tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post113655912374656310..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: The Answer to LifeKim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1136805649390184012006-01-09T11:20:00.000+00:002006-01-09T11:20:00.000+00:00Tara Marie - there is certainly something very Tao...<B>Tara Marie</B> - there is certainly something very Taoist about young children because they live totally in the <I>now</I>, with no concern for the past or future.<BR/><BR/>At the end of our lives, I guess concern about the future becomes pretty pointless too.<BR/><BR/>So much of our stresses in life are about fear of what might happen, or whether we will be able to make the right decisions or cope in the future. It's so easy to miss out on the <I>now</I><BR/><BR/>Thank you for making me reflect on this :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1136731303984491782006-01-08T14:41:00.000+00:002006-01-08T14:41:00.000+00:00It is funny, but for me the most enlightened guru'...It is funny, but for me the most enlightened guru's I have met on my lifes journey are usually 3 feet high and although their life's joureny is just beginning they seem to have the answer to the truth...or they are at their last days and have lived a rich, full life and the answer to them is clear as a bell......maybe we all loose it somewhere between the beginning and the end and that is what makes the living more important....to find the answer we are seeking, by doing just that....living our lives our way.<BR/><BR/>I've missed reading your blog Kim.....<BR/><BR/>Peace, TMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628921554027431376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1136651228853823492006-01-07T16:27:00.000+00:002006-01-07T16:27:00.000+00:00bstrong - glad you liked the church-going/washing ...<B>bstrong</B> - glad you liked the church-going/washing machine analogy. I know so many people who live patently atheistic lives, but will go to church for those occassions with the explanation that "well, just in case, you know..."<BR/><BR/><B>Natalia</B> - thank you :)<BR/><BR/><B>Asher</B> - I agree, but the problem with religions is that you can't really try out all the options. Unless the reincarnationists are right, it's not like we can say "well I tried being a Jehova's Witness last time and it turned out that they weren't right; previous to that I was a Jain, but it wasn't for me; so this life I'll give being a Lutheran a go..."<BR/><BR/><B>Gyrobo</B> - other than the fact that if you were non-corporeal, you wouldn't be able to interact with the keyboard to write the comments...?<BR/><BR/><B>Kats</B> - I think Poseidon's the one to start leaving offerings for then :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1136646695376497522006-01-07T15:11:00.000+00:002006-01-07T15:11:00.000+00:00Now I know why I'm going to live on a boat!Now I know why I'm going to live on a boat!katshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13171639687313605467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1136570701361097522006-01-06T18:05:00.000+00:002006-01-06T18:05:00.000+00:00Truth is such a relative term. For example, I main...Truth is such a relative term. For example, I maintain that I am in fact noncorporeal. How can that be disputed over the Internet? My logic is undeniable.Gyrobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256636954723983135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1136570516707709802006-01-06T18:01:00.000+00:002006-01-06T18:01:00.000+00:00What's your favourite food? Is it pad thai? Chicke...What's your favourite food? Is it pad thai? Chicken Kiev? A Big Mac? Different people have different answers.<BR/><BR/>Each person decides for themselves what they like to eat. Sure, there are advertisements, there are commercials. Some people try to get you to try certain things.<BR/><BR/>Of all the options out there, you try, you taste, you experience. You somehow sort through all these incredibly varying sensory inputs, and reach a point where you can confidently say "I like xxxx".<BR/><BR/>Spirituality is much the same. There are different religions, philosophies, etc. Each one tries to get your attention, and get you to worship at their altar (and oftentimes pad their coffers).<BR/><BR/>No one else can tell you what you like to eat. Similarly, no one else can tell you how to worship. They can suggest and consult, but only you know how you feel about your God.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18435473760294052609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1136562068649978132006-01-06T15:41:00.000+00:002006-01-06T15:41:00.000+00:00Wow..a proper rant...loved it :)-NWow..a proper rant...loved it :)<BR/><BR/>-NNataliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906727935025569432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1136561051240685242006-01-06T15:24:00.000+00:002006-01-06T15:24:00.000+00:00You had me at the going to church and washing mach...You had me at the going to church and washing machine analogy, haha. I'm not one to go searching for the meaning of life, however my many journies and experiences over the last 34 year have truly shaped my life into something that I would have never imagined and I'm content with that.<BR/><BR/>Religion now a days is like ordering at a fast food joint, "WE MAKE IT YOUR WAY". I'll take a burger, hold the pickle, no problem sir. I'll accept God, but not the whole going to hell thing, no problem sir.BStronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795381642029132764noreply@blogger.com