tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post5621069565718397230..comments2023-11-30T17:58:04.766-05:00Comments on Visions of the World: School for the EnlightenedSophiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17614379407950514628noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-17244060775198907952008-12-15T04:07:00.000-05:002008-12-15T04:07:00.000-05:00"God is the Internet"HeheheThis statement actually..."God is the Internet"<BR/><BR/>Hehehe<BR/><BR/>This statement actually has a lot of significance to me.<BR/><BR/>The Internet has allowed me to see more of the world, and therefore to see more of God so that I may better understand myself and others.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-48691658778440742212008-11-30T18:20:00.000-05:002008-11-30T18:20:00.000-05:00God is The internet.God is The internet.klaus shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03283534174262411848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-52514549376644730172008-11-30T17:10:00.000-05:002008-11-30T17:10:00.000-05:00The Age of Enlightenment is long gone. We are now ...The Age of Enlightenment is long gone. We are now in the Age of Internet. More advanced. ;)<BR/>No more enlightened people. Only online and offline people.Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908421636158918372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-11750097069448073242008-11-30T14:39:00.000-05:002008-11-30T14:39:00.000-05:00Sophia,I didn't mean current news events as much a...Sophia,<BR/><BR/>I didn't mean current news events as much as first hand experiences, that is, an enlightened person continues to modify their outlook and behavior based of what is happening to them in the present, not just what has happened in the past.<BR/><BR/>donstockbauer *attt* hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-56682682160063804992008-11-28T17:47:00.000-05:002008-11-28T17:47:00.000-05:00Anonymous,I could be wrong, but I think I've found...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>I could be wrong, but I think I've found part of what it was I was seeking, that is, a knowing of who we are.<BR/><BR/>Now there is more to learn and more to see with this new sight; a new understanding.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-7038778541645384532008-11-28T17:43:00.000-05:002008-11-28T17:43:00.000-05:00Siegfried,Care to elaborate?Siegfried,<BR/><BR/>Care to elaborate?Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-57016631474338960482008-11-28T17:42:00.000-05:002008-11-28T17:42:00.000-05:00Klaus,It is similar to a Zen proverb I have heard ...Klaus,<BR/><BR/>It is similar to a Zen proverb I have heard before: "Before enlightenment, chop wood carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood carry water."<BR/><BR/>I just have this feeling that I'm supposed to be a better person.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-66096212887034696692008-11-28T17:40:00.000-05:002008-11-28T17:40:00.000-05:00Mossy,We are all beings of being that behave one w...Mossy,<BR/><BR/>We are all beings of being that behave one way or another. I'd like to give a good name to what I represent.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-47992199277580090772008-11-28T17:35:00.000-05:002008-11-28T17:35:00.000-05:00Don,You are absolutely right. It's easy to become...Don,<BR/><BR/>You are absolutely right. It's easy to become so lost in spiritual contemplation that one can forget about one's surroundings, and therefore ceases to learn about the seemingly mundane.<BR/><BR/>I occasionally try to read science articles on the Internet, but when it comes to current events I'm clueless. I sometimes wonder if I avoid current events on purpose because of all the negativity in the news.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-666146724154613852008-11-28T11:41:00.000-05:002008-11-28T11:41:00.000-05:00Please define enlightenment in terms of what it is...Please define enlightenment in terms of what it is you personally are seeking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-90835743541198796122008-11-26T14:43:00.000-05:002008-11-26T14:43:00.000-05:00One can use behavior to bring about being. This u...One can <B>use</B> behavior to bring about being. <BR/><BR/>This usually means doing things in a different way than you would normally(mechanically)do them.<BR/><BR/>This brings self awareness.<BR/><BR/>For example you could read this with both feet flat on the ground.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-74824599983912175472008-11-26T13:32:00.000-05:002008-11-26T13:32:00.000-05:00There are no enlightened persons. Only light and d...There are no enlightened persons. Only light and darkness.Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908421636158918372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-43025227382623678502008-11-25T12:35:00.000-05:002008-11-25T12:35:00.000-05:00there's an old zen saying:before enlightenment i s...there's an old zen saying:<BR/>before enlightenment i saw the mountains,trees, sky and clouds.<BR/>after enlightenment i saw the mountians,trees, sky and clouds.<BR/><BR/>nothing has changed,yet everything has changed.<BR/><BR/>mossy is right: just be.klaus shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03283534174262411848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-55655881576447190072008-11-25T04:42:00.000-05:002008-11-25T04:42:00.000-05:00What is behaviour compared to being?What is behaviour compared to being?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-23980105653816277192008-11-25T02:27:00.000-05:002008-11-25T02:27:00.000-05:00Probably an enlightened person is very knowledgeab...Probably an enlightened person is very knowledgeable about his/her current culture, and constantly learns from all his/her new experiences in order to stay constantly enlightened.<BR/><BR/>donstockbauer *attt* hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com