tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post4066653980836224268..comments2024-03-27T11:16:36.951-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Getting Off the Cosmic DreadmillGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-88046677797861969702012-05-07T07:21:19.429-07:002012-05-07T07:21:19.429-07:00"Actually, Augustine leaves out willfulness, ..."Actually, Augustine leaves out willfulness, which is consciously choosing an action we know to be wrong. It seems to me that this is worse than ignorance and weakness, because it is the presence of a negative, not a deprivation of a good.<br /><br />Or in other words, there is free will, on one side of which is weakness, the other willfulness. And yet, willfulness is a weakness, isn't it? Or, weakness masquerading as strength. I've known a few of those types in my day."<br /><br />Yes, you actually have to choose good rather than evil.<br /><br />I mean, first you need to choose your destination.<br /><br />For example, I'm free to be an evil assoul and I can actively aim for deceit, cowardice, and treachery as my touchstones. <br /><br />You can have your aim in life to end all life.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126071014909954387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-16034579464120271822012-05-07T04:57:17.888-07:002012-05-07T04:57:17.888-07:00Out Friday for medical reasons so I'm just get...Out Friday for medical reasons so I'm just getting to this. <br /><br />The thought about the planet finding its orbit and evolution is rich. Every creature is part of its environment both in terms of being subjected to its stresses and as one element creating stresses, accelerating and braking through feedback. Everything alters its environment and is altered by it. <br /><br /><i>C'est la vie. Et c'est la guerre.</i><br /><br />Among other things, it makes it seem silly to try and keep everything pristine and primeval.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-34456142884472112012-05-06T15:39:45.548-07:002012-05-06T15:39:45.548-07:00Oh...
Solid Marriage:
http://oi40.tinypic.com/25...Oh... <br /><br />Solid Marriage:<br />http://oi40.tinypic.com/2556xl0.jpgCond0011https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576204654819543273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-60181799873612693862012-05-06T14:35:06.439-07:002012-05-06T14:35:06.439-07:00"Let's take an everyday example, marriage..."Let's take an everyday example, marriage."<br /><br />About marriage:<br /><br />I do believe that if the love for the other is greater than for the self, it will not fail - no matter how flawed and messed up the individuals are.<br /><br />Because the love is interlocking between only the two, there is little chances of exploitation of such a divine gift.Cond0011https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576204654819543273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-75102792054696277612012-05-06T14:06:33.883-07:002012-05-06T14:06:33.883-07:00"Actually, Augustine leaves out willfulness, ..."Actually, Augustine leaves out willfulness, which is consciously choosing an action we know to be wrong. It seems to me that this is worse than ignorance and weakness, because it is the presence of a negative, not a deprivation of a good. "<br /><br />Yea. Because being evil can be so 'gosh darn fun':<br />http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IirxWrT1Zso/R_P8JtQCipI/AAAAAAAAAU0/jSOLXLA8NCU/s400/insp_revenge.jpg<br /><br /><br />CS Lewis talked about this evil mindset in the forward of the collected essays called 'The Screwtape Letters' where he found it a real drag to create the mindset of a 'Devil'. But then some people crave that mindset. Crave things that are not ours to have: To Dominate, manipulate, and control others whom are their equals (humans).Cond0011https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576204654819543273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-47564192268977308742012-05-05T21:22:01.202-07:002012-05-05T21:22:01.202-07:00Gagdad Bob said...
