tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598434020557723929.post8111160396627199150..comments2023-04-05T06:16:16.259-07:00Comments on No Way Cafe: Tao Te Ching – Chapter 20Galen Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598434020557723929.post-62872588838574953672017-03-13T15:02:35.855-07:002017-03-13T15:02:35.855-07:00Hey, Jessica. I love your connection between the s...Hey, Jessica. I love your connection between the season and this chapter. How perfect. I had not thought of things this way, but now I am, with delight. Thank you.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598434020557723929.post-49859759432553665252017-03-13T14:34:10.601-07:002017-03-13T14:34:10.601-07:00I love this, having had a similar battle to demote...I love this, having had a similar battle to demote the executive in my frontal lobe (ego). He can be on the board of directors, but isn't CEO anymore. The change of season has me thinking of budding and yin filling. All the other plants and animals are experiencing new growth. The factors causing cats to go into heat, grass to grow, flowers to bud are affecting us too, of course. I loved the comment about the conceptual dropping away. Like opening curtains. There is more wisdom in us that we can allow to express. It's hard for control-types to trust self. But the rhododendrons are doing just fine without a lot of busy higher cognition.Jessica Rink Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13389528284459048390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598434020557723929.post-78532826218495003192017-03-08T20:55:27.820-08:002017-03-08T20:55:27.820-08:00That is a great story, Barbara. I have thought abo...That is a great story, Barbara. I have thought about that ever since I read your comment. Thank you.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598434020557723929.post-88002888984259109622017-03-08T14:48:47.170-08:002017-03-08T14:48:47.170-08:00I had a friend that wanted her priest to guarantee...I had a friend that wanted her priest to guarantee that there was a heaven and that her deceased mother was indeed there. She asked one priest after another in search of a promise of something that is without knowing. Nor one could give her a guarantee. It was a true test of her faith.<br /><br />I think the wonder of the unknown is what makes our lives so beautiful. <br /><br />"It is not ours to know, but to have faith. And when we can allow that flower of faith to bloom, then we rest in the perfection of being."<br /><br />Thank you Galen.<br /><br />b+<br />b+ (Retire In Style Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598434020557723929.post-81267655970371261262017-03-08T08:05:22.462-08:002017-03-08T08:05:22.462-08:00I always enjoy your comments, LeAnn, because you a...I always enjoy your comments, LeAnn, because you are so willing to peek through a different "lens" at what I believe is the same truth underlying all wisdom teachings. It is that willingness to engage in conversation that, I think, models the path towards healing of all the false divisions in this world. So thank you.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598434020557723929.post-36953091334236690412017-03-07T22:50:33.361-08:002017-03-07T22:50:33.361-08:00I must say that I smiled on this one. I know for y...I must say that I smiled on this one. I know for you, abandoning learning would not be something you could do without worrying. It's clear to me that you have a deep love of learning as do I. I'm especially drawn to teachings and writings that reflect a hope for the presence of a supreme being or simply the presence of order and therefore a purpose to all things.<br />I find peace in knowing a Heavenly Father who loves each of His children; and a loving brother, Jesus Christ, who nurtures all through "His light". <br />That being said, your last sentence says it all. "And when we can allow the flower of faith to bloom; then we rest in the perfection of being." Having Faith helps us with the comfort and peace that we need as we go through the adversities of life. As always I enjoyed pondering this 20th chapter of Tao Te Ching. <br />Blessings and hugs!LeAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107717294803352571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598434020557723929.post-46645472092350028522017-03-05T20:51:03.923-08:002017-03-05T20:51:03.923-08:00Another good verse. Thanks to you, Martha, and CW ...Another good verse. Thanks to you, Martha, and CW for providing extra inspiration and wisdom. Your last sentence reminds me of one more verse about having the peace that passes all understanding. Literally! Thanks for commenting.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598434020557723929.post-14375591159555282982017-03-05T20:49:31.315-08:002017-03-05T20:49:31.315-08:00CW, I laughed at this one because my weakness is b...CW, I laughed at this one because my weakness is books! I love reading and often turn to books to find inspiration as well as information. I always think "just one more book...." Great verse--thanks for sharing it.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598434020557723929.post-19077161140359878412017-03-05T20:47:44.362-08:002017-03-05T20:47:44.362-08:00Well said, Sandra. We have the ability to think ra...Well said, Sandra. We have the ability to think rationally for a reason. The imbalance occurs when we rely exclusively on logical analysis. I love the way you said this--"the dropping away of the conceptual into the infinite." Beautiful.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598434020557723929.post-4434935389839754692017-03-05T17:55:56.741-08:002017-03-05T17:55:56.741-08:00"Abandon learning no worries" - Isaiah 5..."Abandon learning no worries" - Isaiah 55:8-9 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,<br /> neither are your ways my ways,”<br />declares the Lord.<br />“As the heavens are higher than the earth,<br /> so are my ways higher than your ways<br /> and my thoughts than your thoughts."<br />Can we ever hope to achieve? Should we even try? As you say, Galen "it is not ours to know, but to have faith." I certainly am placing my trust in God for all I don't know, and will have peace because of it.<br />Blessings!Martha Jane Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620499267401065780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598434020557723929.post-90253137626981671552017-03-05T17:08:52.687-08:002017-03-05T17:08:52.687-08:00Ecclesiastes 12:12New King James Version (NKJV)
1...Ecclesiastes 12:12New King James Version (NKJV)<br /><br />12 And further, my son, be admonished by these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is wearisome to the flesh.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598434020557723929.post-50626142269578814632017-03-05T16:52:35.627-08:002017-03-05T16:52:35.627-08:00This first line reminds me what a high teaching th...This first line reminds me what a high teaching this is. It reminds me that the infinite cannot be known through the conceptual mind. At the same time, I've seen how investigation and analysis of the right questions can lead to the dropping away of the conceptual into the infinite.sandra pawulahttp://alwayswellwithin.comnoreply@blogger.com