tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36804534.post2039802797476589194..comments2021-03-27T18:19:58.067-06:00Comments on Aunt BeaN's Third Blog: the fruitcake years, part 3BarbNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088366782915923507noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36804534.post-30216408423557215352014-01-12T22:27:24.241-07:002014-01-12T22:27:24.241-07:00That is an interesting take on Life of Pi. I'm...That is an interesting take on Life of Pi. I'm not sure I buy it, because one of them was the "real" version--they aren't both true. Which brings into question the whole idea of what is "real" and what is "true," of course. I thought it was more about the ways we can delude ourselves about harsh reality--when I read the book, I thought the whole thing was BarbNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088366782915923507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36804534.post-85802836355616938952014-01-11T03:38:39.636-07:002014-01-11T03:38:39.636-07:00Didn't seem like a mess to me. That's the ...Didn't seem like a mess to me. That's the thing I love about the yin/yang symbol--the idea that opposites can exist at the same time. I think to really understand life, you need to accept that. I can believe that skepticism and belief can exist side by side in the same person.<br /><br />For myself, I think it's because I simply choose belief. I have a naturally skeptical brain, so I London Mabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344685160375710889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36804534.post-54672160880835201302014-01-09T23:34:04.451-07:002014-01-09T23:34:04.451-07:00also, is there a difference between doubt and skep...also, is there a difference between doubt and skepticism? maybe that's the problem I'm running into trying to figure this out, I'm talking about two different things. But every time I tried to re-word it to use one or the other, it wouldn't come out right. It's just complicated.BarbNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088366782915923507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36804534.post-58448922702039275762014-01-09T23:31:51.610-07:002014-01-09T23:31:51.610-07:00Well, that's strange (about having to log out ...Well, that's strange (about having to log out and log back in). I will pass that on to the e-mailers. and.... wow, that is a great insight about forgiveness. I am definitely using that, because I'm working on forgiving some pretty major stuff right now. I find that when it's forgiveness for something big, not just a "you hurt my feelings" type thing, that forgiveness is a BarbNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088366782915923507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36804534.post-58346391751970437162014-01-09T23:27:09.404-07:002014-01-09T23:27:09.404-07:00There, see? I knew you could help. Good thoughts. ...There, see? I knew you could help. Good thoughts. Except sometimes I *don't* believe, very strongly don't believe, but I consider that part of the process of belief. Hmmm. I'm not sure if that's how to word it. That's why this post kept turning into a mess, because I'm not sure what I'm trying to say. Maybe this: somehow it's important to me to be an atheist and a BarbNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088366782915923507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36804534.post-73478210362125096122014-01-09T18:13:32.065-07:002014-01-09T18:13:32.065-07:00On the comment eating by google - I've discove...On the comment eating by google - I've discovered that if I log out of my gmail account, it stops eating the comments. Strange, since to post the comment I have to log back in to google, but i've done it several times and it seems to work.<br /><br />"She said several times that tonglen is an intermediate level practice, not for beginners. Later, when asked, she explained that the Cheery-Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027825286045547856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36804534.post-21301554259312606232014-01-09T05:24:36.692-07:002014-01-09T05:24:36.692-07:00“the opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty...“the opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty.” Anne Lamott, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith<br /><br />If you are certain, totally positive about something, then it takes no faith to believe it. Faith is when you believe while doubting. <br /><br />Since this is how I spend my life, the definition really works for me. Sometimes I wish for that absolute conviction, that deep-seated BELIEFKarenBhttp://karenb1963.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com