tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199853211454757595.comments2023-10-19T07:26:37.046-07:00Thinking Through© Peter Bollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793775395811878556noreply@blogger.comBlogger345125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199853211454757595.post-21474101803688894622023-07-04T18:55:57.014-07:002023-07-04T18:55:57.014-07:00Hello Peter!
Enjoyed about 7 or 8 of your vi...Hello Peter!<br /> Enjoyed about 7 or 8 of your videos on Youtube. Awesome stuff. Very well-explained. <br />This is an interesting idea, that Jesus preached: Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand. <br /><br />Many folks today believe his message is about "penal substitutionary Atonement." Hmm, he did also talk about Sin, but perhaps the Atonement/total depavity stuff is more about Augustine, than Jesus. (shrug).<br /><br />3 other misc. items:<br />#1. I think it would be quite "illuminating" if you could do a Youtube video on:<br />In a University, How is majoring in Theology different from from Religious Studies and from Philosophy of Religion? How would the classes one would take, be different? It would be fascinating to hear about those distinctions. <br />#2. ANY video on ZOROASTRIANISM (particularly its similarities to Hinduism, rather than Christianity, would be good) AND anything at all on Jainism. These two religions nearly always seem to get "left out". and lastly--<br />#3. a real curiosity here. In the New Testament there is a passage about "as they came FROM the East (do we know where?) they came to the land of Shinar (Iraq? Iran?). Ok fine, but, Question:<br />When they first arrived in "Shinar", were there already people in Egypt? and if yes, where did those people come from before they were in Egypt. Does anyone know? Thanks. TheOwlOnBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694897468844416781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199853211454757595.post-4093426231014495462023-07-03T07:50:17.273-07:002023-07-03T07:50:17.273-07:00Thank you my wise friend! (And now, as soon I corr...Thank you my wise friend! (And now, as soon I correctly select all the photos containing a fire hydrant, my reply will post).© Peter Bollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09793775395811878556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199853211454757595.post-73346503584918426672023-07-03T07:41:40.637-07:002023-07-03T07:41:40.637-07:00Good stuff (as always). Thanks for highlighting th...Good stuff (as always). Thanks for highlighting the meaning of 'metanoia' xMaggy Whitehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511602685239230832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199853211454757595.post-65942015315710759932023-01-20T08:02:21.297-08:002023-01-20T08:02:21.297-08:00A great explanation of philosophy. Now I don't...A great explanation of philosophy. Now I don't feel so bad about my difficulties reading some books about all the different philosophers over the centuries and what they believed.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05197991732037984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199853211454757595.post-84289928814874922652022-04-18T07:36:19.238-07:002022-04-18T07:36:19.238-07:00Jaywalker, you're absolutely right. When I wro...Jaywalker, you're absolutely right. When I wrote this piece in 2013 I mistakenly thought the line originated with Ramana Maharshi, but I've since learned that it was Krishnamurti. In fact, I've tracked it down even further and include an entire vignette about it in my upcoming book "The Seven Stone Path - An Everyday Journey to Wisdom." Thanks for reading, and for the correction!© Peter Bollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09793775395811878556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199853211454757595.post-5367319771359176122022-04-16T20:51:02.727-07:002022-04-16T20:51:02.727-07:00The quote, “I don’t mind what happens", was s...The quote, “I don’t mind what happens", was said by Jiddu Krishnamurti and not Ramana. In fact, JK started his talk by asking the audience, "Do you want to know my secret?" <br />Here's a Ramana quote - "The solution to your problem is to see who has it".Jaywalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14563989447903925364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199853211454757595.post-69467433252704236672021-11-22T10:49:33.573-08:002021-11-22T10:49:33.573-08:00Hi Slipzen, thanks for reading and commenting. I t...Hi Slipzen, thanks for reading and commenting. I tagged it with "yoga" because the piece is about something that happened to me while I was doing yoga. Tags are useful because they link like-minded people across various interests, and I'm pretty fast and loose with my tags. In the end, yoga isn't about asanas and pranayama -- it's about consciousness and luminous experience here in the ordinary world. And this piece is very much about that.© Peter Bollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09793775395811878556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199853211454757595.post-63226894045924158532021-11-18T06:24:37.287-08:002021-11-18T06:24:37.287-08:00I’m new to this platform. Interesting story. But I...I’m new to this platform. Interesting story. But I have a question. Why did you feel the need to tag this with “yoga”?slipzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408401309549414646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199853211454757595.post-58401261536244917852021-10-28T11:04:19.651-07:002021-10-28T11:04:19.651-07:00Exactly!Exactly!© Peter Bollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09793775395811878556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199853211454757595.post-80462621606084416112021-10-28T10:13:14.221-07:002021-10-28T10:13:14.221-07:00So you DID meditate! Again, thank you coyote! So you DID meditate! Again, thank you coyote! Michael Tiernanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679931591437691815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199853211454757595.post-5730266754267265082021-10-05T02:01:03.705-07:002021-10-05T02:01:03.705-07:00Though losing weight can be challenging, it’s not ...Though losing weight can be challenging, it’s not impossible. 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I loved reading your Pathless Path, e...Dear Peter,<br /><br />I loved reading your Pathless Path, especially having just finished reading Ursula Goodenough's book The Sacred Depth of Nature and studying all her reflections. I particularly related what you are saying to her line "the continuation of life reaches around, grabs its own tail, and forms a sacred circle that requires no further justification, no Creator, no subordinate meaning of meaning, no purpose other than that the continuation continue until the sun collapses or the final meteor collides. I confess a credo of continuation." <br /><br />Our coral reef...the planet earth. So glad to be here with you. Claudia PoquocAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10749395120483021919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199853211454757595.post-35635339488333190892021-04-24T18:00:32.512-07:002021-04-24T18:00:32.512-07:00Ah.
