tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307954319342120074.post9027062595978692942..comments2014-07-21T22:56:23.857-04:00Comments on PICTURE THIS: Deirdre Blomfield-BrownGarlandless Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959608333810848422noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307954319342120074.post-63080989194913685642012-02-11T12:51:21.266-05:002012-02-11T12:51:21.266-05:00nice your blognice your blogBusana Muslimhttp://toko-baju-muslim.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307954319342120074.post-119007445188783492009-12-06T11:10:41.933-05:002009-12-06T11:10:41.933-05:00I think I'm with Tree. I always go back to a p...I think I'm with Tree. I always go back to a post where I've commented, to see if the conversation is continuing. If it is, and if I have something more to say, I typically engage in further conversation. On the other hand, when you posted your response comment on my blog yesterday, it reminded me to come back here and engage. Sometimes I've had something to say that isn't for the enire world to see, so I'll use e-mail for awhile. I've had a couple of nice relationships develop from that.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307954319342120074.post-72808147703377479092009-12-05T20:55:15.993-05:002009-12-05T20:55:15.993-05:00Judy, typically one answers comments on the same p...Judy, typically one answers comments on the same post they are posted and visits to another's blog is in relation to whatever that blogger has posted. That, at least, is the SOP I've seen over the last five years. I do know some people like to respond privately, but they seem to be the exception rather than the rule. <br /><br />By the way, I was very impressed with your powers of observation in describing the top picture and what it might hold or mean in terms of personality.Tréehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742129819547567342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307954319342120074.post-44991828456700460962009-12-05T20:46:23.121-05:002009-12-05T20:46:23.121-05:00I meant to address that last comment to Limes. I h...I meant to address that last comment to Limes. I have already commented about Trée's comment on Trée's blog. Has anyone figured out this whole 'how do I respond best' thing? Do I go to your blog? Answer you directly here? Both? Help!....Garlandless Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959608333810848422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307954319342120074.post-51348325747988007002009-12-05T20:43:18.719-05:002009-12-05T20:43:18.719-05:00Makes perfect sense. The secret kindness acts are ...Makes perfect sense. The secret kindness acts are wonderful. Walking is also a wonderful form of meditation for me.Garlandless Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959608333810848422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307954319342120074.post-58906397035252403182009-12-05T20:03:35.905-05:002009-12-05T20:03:35.905-05:00So interesting. I've read several of her books...So interesting. I've read several of her books and I am very familiar with the bottom picture but I had no clue when I saw the top one.Tréehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742129819547567342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307954319342120074.post-17210994857817420942009-12-05T15:56:01.442-05:002009-12-05T15:56:01.442-05:00I love blogging. I dislike the frustration that co...I love blogging. I dislike the frustration that comes from wanting to just jump in the white box and actually talk to the other people. You don't come across (to me) as anything other than open, searching, very honest. And I share in the frustration of trying to find just exactly the right words to express myself - every day of life. My right spot is when all of my systems are operating optimally - I'm talking care of my nutrional needs, getting enough rest, spending enough quiet time, resolving issues that niggle at me, finding a way to do a secret kindness each day . . finding balance and peace. Do I actually spend any time in my right spot? Yes. No all of my time, however. And I haven't pursued it through any one belief system. I've tried to crunch a number of life experiences, some therapy, the time I spend on the massage table, the miles and miles I walk every day. I try to find my way by working at myself and my stuff from many angles. I wonder if that makes any sense at all.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307954319342120074.post-21854831440386166052009-12-05T14:07:09.637-05:002009-12-05T14:07:09.637-05:00Limes - I'm sorry if a misidentified you as fr...Limes - I'm sorry if a misidentified you as frustrated in connection to the enlightenment movement. Perhaps projection on my part? If you've figured out 'right place,' please enlighten me. I wish we were talking in person. I'm afraid I may be coming off sort of confrontational. Just know I still struggle and finding the right words is part of that.<br /><br />Standing - I'd be interested in hearing about the love stuff you see in Pema's and the yogananda's glow.Garlandless Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959608333810848422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307954319342120074.post-3488853277655277692009-12-05T13:56:18.105-05:002009-12-05T13:56:18.105-05:00gj-oh yeah, a spiritual person can, and does say S...gj-oh yeah, a spiritual person can, and does say SHIT-some days, often!<br />i agree with you on the terminology. makes me cringe. it has been trivialized by being bandied about with no understanding.<br />limes-oh yes, pema chodron glows.