Coming full circle

[flowperson]

Hello all...Duh'oh

And I would add my favorite paraphrase of Lao Tzu's timeless wisdom..."doing is not-doing, and not-doing is doing "

And now, for my last trick...Snoopy, if you leave and deny us of your incomparably dry wry wit and wisdom, I might be driven to actually "do" something.

flow....

[seattlegal]

Originally Posted by flowperson

Hello all...Duh'oh

And I would add my favorite paraphrase of Lao Tzu's timeless wisdom..."doing is not-doing, and not-doing is doing "

And now, for my last trick...Snoopy, if you leave and deny us of your incomparably dry wry wit and wisdom, I might be driven to actually "do" something.

flow....

Oh, big fish in flow's avatar. {Don't worry, flow, this shouldn't hurt too much...} Oh Snoopy.....
*whack*

[Muslimwoman]

Originally Posted by flowperson

And now, for my last trick...Snoopy, if you leave and deny us of your incomparably dry wry wit and wisdom, I might be driven to actually "do" something.

See Snoopy, you can't go or you would be entirely responsible for the above.

[Paladin]

Hey Snoopy,
There is a man up in Boulder who has written several books on doing nothing. He has lectured about how at some point we reach the end of our spiritual journey and surrender to the fact there is nothing to do. One of his books had that as its title, and if you hang around a while I might even give you his name and some book titles to look up. Sound like blackmail? Well it is, but MW inspired me to use it.

[Muslimwoman]

See it is true, women are the root of all evil and lead men into sin

[Paladin]

"I found out a long time ago, what a woman can do to your soul. But she can't take you anywhere, you don't already know how to go"

- The Eagles " Take it Easy"

[Muslimwoman]

Nicely quoted Paladin.

[seattlegal]

Originally Posted by Muslimwoman

See it is true, women are the root of all evil and lead men into sin

OK, I can't resist...

Originally Posted by Paladin

"I found out a long time ago, what a woman can do to your soul. But she can't take you anywhere, you don't already know how to go"

- The Eagles " Take it Easy"

It was "Peaceful, Easy Feeling." {How's that for getting 'back to idiocy?' }
**ducks around corner, and peeks back around for signs of flying tomatoes**

[Paladin]

Originally Posted by seattlegal

OK, I can't resist...


It was "Peaceful, Easy Feeling." {How's that for getting 'back to idiocy?' }
**ducks around corner, and peeks back around for signs of flying tomatoes**

Totally in character and most appropriate. (see I knew smoking too much back in the seventies was gonna have some effect, just couldnt remember what it was)

[earl]

Some of you folks are definitely of my musical generation. Loved the Eagles-but instead of going totally mellow, you've inspired me to play now the old Santana live album, "Persuasion." Nobody could pick a guitar like Santana-well maybe Hendrix. Not quite up to the last track of the CD-"Evil Ways" yet, but I dedicate it to you gals who've just posted on this thread. earl

[seattlegal]

Originally Posted by earl

Some of you folks are definitely of my musical generation. Loved the Eagles-but instead of going totally mellow, you've inspired me to play now the old Santana live album, "Persuasion." Nobody could pick a guitar like Santana-well maybe Hendrix. Not quite up to the last track of the CD-"Evil Ways" yet, but I dedicate it to you gals who've just posted on this thread. earl

[Muslimwoman]

Originally Posted by earl

Some of you folks are definitely of my musical generation.

The words you are looking for Earl are "some of you folks are as old as me".

It's true but we are not over the hill yet - I hope.

[seattlegal]

Actually, so much of the music from the 80's sucked that I spent that time listening to my parents' albums from the 50's, 60's and 70's. There were a few 80's groups that were good, (like Dire Straits and Fleetwood Mac) but they were quite scarce.

[Muslimwoman]

Originally Posted by seattlegal

Actually, so much of the music from the 80's sucked that I spent that time listening to my parents' albums from the 50's, 60's and 70's.

Oh me too, Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers, etc, loved them. Although I never took to the Beatles.

[wil]

Originally Posted by Paladin

So I guess my question is, has anyone here become an idiot as well, or is it just me?

Originally Posted by Paladin

Maybe all the religion and philosophy is our way of insulating ourselves from reality, though looking at it all I still love it all; the ritual, the tradition even the rigid thinking it produces serves a purpose for some.

Originally Posted by Snoopy

I would like to explicitly thank the previous posters (and others) for their contributions in providing signposts to my current state of flowering ignorance. .. now that you’ve all helped to get me to this point of relative clear and calm ignorance? Do I post again?

Originally Posted by InLove

Thanks for the thread, Paladin, and all the responses, too. I feel a lot less lonely now!...Not knowing some things I used to think I knew has not taken one bit of faith away. It has only enhanced it, along with helping me to be able to “hear” what people with various ideas are actually saying.

Incredible stuff, and I don't buy it for a minute. You mean you have all lost that blind faith that allows you to be absolutely positive about things you don't know?

Every one of you has reached a state where you are no longer ready to knock on doors and tell everyone you know the truth and even if they are on the same path as you that their interpretation needs some adjustment and you are there to help??

I'm completely fearful of this state of affairs. And I love you guys!