen when he dies. <BR/><BR/>Instead place your hope in the one who can deliver you - who can deliver anyone - the Lord himself. Boast in nothing but the cross of Christ, the Holy Apostle said.<BR/><BR/>Those who have passed on who lived lives holy? Why should we assume that they are not with the Lord? You can not lose your salvation. Let us ask them to speak to the Lord for us.<BR/><BR/>Read patristic theology - it is a clearer guide to the scriptures, since the text can not interpret itself.<BR/><BR/>>relurk<Ephrem Antony Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032465992619034619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-10409103211510876522008-07-11T07:42:00.000-07:002008-07-11T07:42:00.000-07:00Actually I meant Romans chapter 10 but start with ...Actually I meant Romans chapter 10 but start with 8.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-11792495183081266332008-07-11T07:28:00.000-07:002008-07-11T07:28:00.000-07:00anon said -Uh, didn't Saint Paul say "work out you...anon said -<BR/>Uh, didn't Saint Paul say "work out your salvation with fear and trembling"? If a person isn't in danger of losing their salvation, why should they have fear and trembling? <BR/><BR/>Paul is speaking to a church on being vigilant in their service to Christ. Fearing the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.<BR/><BR/>The devil can only trip up a believer not cause him to lose his salvation.<BR/><BR/>And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. -Matt 10:28<BR/><BR/>That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.<BR/>Marvel not that I say unto thee, Ye must be born again. -John 3:6-7<BR/><BR/>How can one become unborn?<BR/><BR/>Read Romans chapter 8.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-22172172373074175982008-07-11T07:24:00.000-07:002008-07-11T07:24:00.000-07:00Anon 11:27 - My best answer to your question.Anon 11:27 - My <A HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%203:11;&version=72" REL="nofollow">best answer</A> to your question.NoMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01100042056270224683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-64496032172879000022008-07-11T05:07:00.000-07:002008-07-11T05:07:00.000-07:00Anon when it meant something,All together now:"Sin...Anon when it meant something,<BR/><BR/>All together now:<BR/><BR/>"Sing us a song, you’re the piano man..."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Ximeze, what am I? Chopped liver?Fidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642704557546153909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-23689397302626156332008-07-11T01:01:00.000-07:002008-07-11T01:01:00.000-07:00Hey, Hoarhay, Its nice to be back."with a deeper c...Hey, Hoarhay, <BR/><BR/>Its nice to be back.<BR/><BR/>"with a deeper commitment to your practice of Buddhism you would develop a complacency towards the world and don't want that for your life?"<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't quite say I have a practice in Buddhism, this retreat was an experiment - It appealed to me because of the opportunity to fully immerse myself in a practice, and also to test my endurance.<BR/><BR/>It didn't take long for me to realize that a serious Buddhist practice wasn't for me, although it is comforting to know that such a path is there.<BR/><BR/>This jumped out at me from Bob's post: "The first is to go about getting what you want; the second is to cultivate gratitude for what one has."<BR/><BR/>Without any kind of serious practice I have somehow come as far as I have by employing a principal of slack - not just slack, more often than not outright irresponsibility. <BR/><BR/>Here's what's difficult for me to come to terms with: to any observer my path has been downright absurd. Somehow, despite living an irresponsible life (not reckless, or harmful, just careless) I somehow end up getting away with it all - and even meeting people and opportunities that would be inconceivable otherwise.<BR/><BR/>How do I come to terms with this? The best I can say is that it has given me little option but gratitude for what I have, however it is often difficult to, as Bob put it, "pretend I'm worthy."<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I'd prefer to turn off any aspiration toward "enlightenment." I'd just love some piece of mind. <BR/><BR/>But, hey, what can I do? Awake in a dark room and can't get back to sleep, what choice do you have but to fumble around for a light switch - that, or wait around bleary eyed for the sun.<BR/><BR/>So, I'm compelled in this direction, yet I lack the will - and perhaps the maturity - needed to fully immerse myself. Hell, I can't even catch a train on time - how am I suppose to embrace eternity?