<br /><br />if you look at pictures of ramana maharshi, paramahansa yogananda, or any enlightened master, they all wear the same little smile. they KNOW stuff. my guess: i think mostly what they know is love.rrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457746929116908077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307954319342120074.post-61477999053751997272009-12-05T13:13:54.222-05:002009-12-05T13:13:54.222-05:00Ooops, sorry - I posted that before I was complete...Ooops, sorry - I posted that before I was completely talked out. ;~} I think a spiritual person can say "shit" without hesitation. It's a word. No more. And singular words probably aren't what it's all about. "I hate you" may be an example of words a spiritual person might want to stay away from. But not individual stupid words that don't matter.<br /><br />I also wanted to say that young Deirdre of the 60s was, indeed, adorable in an Elizabeth Montgomery / Samantha Stephens kind of way. But the enlightened, mature Pema Chodron possesses one of the most beautiful faces I've ever looked upon.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307954319342120074.post-61027224100874693942009-12-05T13:07:03.440-05:002009-12-05T13:07:03.440-05:00I'm not sure I'm frustrated about being un...I'm not sure I'm frustrated about being unenlightened. I just go for my "right place" differently and mine may not look like anyone else's. Some of what you've already read about me (and so far it's all been the easy stuff) rendered me a little bit different from many other people. I reject the whole "god" thing but I embrace taking on a difficult struggle and exploring, stretching oneself, to find a way to personal peace and light. I am a true believer of connecting with other humans and helping one another along the path when we can.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307954319342120074.post-22367073941829726932009-12-05T12:52:06.215-05:002009-12-05T12:52:06.215-05:00Standing - I appreciate your comment. It sounds li...Standing - I appreciate your comment. It sounds like you have experienced some of what I have on the spiritual path. Again, I have to say I hate using the terminology. We're all on some kind of path and when we make a conscious decision to pursue 'enlightenment' (again - hate what the new age media moguls have done to the pursuit) - a lot of SHIT is thrown in our way. Can a spiritual person say SHIT?<br />Yes, it is true. These roadblocks are what make us dig our way out. I loved that you talked about a gear change. It IS a shift. It's so totally away from how we are used to thinking and acting. I love that you keep saying, 'just breathe.' Because that's exactly it.<br />Limes - I sense a lot of frustration in how you describe your non-enlightenment. This whole 'spirituality' (if you read my previous comment to Standing - you know I hate the words)- thing is just a choice we make in how we think. The whole God thing - please, don't tell me ANYONE knows ANYTHING for sure about that one. We make him up and I'm not even going to capitalize him. But there IS a higher (even hate that word) way of thinking about everything. And you're right - that willingness thing is HUGE. Sometimes it takes an earthquake of the worst kind.Garlandless Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959608333810848422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307954319342120074.post-35851307661339875312009-12-05T12:33:19.984-05:002009-12-05T12:33:19.984-05:00GJ, I read this in the wee hours before walking, a...GJ, I read this in the wee hours before walking, and I thought about it a long time. I felt like I wanted to say something, but I was/am afraid it will sound like a sideways comment (like, "Did she even understand the post?") But once before, I pondered too long on my comment to one of your posts and I lost the urgency to make it. So, I'll plunge bravely forward at the risk of sounding lame.<br /><br />I am not an enlightened person. I have not landed on my zen lily pad. I haven't pursued enlightenment in the way I believe you have. I make my way differently. Yes, I read my Tao and other meditations daily and they are meaningful to me. But enlightenment hasn't been my life quest so far. Or maybe I just call my quest something different.<br /><br />However, I GET it about the human condition and how we harm ourselves and break ourselves repeatedly. So Pema Chodron and others like her get the highest admiration from me. Not because she became enlightened and now teaches the way to others. That's less important to me. What grabs me in the gut is that she purposely caused her internal tectonic plates to shift ~ she consciously decided to do things differently and she found her way. I think most of us plod around from beginning to end doing things in exactly the same way, wondering why nothing ever changes. So, to me, the most enlightened place is, simply, "be willing to make change."Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307954319342120074.post-89304244724013072692009-12-05T11:19:42.011-05:002009-12-05T11:19:42.011-05:00thank you for this.
i suspect that you have alread...thank you for this.<br />i suspect that you have already seen some of what pema chodron sees. <br />there is a tendency for folks in a spiritual practice to think that, if they meditate enough, do enough yoga, life will smooth out.<br />imagine the surprise when just the opposite happens! all form of lessons arise, giving us ample opportunity to practice that which we do not yet know how to do. then one day, the gears change. and for a moment, we get it. so we keep pushing our noses into it. <br />you'd think, after all these years, my nose would be smaller by now!rrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457746929116908077noreply@blogger.com