tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post9153571720420346413..comments2023-11-30T17:58:04.766-05:00Comments on Visions of the World: QuestionSophiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17614379407950514628noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-77362388335879376242008-12-18T21:45:00.000-05:002008-12-18T21:45:00.000-05:00Sophia,Yes, but who best to serve and how best to ...Sophia,<BR/><BR/>Yes, but who best to serve and how best to serve them? What part in each person must be served? And what part of us is doing the serving? What about serving ones own Soul? <BR/><BR/>Perhaps the highest service that can be given to God and man is to be a little more conscious, to be a flash of light in a dark and empty world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-25066950844608506462008-12-18T15:23:00.000-05:002008-12-18T15:23:00.000-05:00Don:Thank you. I was listening and I appreciate th...Don:<BR/>Thank you. I was listening and I appreciate that you cared enough to share your thoughts with me.Teddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572641947004536461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-25454177261653515892008-12-18T14:35:00.000-05:002008-12-18T14:35:00.000-05:00I do agree with mystics in that we know very littl...I do agree with mystics in that we know very little and there is a Universe of Knowledge out there each of us individually will never know. Although all of us as a group may very well know it.<BR/><BR/>This Global Brain theory I like has this within it: each of us in such a Brain would be like one neuron in our own brain. One neuron knows very little. All neurons together know a lot. Thus the Universe can look mysterious to us. It's to the point if anyone tells me anything, I can always say "Yes, but there is so much you don't know, how can you be sure of what you say?"<BR/><BR/>donstockbauer *attt* hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-36192232270156186742008-12-18T13:48:00.000-05:002008-12-18T13:48:00.000-05:00Don:It would seem, that everything, in this moment...Don:<BR/><BR/>It would seem, that everything, in this moment is quite real...<BR/><BR/>I suggest it may be, that the rememberances of some near or distant past (what ever your stories may be) are merely things of the mind, very similar to the anticipated or imagined stories of the near or distant future.<BR/><BR/>All that is not illusion is here and now.<BR/><BR/>I believe the Buddha may have said it in this way "In this moment, what is missing?"Teddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572641947004536461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-22753769012703620932008-12-18T08:59:00.000-05:002008-12-18T08:59:00.000-05:00After a good night's sleep, things look better. P...After a good night's sleep, things look better. Peace shall remain.<BR/><BR/>I still swear by the intellect if the intellect is powerful enough. Although no one's intellect is powerful enough to understand everything. We're all fishies in a fishbowl looking out and wondering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-56589360187206499712008-12-17T18:23:00.000-05:002008-12-17T18:23:00.000-05:00cs/very/vary/cs/very/vary/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-18345541425888265692008-12-17T18:22:00.000-05:002008-12-17T18:22:00.000-05:00The intellect is all you have.You can experience t...The intellect is all you have.<BR/><BR/>You can experience the Moment, but the only good you'll gain from it is to analyze it with the intellect afterward. <BR/><BR/>Just my opinion. Mystical opinions may very. (Are we mixing things up now, after so long at peace?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-47591524722963152202008-12-17T17:19:00.000-05:002008-12-17T17:19:00.000-05:00Don, you remind me of me trying to use the intelle...Don, you remind me of me trying to use the intellect to understand something that can't be comprehended with the human mind.<BR/><BR/>It's actually the thinking that gets in the way of experiencing the Moment.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-63708897773334082902008-12-17T17:15:00.000-05:002008-12-17T17:15:00.000-05:00A justed,I am glad you brought this input into the...A justed,<BR/><BR/>I am glad you brought this input into the forum. That sounds to me like it would be a really good clue that who we're dealing with is a true Master.<BR/><BR/>If they serve Love, Life, the Universe, Truth, God then we can know them to be true. At least, these are my ideas based on your input.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-68495983819828314552008-12-17T15:15:00.000-05:002008-12-17T15:15:00.000-05:00Here's one for you - ask someone who thinks that "...Here's one for you - ask someone who thinks that "everything is an illusion" to stand between the tracks with a train coming at them. Everything's an illusion, right????