tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post8342464852775693277..comments2024-03-28T20:04:20.286-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Diving from the Shore of History into the Deep End of Revelation and MythGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-14153314721985173782011-04-21T06:32:18.535-07:002011-04-21T06:32:18.535-07:00People are naturally curious, so want to know what...People are naturally curious, so want to know what they did before they were born as well as what they will do after they die. But for the most part this is not useful. We can recognize the main characters in our life pretty well without knowing why they are that.<br /><br />In Japanese Buddhism, there seems to be an assumption that people often reincarnate with the same folks over and over, playing different roles but mostly with the same people.<br />e.g.:<br />"If I were the father and you were the son, I would have done a better job of it!"<br />*reincarnate*<br />*mess up*<br />*die*<br />"Dammit! Well, if I were your brother..."Magnus Itlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445902788427523461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-2190533753093282112011-04-21T05:40:20.047-07:002011-04-21T05:40:20.047-07:00Lol!Lol!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-11409088385279213912011-04-21T05:35:17.804-07:002011-04-21T05:35:17.804-07:00Rick -
Next time, I'll be faster.Rick -<br /><br />Next time, I'll be <i>faster.</i>walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388218390016612051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-42474857306741966602011-04-21T05:23:43.842-07:002011-04-21T05:23:43.842-07:00Thank you Walt!
I'll try that..
Lemme guess, y...Thank you Walt!<br />I'll try that..<br />Lemme guess, your search took all of 2 minutes.<br />(check the time of your comment :-)Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-21517530794884348572011-04-21T03:35:34.548-07:002011-04-21T03:35:34.548-07:00Rick -
Try around July 11 or 12, 2007.Rick -<br /><br />Try around July 11 or 12, 2007.walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388218390016612051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-88962777441622429212011-04-20T20:19:21.169-07:002011-04-20T20:19:21.169-07:00has the cosmic immune system detected us againhas the cosmic immune system detected us againAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-52631145531934207272011-04-20T19:18:27.996-07:002011-04-20T19:18:27.996-07:00Thanks Bob. I tried once to find the only post I c...Thanks Bob. I tried once to find the only post I can recall you mentioning him. I only knew of the one post and regret never making a bookmark of it. You mentioned him more than once..?Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-9230058098065725712011-04-20T17:31:10.245-07:002011-04-20T17:31:10.245-07:00Although I don't know what to say about reinca...Although I don't know what to say about reincarnation, Brood Mother is correct that there is an instantaneous connection between certain souls, which operates just as if reincarnation were true. As a matter of fact, the Mother (no relation) spoke of this often -- that souls were brought together to accomplish a certain mission. One thinks of the Apostles... the Founders... the Beatles...Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-42406711799830422502011-04-20T17:25:40.349-07:002011-04-20T17:25:40.349-07:00Rick -- I'm pretty sure I said all there was t...Rick -- I'm pretty sure I said all there was to say about David in those posts. I only met him the one time, and only received the one letter. File it under Mysterious Meetings arranged by the Webmaster.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-43135183869595967842011-04-20T17:25:19.644-07:002011-04-20T17:25:19.644-07:00Jp:
According to intuition, rebirth can be funny....Jp:<br /><br />According to intuition, rebirth can be funny. You could be your own child's child in the follow-on life, or your fathers father or...<br /><br />The rationale for how things are decided is inscrutable.<br /><br />HOwever, tossing aside all intellection, I would say we all know very well who we run in a pack with down the aeons when we see one. There is an instant click.<br /><br />A loose but durable association of certain souls is the rule.Brood Mother big Mamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-76165310195199526092011-04-20T16:36:23.341-07:002011-04-20T16:36:23.341-07:00We didn't trademark "What Julie saidTM&qu...We didn't trademark "What Julie saidTM" fer nuthin.<br />;-)Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-48489020708442852502011-04-20T16:17:32.008-07:002011-04-20T16:17:32.008-07:00Thanks, Rick - it's nice to know I'm not t...Thanks, Rick - it's nice to know I'm not the only one who thinks that way :)juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-6649786837628129232011-04-20T15:57:07.025-07:002011-04-20T15:57:07.025-07:00And Dr. Atkins.