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-90011528989953179442008-07-11T00:43:00.000-07:002008-07-11T00:43:00.000-07:00He's really a pathetic sadsack. But... as he said...He's really a pathetic sadsack. But... as he said, he keeps coming around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-68009286871238200032008-07-11T00:41:00.000-07:002008-07-11T00:41:00.000-07:00And you can hear him hee hawing late at night.And you can hear him hee hawing late at night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-2327413141358291002008-07-11T00:35:00.000-07:002008-07-11T00:35:00.000-07:00And he does weird shit with mules.And he does weird shit with mules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-82091992777281592392008-07-11T00:32:00.000-07:002008-07-11T00:32:00.000-07:00"And jackass is still a legend in his own mind,"HE..."And jackass is still a legend in his own mind,"<BR/><BR/>HEY! I resemble that remark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-80543440526009661482008-07-11T00:28:00.000-07:002008-07-11T00:28:00.000-07:00He likes to come in late when he thinks everyone e...He likes to come in late when he thinks everyone else is sleepimg. It'n he cool?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-79554387624843143202008-07-11T00:26:00.000-07:002008-07-11T00:26:00.000-07:00And Jackass is still a legend in his own mind.And Jackass is still a legend in his own mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-69743883231080644882008-07-11T00:23:00.000-07:002008-07-11T00:23:00.000-07:00Anon 12:04,Humans do a pretty good job of dehumani...Anon 12:04,<BR/><BR/>Humans do a pretty good job of dehumanizing themselves without any help from coons as your post will attest.<BR/>Did Joan hit a nerve? <BR/>Apparently the rock she threw into the stye hit its mark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-24111669505865813592008-07-11T00:20:00.000-07:002008-07-11T00:20:00.000-07:00K the r,welcome back road man. Thanks for the insi...K the r,<BR/><BR/>welcome back road man. Thanks for the insights. It's a new batch of bandits here since last you frequented. Hoarhey's still explaining it all with the glass half empty, and GB is still setting the bar impossibly high for all but Jesus and Buddah and himownself mostly, and of course I'm still here, but mostly the tide of time has sucked the old ones out and washed some new ones in. It's more an afternoonish, happy-hour crowd than when last you knew the waitresses names: a little too energetic at times, full of the workaday victories and ever eager to spread the news, but a little more pinched. The eye of the needle has gotten smaller. Stay with it awhile and see whazzup. Your objectivity is in short supply, if you ask anon. Looks like the snapping biz agrees with you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-74097081906948002492008-07-11T00:10:00.000-07:002008-07-11T00:10:00.000-07:00There's a most amusing coonish post by Rick Moran ...There's a most amusing coonish post by Rick Moran on American Thinker for Friday 7/11: <BR/>"Low expectations for Congress"<BR/><BR/>Teasers include:<BR/><BR/>"And you thought our Congress was a mean place today?<BR/>In the run up to the Civil War...It was not unusual for Members to come armed with pistols to the floor, ready and willing to offer satisfaction to those who maligned them...<BR/><BR/>American people back then saw Congress as a whole pretty much the way we see it today; a healthy republican skepticism for their motives and a tendency to view the entire crew as a pretty worthless bunch... <BR/><BR/>Americans have come to a consensus on one major issue. They believe that Congress pretty much sucks;<BR/>Rasmussen reports in its latest survey that just 9% of the public gives Congress good or excellent ratings... with 52% believing that 535 marmosets might do a better job than the sorry bunch currently calling themselves our Congress."<BR/><BR/>Rick M is doing a fine job of channeling Bob in the ISS department. Don't say I didn't warn you.<BR/><BR/>(This not-mine, fascist Gatesware POS will not post the link properly, thank you very much)<BR/><BR/>UNIX RULES WHILE GATES DROOLS!!!<BR/><BR/>ahhh, feel better nowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-34030394075540804072008-07-11T00:09:00.000-07:002008-07-11T00:09:00.000-07:00Good to see you back Kahn.In regard to your questi...Good to see you back Kahn.<BR/>In regard to your question, are you imagining that with a deeper commitment to your practice of Buddhism you would develop a complacency towards the world and don't want that for your life?