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-58081297248544076032008-12-17T15:13:00.000-05:002008-12-17T15:13:00.000-05:00If I had a thumb in the past, that is the reality ...If I had a thumb in the past, that is the reality and my thinking that I had a thumb is also the reality. I can't buy a lot of this fuzzy-headed thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-41754263843616592622008-12-17T14:35:00.000-05:002008-12-17T14:35:00.000-05:00Don:I believe the pain would bring you to the real...Don:<BR/><BR/>I believe the pain would bring you to the reality of the Present...This one and only moment.<BR/><BR/>The thought that you had a thumb in the past, or will not have one in some future is the "illusion."Teddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572641947004536461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-45468318321033701552008-12-17T14:31:00.000-05:002008-12-17T14:31:00.000-05:00It seems a Master would be known by how and who he...It seems a Master would be known by how and who he/she serves.Teddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572641947004536461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-20761179452794778712008-12-17T14:25:00.000-05:002008-12-17T14:25:00.000-05:00It seems a Master would be know by how and who he/...It seems a Master would be know by how and who he/she serves.Teddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572641947004536461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-92087736558152007292008-12-14T18:29:00.000-05:002008-12-14T18:29:00.000-05:00Anonymoss, (Cute, Mossy!)It seems to me that the m...Anonymoss, (Cute, Mossy!)<BR/><BR/>It seems to me that the more one awakens the more there is a need to serve.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-42222742736306668362008-12-14T18:27:00.000-05:002008-12-14T18:27:00.000-05:00Anonymous,Whether or not two people share the same...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>Whether or not two people share the same thoughts or feelings is not the most important ingredient in a relationship. In my opinion, trust is.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-46601203004896046702008-12-14T18:22:00.000-05:002008-12-14T18:22:00.000-05:00Hi Elio,That is very kind of you. Thank you. I h...Hi Elio,<BR/><BR/>That is very kind of you. Thank you. I have returned the favor! :)<BR/><BR/>I have forgotten most of the Spanish I learned but the images you've collected are fantastic.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-49443634660693602632008-12-14T18:13:00.000-05:002008-12-14T18:13:00.000-05:00Anonymous,"Compassion is never altruistic."Who pee...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>"Compassion is never altruistic."<BR/><BR/>Who peed in your Cheerios this morning?<BR/><BR/>C'mon, cheery up.<BR/><BR/>To me, your statement sounds like you're feeling a little disappointed with the world. Any idea why?Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-36730838513767634812008-12-14T18:05:00.000-05:002008-12-14T18:05:00.000-05:00Hi Mossy,We'll just follow our hearts. :)Hi Mossy,<BR/><BR/>We'll just follow our hearts. :)Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-25177212788295407392008-12-14T17:57:00.000-05:002008-12-14T17:57:00.000-05:00I'm with Klaus on this one.I'm looking around this...I'm with Klaus on this one.<BR/><BR/>I'm looking around this great big world and, to me, it really looks like we're all in this together.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-37141930990963776952008-12-14T17:55:00.000-05:002008-12-14T17:55:00.000-05:00Anonymous,Yes, we teach what we need to learn. Bu...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>Yes, we teach what we need to learn. But if no one taught what they learned, our growth by now would have become stunted.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-70741761558612519502008-12-14T17:23:00.000-05:002008-12-14T17:23:00.000-05:00Hi Mark,I doubt Jesus or Buddha had to tell anyone...Hi Mark,<BR/><BR/>I doubt Jesus or Buddha had to tell anyone they were Masters. They probably radiated Truth and that was enough for people to know who they were.<BR/><BR/>That's probably the best I can do, just to see if what comes from them feels like Truth. Luckily I think I know a little bit of Truth, enough that I can gauge what's real and what's false.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your input on this.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-1511927182214318802008-12-14T17:17:00.000-05:002008-12-14T17:17:00.000-05:00Klaus,:)If Love is what drives the Master, how cou...Klaus,<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>If Love is what drives the Master, how could it possibly be wrong?Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-27537811492201032332008-12-14T17:16:00.000-05:002008-12-14T17:16:00.000-05:00Alex,I guess you don't really know if the tree is ...Alex,<BR/><BR/>I guess you don't really know if the tree is good or not until you taste the fruit. If it's not so good you can always just spit it out and try the fruit from the next tree.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-37794028521943136502008-12-14T17:15:00.000-05:002008-12-14T17:15:00.000-05:00Don,I don't think I'll try that. :)Don,<BR/><BR/>I don't think I'll try that. :)Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.com