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I felt I was there with you.Peggy/mom/nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11227783752705267937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199853211454757595.post-62360291342313771582020-12-17T12:11:47.165-08:002020-12-17T12:11:47.165-08:00Thank you gift this excellent essay on your experi...Thank you gift this excellent essay on your experiences as an Electoral College voter! It was wonderful to come along for the day, and also to learn the history of the process.GShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03886862000395779675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199853211454757595.post-9668048819512108492020-11-14T16:21:48.732-08:002020-11-14T16:21:48.732-08:00Duncan, wow! I just found your wonderful comments ...Duncan, wow! I just found your wonderful comments on this blog post. Thanks so much for reading my stuff and for engaging with it. That means everything to me! I appreciate you. And this poem by Jeffers -- I will savor it.© Peter Bollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09793775395811878556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199853211454757595.post-27908417487600785792020-11-10T16:32:10.667-08:002020-11-10T16:32:10.667-08:00Sadly the formatting of that poem is little choppe...Sadly the formatting of that poem is little chopped up thanks to my copypasta...Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12662795157057580230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199853211454757595.post-84958061410922950512020-11-10T16:25:55.039-08:002020-11-10T16:25:55.039-08:00Hey Professor, I'm in one of your classes and ...Hey Professor, I'm in one of your classes and i thought i would checkout your blog... My parents share many of your traits demographically regarding being the children of folks who escaped euro extremism. It was helpful for me to read through your thoughts on this because it really is an under served theme in American discourse! I couldn't stop nodding my head when you mentioned your general skepticism of nation states. Like you, I try to take the long view. I'm learning that this is how the wise do it. I hope you don't mind, but i wanted to share my favorite poem with you! It's a little long... Cheers!<br /><br /><br />The wind-struck music, 1938 by Robinson Jeffers<br /><br />"Ed Stiles and old Tom Birnam went up to their cattle on the bare hills<br />above Mai Paso;<br />They'd ridden under the stars' white death, When they reached the ridge<br />The huge tiger-lily of a certain cloud-lapped astonishing autumn sunrise opened all its petals.<br />Ed Stiles pulled in his horse,that flashy palamino he rode cream-color, heavy white mane, white tail, his pride and said<br />'Look, Tom. My God. Ain't that a beautiful sunrise?'<br />Birnam drew down his mouth, set the hard old chin, and whined:<br />'Now, Ed: listen here: I haven't an ounce of poetry in all my body.<br />It's cows we're after.'<br />Ed laughed and followed; they began to sort the heifers out of the herd.<br />One red little deer-legged creature rolled her wild eyes and ran away down the hill,<br />The old man hard after her. She ran through a deep-cut gully,<br />And Birnam's piebald would have made a clean jump but the clay lip crumbled under his take-off,<br />He slipped and spilled in the pit,Flailed with four hooves and came out scrambling.<br /><br />Stiles saw them vanish, Then the pawing horse and the flapping stirrups.<br />He rode and looked down and saw the old man in the gulley-bottom flat on his back,<br />most grimly gazing up at the sky.<br />He saw the earth banks, the sparse white grass,<br />The strong dark sea a thousand feet down below, red with reflections of clouds.<br />He said 'My God, Tom, are you hurt?'<br />Who answered slowly, 'No, Ed. I'm only lying here thinking o' my four sons'<br />Biting the words carefully between his lips<br />'big handsome men, at present lolling in bed in their . . . silk . . . pyjamas . . .<br />And why the devil I keep on working?'<br />He stood up slowly and wiped the dirt from his cheek, groaned, spat, and climbed up the clay bank.<br />Stiles laughed: 'Tom, I can't tell you: I guess you like to.<br />By God I guess you like the sunrises.'<br />The old man growled in his throat and said<br />'Catch me my horse.'<br />This old man died last winter, having lived eighty-one years under open sky,<br />concerned with cattle, horses and hunting,<br />No thought nor emotion that all his ancestors since the ice-age could not have comprehended.<br />I call that a good life; narrow, but vastly better than most men's lives,<br />And beyond comparison more beautiful;<br />The wind-struck music man's bones were moulded to be the harp for. "Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12662795157057580230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199853211454757595.post-59079089247203994692020-11-10T16:20:42.489-08:002020-11-10T16:20:42.489-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12662795157057580230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199853211454757595.post-25580111019412861502020-11-06T01:40:07.647-08:002020-11-06T01:40:07.647-08:00I agree with your thought. Useful information shar...I agree with your thought. Useful information shared. I am very happy to read this article. Thanks for giving us nice info. Fantastic walk-through. 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