I was just asking your opinion. My opinion is that I did not see much naturalness in their lifestyle. It all seemed quite orthodox. I guess if you feel that a regimented, continual recitation of prayers leads to a closeness to God, then they got it going on. But I don't see it. So again, what do you think?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" <emptybill@...> wrote: > > A fundamentally protestant judgment. > It's all a bunch of empty ceremony, right? > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" steve.sundur@ > wrote: > > > > > > I take it you were impressed by what you saw, or what you know about > the daily living on Mt. Athos. I had kind of expected something > different. It seemed more formal, and more ceremonial than I had > expected. Really, I question the degree of spirtituality present there. > What do you think? > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" emptybill@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > Reading the inane FFL comments here about this 60-Minutes CBS expose > > of > > > Mt. Athos helps to contrast the basic viewpoint of monastics (as > > > contemplatives who practice seriously) with some of these meditators > > who > > > profess to have been meditating 30+ years. > > > > > > > > > > > > From the monastic viewpoint, the world - along with absorption in > its > > > affairs - appears utterly absurd. > > > > > > > > > > > > *************************************************** > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Yifu" yifuxero@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/04/21/60minutes/main20056101.shtml > > > > > > > > > >