<BR/>If so maybe another religious discipline might be more suitable to take you where you need to go. As you said, questions were answered before they were even asked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-50324082038448915272008-07-11T00:04:00.000-07:002008-07-11T00:04:00.000-07:00joack ack ack 5:04:Not that this was directed at m...joack ack ack 5:04:<BR/><BR/>Not that this was directed at me, but I did get a bit of your jesus overspray. I respond:<BR/><BR/>...if a coon feels a sprinkling humility (not humanity) when addressing an "it", this could be an attempt to help it move past the animal kingdom into the realm of humanity (humility will follow – Trust the process). <BR/><BR/>If a coon feels no pangs at dehumanizing humans, it is because it is still a coon.<BR/><BR/>Spit or piss on that, as you will. It's your own personal lightmus test.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-27874775669005691762008-07-10T23:27:00.000-07:002008-07-10T23:27:00.000-07:00NoMo: In reference to my last comment....here is t...NoMo: In reference to my last comment....here is the contextual text for you -- Philipians 2:12 and 1 Peter 5:8<BR/><BR/>Know nothing of the inner battles between the Protestant movements. <BR/><BR/>Curious to know what would you say was the pillar and foundation of truth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-17032212603579971362008-07-10T22:18:00.000-07:002008-07-10T22:18:00.000-07:00I don't know about Calvinism but Hobbesism is cl...I don't know about Calvinism but <A HREF="http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/" REL="nofollow"> Hobbesism </A> is clearly Biblical.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-2553696801830604532008-07-10T22:08:00.000-07:002008-07-10T22:08:00.000-07:00JWM you're a gem!Fergus 'n Booger Fergus 'n Booge...JWM you're a gem!<BR/><BR/>Fergus 'n Booger Fergus 'n Booger Fergus 'n Booger <BR/><BR/>What in the heck was the name of that fancyschmancy item Fergus used....<BR/><BR/>"brought to you by Intelicat (TM)"<BR/><BR/>or something.....?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-44095647015621570082008-07-10T21:42:00.000-07:002008-07-10T21:42:00.000-07:00Great Van. Now indulge a NoMo fave.Great Van. Now indulge a NoMo <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K18xQgDS3U" REL="nofollow">fave</A>.NoMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01100042056270224683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-5001962338324952792008-07-10T21:39:00.000-07:002008-07-10T21:39:00.000-07:00Greetings fellow Coons and Coonettas,Once again, B...Greetings fellow Coons and Coonettas,<BR/><BR/>Once again, Bob saves space in his inbox by addressing my questions moments before I get around to the asking part.<BR/><BR/>My visits here has been few and far between for a while now, mainly because my path had diverged from an emphasis on the metaphysical to one concentrated on the practical. In other words, I found my discussing these topics had become a diversion to actually experiencing them.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, this week I happened to return from a 10 day retreat in Vipassana meditation, a teaching based in Buddhist teachings (these are offered for free/by donation in several places worldwide). I was drawn to it specifically because of the unabashed practicality and seriousness of the method. 10 days living like a monk - noble silence, dietary restrictions, no reading, writing, outside communications, etc.<BR/><BR/>I left with largely favorable impression - the meditation is very powerful, and not polluted with trippy new age baggage. The instructions were simple and specific.<BR/><BR/>Most important for me, though, was how it drove home the commitment and personal responsibility required for a serious spiritual practice. It was quite humbling.<BR/><BR/>My main problem was the problem I've always had with Buddhism, which is the complete detachment required and the lack of room for a deeper spiritual understanding beyond reduction of the worldly experience to neutral throbs and tingles in the body.<BR/><BR/>Still, it was an enlightening experience (putting the actual meditation aside, the social experiment of being cut off from the world for 10 days in silence with a bunch of strangers produced enough psychological insight to make the trip worthwhile).<BR/><BR/>My question remains, however, how does one access the ever fine line between faith and complacency?<BR/><BR/>My experience raised other questions, but that's the only one I can articulate at the moment...<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, has anyone else any experience with/perspective on this particular school of thought?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com