Re the tears of joy, when the ...Gagdad Bob said... <br />Re the tears of joy, when the soul encounters such truth and beauty, that's one common reaction. Others include a sense of sanctity and of spontaneous reverence without immature idealization.<br /><br />I tend to get that more frequently than usual when I read stories of the sacrifices some folks are willing to make to protect others (no greater love).<br /><br />And of course writing such as Schuon's can have the same effect.<br />Both tap into truth and beuaty and goodness.<br /><br />I reckon stories of those making their own ultimate sacrifice (or a huge one at any rate as Julies video shows) affects me more because of my experiences. <br /><br />Either way I hope I never get so cynical that I feel nothing upon seeing or hearing such truth, beauty n' goodness.<br /><br />"Think on these things..." takes on a whole new meanings in this Light.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-80248715086697177392012-05-05T21:11:34.789-07:002012-05-05T21:11:34.789-07:00"And to paraphrase Homer's Idiossey, my o..."And to paraphrase Homer's Idiossey, my one weakness is that I'm weak!"<br /><br />Ha ha! Excellent paraphrase! <br /><br />Other than that...everything is a-ok.<br /><br />"The mind commands itself and meets resistance."<br /><br />One of my favorite quotes by Augustine. As you say, it's not necessarily a bad thing, depending on the circumstances...USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-70557700421530699452012-05-05T10:00:00.928-07:002012-05-05T10:00:00.928-07:00Today's sign of the apocalypse:
Mamas, Don'...Today's sign of the apocalypse:<br /><a href="http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/driveby/something_wicked_this_way.php" rel="nofollow">Mamas, Don't Let Your babies Grow Up to be Yell Kings</a>juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-57900556555064467722012-05-04T15:30:54.234-07:002012-05-04T15:30:54.234-07:00The DVD sounds really interesting. Thanks!The DVD sounds really interesting. Thanks!juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-52015145687127598422012-05-04T14:49:16.586-07:002012-05-04T14:49:16.586-07:00Interesting too that he always speaks to things we...Interesting too that he always speaks to things we know with certitude at the deepest level, but perhaps never explicitly expressed, let alone so luminously and succinctly. He facilitates vertical recollection like few others.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-5073225343587396502012-05-04T14:45:31.207-07:002012-05-04T14:45:31.207-07:00Re the tears of joy, when the soul encounters such...Re the tears of joy, when the soul encounters such truth and beauty, that's one common reaction. Others include a sense of sanctity and of spontaneous reverence without immature idealization.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-7701124022980470112012-05-04T14:43:13.517-07:002012-05-04T14:43:13.517-07:00I would say he was truly a great man, except the w...I would say he was truly a great man, except the word has become so debased as to be almost meaningless. A three hour biographical <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Frithjof-Schuon-Messenger-Perennial-Philosophy/dp/1936597047/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S?ie=UTF8&colid=1M0Z9KRTC1IB&coliid=I2OPF5JNZZKZL4" rel="nofollow">DVD</a> has recently been released. Haven't yet seen it, but I will soon...Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-75591411614511925982012-05-04T14:11:15.482-07:002012-05-04T14:11:15.482-07:00Bob, just want to send out much gratitude for expo...Bob, just want to send out much gratitude for exposing me to Shuon's work. Just read "Echoes of Perennial Wisdom" and it filled me with tears of joy.tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354048695798015131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-78657716521254841182012-05-04T12:30:49.787-07:002012-05-04T12:30:49.787-07:00Julie
Great link, thanksJulie<br /><br />Great link, thanksJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202441664961886198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-51535906723792952442012-05-04T11:20:18.531-07:002012-05-04T11:20:18.531-07:00I haven't had a chance to comment yesterday, o...I haven't had a chance to comment yesterday, or today (I'm not here right now), but have enjoyed hugely.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-45603902581060523802012-05-04T09:18:34.517-07:002012-05-04T09:18:34.517-07:00Looks like I have something after all. Here's ...Looks like I have something after all. <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/04/arthur-boormans-transformation/" rel="nofollow">Here's a perfect demonstration</a> of what can happen when the will overcomes the contingencies and accomplices something wonderful.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-81621708811841845802012-05-04T09:06:27.952-07:002012-05-04T09:06:27.952-07:00You really are on a roll. I'm finding it tough...You really are on a roll. I'm finding it tough to add much, but only in a good way.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com