tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post6264107414363370803..comments2024-03-01T23:41:02.240-05:00Comments on louie, louie: longing and belongingbeth cioffolettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-32323672876366943782011-07-03T11:35:40.164-05:002011-07-03T11:35:40.164-05:00Well, that's kind of wild, Sean.
I don't ...Well, that's kind of wild, Sean.<br /><br />I don't know that I get it or not, though. Or that there is such a thing as perfect wisdom. Seems to me that as one becomes more wise, one becomes more humble, perhaps more foolish, but I'm not sure I would call that insanity.<br /><br />Seems to me that that tightrope walk is BEFORE surrender where one is still hoping to "attain" something for the ego (like enlightenment), no?beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-14537269618539678542011-07-03T10:11:27.969-05:002011-07-03T10:11:27.969-05:00Hi Beth,
I saw Crazy Wisdom at Buddafest in Arling...Hi Beth,<br />I saw Crazy Wisdom at Buddafest in Arlington VA. a couple of weeks ago. Trungpa has said that as one gets to the brink of enlightenment or understanding, you can find yourself on a tightrope between perfect wisdom and insanity. This is what came to my mind reading this post today<br />Thanks<br />SeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-64259864140099930022011-06-26T12:57:47.822-05:002011-06-26T12:57:47.822-05:00No need to apologize, beth!!!! I took no offense. ...No need to apologize, beth!!!! I took no offense. It was more with resignation that I wrote what I did. Hugs.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078914306329037697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-15046774348357658492011-06-26T12:04:09.418-05:002011-06-26T12:04:09.418-05:00I'm sorry, I didn't mean to promote a spec...I'm sorry, I didn't mean to promote a specific way of praying, Barbara. Each person finds her own way in and through this territory, and that way of prayer deserves the utmost of respect and tolerance.beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-64514731511367514162011-06-26T11:27:56.818-05:002011-06-26T11:27:56.818-05:00I was thinking more of the wresting myself from th...I was thinking more of the wresting myself from the forces that bind me, the illusions that ensnare me. <br />I pray as I pray, basta.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078914306329037697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-3913955759068711052011-06-26T04:06:25.084-05:002011-06-26T04:06:25.084-05:00You might also want to look at William Meninger, B...You might also want to look at William Meninger, Barbara. Though I know that Keating's insights are keen and he is the so-called official spokesman for Contemplative Prayer, there is something about the way that Meninger speaks that touches me.<br /><br />Also, the best teacher of CP is the prayer itself.beth cioffolettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300116274007165612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822894759353679437.post-6072468630703978782011-06-25T20:53:31.794-05:002011-06-25T20:53:31.794-05:00Much that you have shared in your blog today touch...Much that you have shared in your blog today touches me and my current situation. Thank you. It is also a reminder to re-read Thomas Keating.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078914306329037697noreply@blogger.com