tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13365998.post4992215518684951689..comments2024-03-04T06:28:51.439-08:00Comments on My Little Golden Book of Phobias: beth coyotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671290135595711572noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13365998.post-64011347646189353452019-01-15T00:48:52.497-08:002019-01-15T00:48:52.497-08:00I've always had a problem with authority, so I...I've always had a problem with authority, so I get it. And I agree. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13365998.post-63141997114892214412019-01-12T23:24:28.985-08:002019-01-12T23:24:28.985-08:00Thanks, Sabine, for your thoughts.
It IS confusi...Thanks, Sabine, for your thoughts. <br /><br />It IS confusing, as you say. And I am closer, I feel, in spite of the year we've been through, to some sort of personal 'truth'. I have returned to my feminist roots and the inspiration for my working (and spiritual) life. Without sounding too grandiose, I believe that we all have inherent dignity and worth. We are lovable regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, beliefs, etc etc. And as Rumi has said, "Out beyond our ideas of right and wrong, there is a field. I'll meet you there."<br /><br />I want to be able to meet myself and others with equanimity and kindness. And if I can achieve that a little bit each day, how i get there is less important. I'm sure I could sit in a cave for years and come out none the wiser. What if we reject the forms, the leaders, the concepts and follow our own hearts? <br /><br />Illusion is one of the three poisons, as they say. Illusion/delusion-very tricky and hard to discern when we are caught up in that particular snare...beth coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671290135595711572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13365998.post-36022392472331489192019-01-11T12:09:25.486-08:002019-01-11T12:09:25.486-08:00I admire your dedication and commitment and how yo...I admire your dedication and commitment and how you tell it.<br /><br />Always loved the idea of following something, I am still, maybe more than ever, yearning for some higher power, sacred ritual, ancient wisdom that will explain and guide me through this chaos here.<br />I tried a lot but I am foolish and impatient. Also, I figured out in my teens that the gurus are just acting out their own desire. As for Buddhism, I am confused, there are too many to choose from, I spent time with Thai boy monks and a Tibetan getse and mindful Thich Nhat Than teachers and silent Japanese and all the hippies back from retreats I am no wiser.<br /> <br />So I stick with the philosophers, esp. Adorno who said:<br /><br />"I have a particular conception of objective happiness and objective despair, and I would say that, for as long as people have problems taken away from them, for as long as they are not expected to take on full responsibility and self-determination, their welfare and happiness in this world will merely be an illusion. And will be an illusion that will one day burst. And when it bursts, it will have dreadful consequences." Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13365998.post-1414863191392104812019-01-10T19:08:18.899-08:002019-01-10T19:08:18.899-08:00Love you guys, both of you.
thanks. Love you guys, both of you. <br /><br />thanks. beth coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671290135595711572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13365998.post-35076318875030941582019-01-10T15:46:43.444-08:002019-01-10T15:46:43.444-08:00I love this post. Why don't you write your sto...I love this post. Why don't you write your story as a stream of consciousness, allowing whatever finds its way in to be what it is, and apply with complete non-attachment, and see what comes, and see what you choose to do. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13365998.post-41175664472276864862019-01-10T11:45:46.271-08:002019-01-10T11:45:46.271-08:00Buddhism is so far beyond my ken. It just isn'...Buddhism is so far beyond my ken. It just isn't in my DNA. Nor is any religion although I understand that Buddhism isn't really, technically, a religion at all. I do know that there are parts of it which I could adopt which would in fact help me in this path of life. <br />And I completely understand your feelings about the "sage on the stage" as you put it so well. I, too, hate that. It seems like eventually there are ALWAYS abuses because power just leads to that with human beings and when we hold someone as a keeper of the knowledge we seek, that leads to them having a sort of power over us. I LOVE your desire to be in a space where everyone comes with their own wisdom because everyone has their own wisdom. <br />It's too complex for me to sort out but I think you should fill out the application. Why not? Noting ventured, nothing gained, etc. <br />And do NOT categorize yourself as "old" and "white". You are so much more than those things and also, you're not old. White, maybe. But the wisdom that you would bring is immense and I would think that anyone could recognize that. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com