Tinker - Who wants to keep repeating the same old patterns? Well, when we get hooked into discussing any of the amazing number of unsolvable conundrums that beset us every day, I guess it is us. So many of the topics in philosophy pose a conundrum. We can talk about the topic forever and really not get to any resolution, I suspect. Might that be the purpose of the conumdrums - to get us talking with one another and to keep us talking. Let's not get carried away though - no swearing, no throwing rocks, no shooting the doctor through his kitchen window or in his church. Right? Jim
On Jul 1, 4:35 pm, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: > "I can grant certain psychic/psychological/spiritual patterns that we > repeat *until we learn better* but I see advancement in that as well." > > We cannot advance when we keep repeating the same pattern. How can we > possibly improve on what is contained in the pattern as long as we > adhere to the pattern? The pattern IS "be the change you want to see" > and it doesn't work after thousands of years being practiced by the > majority of mankind. > To change the pattern, which basically turns the consciousness inward > to our One-ness, we need to bring our One-ness out to a 'common' > consciousness. > > peace & Love > > On Jul 1, 2:22 pm, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > So am I right in assuming you don't see any progress toward becoming > > more civilized over our span? That we are just repeating old patterns > > well spoken about in literature and art over and over? > > > I can grant certain psychic/psychological/spiritual patterns that we > > repeat until we learn better but I see advancement in that as well. > > We're like a snake biting our own tail when it comes to behavior > > patterns but that snake gets longer and fatter each cycle round. I > > see that growth as progress as in moving forward. That snake doesn't > > just run around itself at one place, it moves in 360 degrees from > > where we first saw it. But we are getting better at handling this > > amazing adventure of becoming more human (it seems to me) in spite of > > this 'veneer of civilization' we hold so gingerly because on another > > level we know a lot of it is a pretense, a denial. It amazes me > > sometimes the number of times I've said, oh yeah, I can do that > > without a clue. > > > On Jul 1, 12:35 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > It was the OT. Adam and Eve. Abel and Cain. The Greek myths and > > > tragedies. All that has followed is just a variation. > > > > On Jul 1, 2:20 am, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Oh yes. I like to say that our veneer of civilization is thin and > > > > easily stripped away. > > > > > On Jun 30, 3:17 pm, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > "The difference between you and me is one...bad...day." - The Joker > > > > > When it comes to violating social norms, it takes a surprisingly > > > > > little > > > > > amount of trauma to begin to shift to "the other side". > > > > > On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 5:57 PM, ornamentalmind > > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Lord of the Flies > > > > > Are you sure? I thought it was Walt Kelley's Pogo who nomed that > > > > plume.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
