Comments on: This I don’t believe

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:16:18 +0000

Mmm? That IS a good question.

As someone who has avoided memorization in favour of functional understandings, I sometimes wonder if I sound like I am saying the same thing when I mean to be.

By: Dave Bonta

Dave Bonta — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:33:06 +0000

Glad you found it so. I’m wondering what would happen if I tried writing such a manifesto again, without re-reading this one? Would they be at all alike?

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:37:33 +0000

I really appreciate what you had to say about alienation of subject from object. As a person who has, feverishly at times, sought enlightenment this seems to describe a bad habit I rarely seem to shake.

Thanks for the metal work out!

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:20:13 +0000

Glad you liked. Yes, the Hindu cosmology (and hence the Buddhist) was one of the very few among pre-modern belief systems to fairly approximate the vastness of time and space recognized by modern physics.

I can’t remember whether Hinduism was mentioned in the original comment thread for this post, which was lost when I moved to WordPress.

By: Sally

Sally — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:51:01 +0000

What a great statement(s)! So many cogent remarks it’s impossible to have one coherent response. The Tao– oh yes! Poetry and paradox… lovely.

And we should tell friend Tom about the macrocycles implicit in Hinduism (the yugas, four making up a kalpa, after which it all collapses and starts over), closest approximation any religion offers to the Big Bang concepts. It may also be the only recognition of cycles in organized religion, which often seems to believe in linear progress.

Thanks for a most challenging post. I’ll be back to consider it in more detail.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:50:40 +0000

Hey, thanks for visiting the archives.

The FOTT and other links only appear on the sidebar in the homepage — maybe that’s why you were confused.

By: GeL (Green-Eyed Lady)

GeL (Green-Eyed Lady) — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 08:55:16 +0000

And now my bleary (reddish) green eyes just spotted that Festival of Trees Link in your sidebar. I was sure it was me missing it earlier, because your blog is so efficiently organized.

By: GeL (Green-Eyed Lady)

GeL (Green-Eyed Lady) — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 08:53:46 +0000

Fascinating post and well-written. I need to re-visit this when I’m not tired. (Although, I’m a nightowl, it’s still past my bedtime.)
For now, a succinct comment: I share many of your philosophical beliefs and, not nearly as importantly, Mint Chocolate Chip is my BR top choice!