In most cases, I think, the mind is willing
But the vocabulary is weak
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
AN INFINITE DIFFERENCE
There is an infinite difference between an open-minded decision and a mindless decision
Lean not unto thine own understanding does not mean to abandon understanding when you enter her (the earth Mother with the Father in Heaven)
‘Muthafucker’
This is an equal opportunity quotation . . .
Lean not unto thine own understanding does not mean to abandon understanding when you enter her (the earth Mother with the Father in Heaven)
‘Muthafucker’
This is an equal opportunity quotation . . .
Sunday, May 2, 2010
WHEN A PROBLEM BECOMES TOO RELENTLESS THE SOLUTION BECOMES OBVIOUS TO ALL
THE QUOTE FOR THE WORLD FOR THIS YEAR TWENTY TEN
Greek Wealth Is Everywhere but Tax Forms
By SUZANNE DALEY
Studies have estimated that the government may be losing as much as $30 billion a year to tax evasion.
• NYTimes.com Homepage
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"We need to grow up. We need to learn not to cheat or to let others cheat."
IOANNIS PLAKOPOULOS, a Greek newsstand owner, on the rampant tax evasion in his country.
from THE NEW YORK TIMES
Greek Wealth Is Everywhere but Tax Forms
By SUZANNE DALEY
Studies have estimated that the government may be losing as much as $30 billion a year to tax evasion.
• NYTimes.com Homepage
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"We need to grow up. We need to learn not to cheat or to let others cheat."
IOANNIS PLAKOPOULOS, a Greek newsstand owner, on the rampant tax evasion in his country.
from THE NEW YORK TIMES
Saturday, May 1, 2010
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT HUMAN INTELLIGENCE MAY BE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?
A nonsensical philosophical method of getting rid of problems is to expunge the word from the language.
A grass roots redneck guy who thinks he knows me refers to TM as a tiny mind activity.
The think tank at Columbia University channeled A Course In Miracles to ease abrasive effects of mind use.
These are latter day solutions to the age old ‘problem’.
Different kinds of fodder for those struggling to assimilate and understand the golden rule keep popping up and down like the cork on a cosmic fishing line.
A grass roots redneck guy who thinks he knows me refers to TM as a tiny mind activity.
The think tank at Columbia University channeled A Course In Miracles to ease abrasive effects of mind use.
These are latter day solutions to the age old ‘problem’.
Different kinds of fodder for those struggling to assimilate and understand the golden rule keep popping up and down like the cork on a cosmic fishing line.
Lean Not Unto Thine Own Understanding
‘Lean not unto thine own understanding’ has gradually become profound guidance for my mind over the passed seventy-three years.
The quotation is from Proverbs.
Our perfect presence in paradise went off the rails when we did that (leaned to our own understanding), and . . . we keep getting the same result low these many years since.
Mankind’s understanding is awesome here on the finite plane, and is growing every day.
The wise suggestion in Proverbs is perhaps personal one.
Our own understanding is valuable indeed, but it is not a valid source for pride.
That is why ‘pride goeth before a fall’.
A thoughtful mind might be swayed in favor of agnosticism,
But atheism is folly, to my mind.
Perhaps the great question we learned from the Nixon Presidency – “What did he know, and when did he know it?” is a light flickering against the wall of the cave.
One of our few recognized genii near his end of life mused, “We know less than one percent about anything.
So, then, what prevents one from simply experimenting with “going with the flow” and “playing it as it lays”?
Jesus said to Thomas, “Thou believest because thou has seen.
Blessed are they that believe, and have not seen.”
The contemporary earthly political version is “Trust, and verify.”
I now realize that my personal experiences and ideas may be interesting to some in a kind of voyeuristic way, but they actually have meaning only for me.
AND RIGHTLY SO!
The quotation is from Proverbs.
Our perfect presence in paradise went off the rails when we did that (leaned to our own understanding), and . . . we keep getting the same result low these many years since.
Mankind’s understanding is awesome here on the finite plane, and is growing every day.
The wise suggestion in Proverbs is perhaps personal one.
Our own understanding is valuable indeed, but it is not a valid source for pride.
That is why ‘pride goeth before a fall’.
A thoughtful mind might be swayed in favor of agnosticism,
But atheism is folly, to my mind.
Perhaps the great question we learned from the Nixon Presidency – “What did he know, and when did he know it?” is a light flickering against the wall of the cave.
One of our few recognized genii near his end of life mused, “We know less than one percent about anything.
So, then, what prevents one from simply experimenting with “going with the flow” and “playing it as it lays”?
Jesus said to Thomas, “Thou believest because thou has seen.
Blessed are they that believe, and have not seen.”
The contemporary earthly political version is “Trust, and verify.”
I now realize that my personal experiences and ideas may be interesting to some in a kind of voyeuristic way, but they actually have meaning only for me.
AND RIGHTLY SO!
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