tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post2136286634306205078..comments2023-10-14T23:56:22.016-10:00Comments on Reflecting Light: The darkness and the LightRick Darbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-42742527721789824862007-11-06T18:50:00.000-10:002007-11-06T18:50:00.000-10:00Rick,As per usual, you make me think.You said: "Wh...Rick,<BR/><BR/>As per usual, you make me think.<BR/><BR/>You said: "What I take this to mean is that we must act as if this world is meaningful, which it is, but still understand it as a kind of dream, real but unreal. The world of matter and the world of Spirit are linked in mysterious ways, but we cannot affect one without affecting our essence in the other."<BR/><BR/><BR/>I say: Is it a dream? Or do we, a Paul said, "See through a glass darkly"?<BR/><BR/>I think the dreamlike quality of life comes down to two things:<BR/><BR/>1) We don't have all the information, so though the universe, and life itself, seem to correspond to reason, they also, at the same time, eludes us.<BR/><BR/>2) Our perceptions seem to be altered and slightly askew. Therefore, what we "see" isn't quite what we think it is.<BR/><BR/>This is not the same thing as living in a dream world. Although, I must say, I do have a fondness for that Hindu idea.<BR/><BR/><BR/>You said: "In Spirit, there is no defeat, no death, no exile from our eternal home."<BR/><BR/><BR/>I say: Amen to that.<BR/><BR/>"... neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God...Pastoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-17706446380322864592007-11-06T06:49:00.000-10:002007-11-06T06:49:00.000-10:00Dave,I thank you for your comment. It is not my po...Dave,<BR/><BR/>I thank you for your comment. It is not my policy to trade links, but I will look in on your blog. Good luck with it.<BR/><BR/>Don't Drink ...<BR/><BR/>We are not alone in our perceptions, friend. I am only expressing what many see. These days I am trying to encourage people to move on -- yes, we too can "move on" -- from deploring the situation to specific actions for change.<BR/><BR/>See also <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=16646992&postID=5620285799695283983" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Rick Darbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-67569454076156424282007-11-06T02:52:00.000-10:002007-11-06T02:52:00.000-10:00Rick, you nailed the "compass corners" threat loom...Rick, you nailed the "compass corners" threat looming around us. This is exactly how I conceive it myself, as you yourself say:<BR/><BR/><I><B>...a revived, militant, uncompromising Islam, (and) on the other a Third World invasion. We could stand up to either or both, except that our natural defenses have been weakened by what is now widely called cultural Marxism </B></I>[the multi-Cult political correctness Baal Diversity God - DD], <I><B>as well as the economic globalization of the power elite.</B></I><BR/><BR/>This captures our increasingly dire situation exactly. This evening I shall continue to read the entire text of your entry.dontdrinkthetaqiyyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13159233683053832438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-19581928550025158262007-11-05T12:06:00.000-10:002007-11-05T12:06:00.000-10:00Anon,I went through a period naively believing tha...Anon,<BR/><BR/>I went through a period naively believing that India would help reform the West's materialism, thanks to its spiritual traditions and other-worldliness. But, although I think that the importation of Yoga and meditation techniques has been a good influence, the main evolution appears to have been Western values taking hold in India. That has its benefits as well, but I can't help wondering if India has lost some of its soul in the process.<BR/><BR/>I have no direct experience of Indian society, but it sure doesn't sound like a place I'd like to live. A billion people in an area a third the size of the United States? It'll take us another 20 years of the Mexican Invasion to catch up.Rick Darbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-18711706730712698402007-11-05T05:15:00.000-10:002007-11-05T05:15:00.000-10:00Enjoy your writing on both the current state of th...Enjoy your writing on both the current state of the West and the esoteric.<BR/><BR/>Here a question - which is probably an old saw. India seems quite keen on exporting its surplus populations. The UK over the past decade or so has seen massive immigration from the subcontinent. And the immigrants are quite unapologetic Indian nationalists. Though i have never been to India what i see on the news and documentaries quite frankly horrifies me. An overpopulated society with a dog eat dog attitude. Not much space for the individual. Reinforced by a caste system - the elites looks different from the masses in a way you don't see in Europe or American. And the immigrants seem more materialist then Europeans - its all about money and status in terms of cars, houses, careers and education.<BR/><BR/>Yet the spiritual tradition you admire - and which i agree has its charm - is rooted there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-24005563504581432212007-11-05T04:09:00.000-10:002007-11-05T04:09:00.000-10:00Zazie,I am sorry to hear of the loss of your frien...Zazie,<BR/><BR/>I am sorry to hear of the loss of your friend. If you were very close to this person, I believe the two of you will meet again on "the other side," but that is not much comfort now.<BR/><BR/>Paramahansa Yogananda was speaking from the standpoint of an enlightened, or almost fully enlightened, spiritual teacher. I'm sure he understood that for us on the earth plane, both life and death are very real. When we have advanced enough spiritually, we will understand that they have only a relative, not absolute, reality.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, it will be necessary for you to grieve for a while. You have my deep sympathy.Rick Darbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-89232492717856709952007-11-04T11:57:00.000-10:002007-11-04T11:57:00.000-10:00maybe this will seem off topic, but the quotation ...maybe this will seem off topic, but the quotation at the beginning of this post has beeen a great comfort today ; I have just learnt the death of a lifelong friend ; How I wish life and death were but dreams!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com