I'd barely had any sugar, brea...And Dr. Atkins.<br />I'd barely had any sugar, bread, potatoes, pasta over the past 10 years. But his diet was not working for me anymore. My weight was going up after turning 40 no matter how strict I followed the diet. He was right about sugar, said similar things about cancer links etc. but the rest of the diet suggestions were not good. I don't believe he suggested smaller portions or less calories. In fact, I believe he encouraged eating more 'meat' when still craving/hungry after a meal, say.<br />I've since (somewhat easily) lost 30 lbs by mostly reducing the size of meals and meeting my hunger face to face rather than looking for substitutes which in my opinion just push the battle into the future.<br />It's nice to be able to eat a little bread now and then. Not being able to do that before was bothering me, Julie, for reasons similar to the ones you gave the other day.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-17237207795522545572011-04-20T15:22:58.430-07:002011-04-20T15:22:58.430-07:00Ben, speaking of people ahead of their time, Jack ...Ben, speaking of people ahead of their time, Jack Lalanne did an episode about <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJVEPB_l8FU" rel="nofollow">sugar</a> way back in the 50s.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-15530165846504835292011-04-20T15:18:33.931-07:002011-04-20T15:18:33.931-07:00Perhaps it has something to do with the deep meani...Perhaps it has something to do with the deep meaning of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6sfEAJ_yCI" rel="nofollow">turnips</a>...juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-83950685706257092772011-04-20T14:34:01.172-07:002011-04-20T14:34:01.172-07:00Bob says:
"That's weird. Two people said...Bob says:<br /><br />"That's weird. Two people said "thingy" at 2:07."<br /><br />That's just a synchronicity twinner.<br /><br />Happens to me all the time.<br /><br />It just indicates importance and/or meaning.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126071014909954387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-76225034447536854682011-04-20T14:30:50.295-07:002011-04-20T14:30:50.295-07:00"The intriguing thing is that the data is all..."The intriguing thing is that the data is all there, but it's just unrecoverable because so much of it occurred before it could be encoded in language. And what is a pre-linguistic memory like, especially when it is buried under layer upon layer of language?"<br /><br />Good question! Can it be tapped in dreams and would we even recognize it if we could?USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-16131546775287369332011-04-20T14:23:57.303-07:002011-04-20T14:23:57.303-07:00Bob,
I can't link from this thingy, but did yo...Bob,<br />I can't link from this thingy, but did you catch the Hanity interview with Breitbart?...<br />He was a lib once.<br /><br />OT, but not really, can you tell us more about your "David". Always found that little reference you made to him ...well... probably my favorite kind of story.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-34001211362014596982011-04-20T14:17:48.500-07:002011-04-20T14:17:48.500-07:00I heard there was a thingy going around..I heard there was a thingy going around..Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-39608857880242475062011-04-20T14:08:46.313-07:002011-04-20T14:08:46.313-07:00That's weird. Two people said "thingy&qu...That's weird. Two people said "thingy" at 2:07.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-58701418638228789812011-04-20T14:07:48.609-07:002011-04-20T14:07:48.609-07:00JP--
I didn't have time to get into the whole...JP--<br /><br />I didn't have time to get into the whole ancestor worship thingy. All will be explained in due time.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-68647970740352263952011-04-20T14:07:06.123-07:002011-04-20T14:07:06.123-07:00Brazentide,
Zoomed-out on this phone, I thought Mu...Brazentide,<br />Zoomed-out on this phone, I thought Mushroom got a new avatar/icon/thingy. I likes 'em both.<br />;-)Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-57141555417036568312011-04-20T14:06:47.113-07:002011-04-20T14:06:47.113-07:00BTW, Dr. Atkins also recommended a low carb diet b...BTW, Dr. Atkins also recommended a low carb diet back before it was generally accepted as a good idea.<br /><br />The media savaged him and others who broke with the (then) conventional wizdumb that we should avoid fat and meat at all costs.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-51615337256726582392011-04-20T14:01:45.845-07:002011-04-20T14:01:45.845-07:00Magnus said...
"Almost by definition your an...Magnus said...<br /><br />"Almost by definition your ancestors must then have been some kind of saints, unless you come from a particularly dubious lineage."<br /><br /><br />Hey! It's not like I had a choice okay?<br /><br />Of course, compared to Skully's lineage mine is indubitably better so there is that.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-42644602840852575312011-04-20T13:49:25.871-07:002011-04-20T13:49:25.871-07:00I'm interested in chatting more about this &qu...I'm interested in chatting more about this "line" thingy in Eastern thought.<br /><br />Why doesn't it go forward and backward?<br /><br />And with respect to reincarnation, wouldn't you periodically give birth to your own ancestors, thereby threading yourself along the line?JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126071014909954387noreply@blogger.com