Ahhh Rigsy, My wife and I are quite looking forward to an empty nest, perhaps this is about 5-6 years away now. However saying that I have not seen my eldest son since Monday, he has been working lates, and it does feel sorta strange.
I am getting older now, and feel kinda jaded, not a lot about life suppries me so much anymore, but I am still supprised by how many people in this country that don't cook. When I was a kid allof our perants cooked form scratch, so I can only assume this started with my generation. On May 26, 12:42 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > Perhaps we design our own version of God. > > I don't have to go to war to understand a battle in history, do I? And > I will never understand a car engine but drive a car anyway- though I > guess I could undertand an engine- I just choose not to do so. > > Re the roof: the house was a Dutch Colonial design and I had admired > one across town so I copied the same paint scheme- mushroom siding, > white window frames and black shutters except the roof was pale green > instead of charcoal or black so we painted it. Actually, we should > have light roofs and yet I still prefer a dark roof. Office buildings > are using gardens on their roofs to control temps- back to the jungle > in the canyons of commerce. > > Good for you- keeping your talents- for they can be lost or die. > Someone asked me to paint her garden last week but I haven't painted > in 8 years. A lot drained away when I drank and was depressed with my > empty nest but I think I have turned the corner and am usually happy > again plus my health is very good except for the smoking. Lately, I > have enjoyed cooking again- from scratch so this week was a chicken > barley soup, blueberry muffins, cake for strawberry shortcake, etc. > Instead of frozen or prepared foods I keep portions in the freezer. > When my children flew away, I could hardly bear to cook or eat. > > On May 25, 9:02 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Perhaps Rigsy, I guess that depends on who you want to define the word > > perfect? > > > I like the idea that perfection meaning nothing else needing changing, > > which means of course perfection is a stagnant thing. As we know > > nowthing stays still all is in flux. > > > If you belive that the universe is equated with the body of God, then > > it is clear that the universe is always moving, and so in this way we > > can say that at least the body of God is not perfect. Umm perhaps > > then when we say that God is perfect it is purely spirit we talk > > about? > > > Yes indeed we can attain knowledge without experaince, what worth is > > it though without the experiances? I think the old adage that > > 'practice makes perfect' is very true. Us older people both 'know' > > more about the workings of the world and have the 'expriances' to go > > with the knowledge, this is wounderfull thing yes? > > > I'm still learning to play the guitar, I have read and am still > > reading many books, tracts, downloaed bits and bobs, but it is the > > practice that will eventualy make me a better guitar player. In a > > very real way the practice or the experiancine of some endevour feeds > > the knowledge of it, the more practical experiances of a sphere of > > knowledge you grab, the better you are able to 'know' it. > > > Famouse writters when asked how to be a better writter offten simply > > reply 'Just write' > > > As to why you would paint your roof a diffrant colour, well perhaps > > you got bored with the old one? > > > I'm curious about many things, I have learnt over the years (through > > experiance) to rein such curisotiy in, or risk my little mind > > explodeing! > > > On May 25, 2:38 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > This would indicate God is imperfect, lee. Even humans can attain > > > knowledge without direct experience. > > > > Weren't you curious about why I would paint a roof a different > > > color? :-) > > > > On May 24, 10:29 am, "[email protected]" > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'm reading a book of short stories at the mo, one called The all-at > > > > once man, by R A Lafferty has this concept of before the begining. > > > > Paraphrasing wildly then: > > > > > Before the begining was a perfect sphere spinning at a ferocious rate, > > > > it didn't know any of this for there was nothing else by which to > > > > measure such things. > > > > > An infantisimal speck appared and the sphere had now had something > > > > with which to relate, to measure it's own existance and dimenseons and > > > > movment, and thus time was born. > > > > > The sphere found that is was not perfect and this was because it was > > > > spinning at such a rate as to deform, it soon deformed enough to > > > > explode and all that is comes for the broken sphere. > > > > > A similar thought occours in the set of books called Conversations > > > > with God. The premise is that God is, and God is all knowing, but > > > > being all knowing God decided that knowledge without experiance is > > > > worthless, hence the creation of matter out of the spirit of God. > > > > > I'm not sure on this idea, but you who know me, know I am taken with > > > > the idea of matter from spirit. > > > > > On May 24, 1:49 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > We have one mortal life but our spirit lives on through our works and > > > > > relationships. Our body is like the transport that our spirit drives. > > > > > Why then, would God be lonely and create Adam and Eve in the flesh? > > > > > What did he lack with the angels? All myth, of course. > > > > > > On May 23, 10:46 am, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > All matter and all individualities are emanations from the One Self > > > > > > and it is in the nature of emanations to be dualistic. I know it > > > > > > hurts > > > > > > our pride to accept that we are mortals and have only this life , > > > > > > but > > > > > > if we change our perceptions a little and identify ourselves with > > > > > > the > > > > > > One Self instead of this body, then we would be having the right > > > > > > perspective and really be the One and only Atman. > > > > > > > On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 5:31 PM, [email protected] > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I think perception is route to realisation perhaps. > > > > > > > > Perception first, followed by evidance that such perceptions are > > > > > > > valid > > > > > > > (if only subjectily in some cases) leading to realisations. > > > > > > > > As to the Blake quote. > > > > > > > > My and my oldest son where having a convo last night, I can't > > > > > > > really > > > > > > > recall what it was about, but I asked him if he thought it at all > > > > > > > possible that a 'thing' can act outside of it's 'nature'. > > > > > > > > Perhaps it is the nature of man to have blinkered perceptions. > > > > > > > Like > > > > > > > the fly dog visualy percives in black an white, perhaps human kind > > > > > > > simply cannot percive any other realms than it is capable of? > > > > > > > > On May 21, 12:12 pm, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > >> I see your point, a good one too. At what point does perception > > > > > > >> become realization. But I would say that there is much more to > > > > > > >> perception than sensory perception. As William Blake pointed > > > > > > >> out: "If > > > > > > >> the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear > > > > > > >> to man > > > > > > >> as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees > > > > > > >> all > > > > > > >> things through narrow chinks of his cavern."[ > > > > > > > >> On May 19, 7:19 am, "[email protected]" > > > > > > >> <[email protected]> > > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > > > >> > Hey Molly, > > > > > > > >> > Is such a thing truely a perception or a realisation? > > > > > > > >> > I used to live with a bloke who is colour blind, we rented our > > > > > > >> > place > > > > > > >> > from two lesbians, and so his perception of the colour of his > > > > > > >> > bedroom > > > > > > >> > was grey. The bedroom was to my eyes coloured pink, but he > > > > > > >> > knows that > > > > > > >> > he is colour blind and although not sure of what colour I saw > > > > > > >> > (until > > > > > > >> > he asked me) he realised that his perception was not correct. > > > > > > > >> > So we can have a realiastion that our perceptions may not be > > > > > > >> > correct. > > > > > > > >> > On May 19, 12:09 pm, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > >> > > How is it possible, from a non dual perspective, to perceive > > > > > > >> > > the world > > > > > > >> > > as dualistic in nature, and thus an illusion (and separate > > > > > > >> > > from > > > > > > >> > > self)? By definition, this view would remain dualistic. I > > > > > > >> > > do think it > > > > > > >> > > true that how we view the world forms our experience. From a > > > > > > >> > > dualistic view, some are right, some are wrong. From a non > > > > > > >> > > dual view, > > > > > > >> > > all views are the One/many paradox that is One. How we view > > > > > > >> > > (and > > > > > > >> > > experience) birth and death changes as we change. From a > > > > > > >> > > non dual > > > > > > >> > > perspective, they are only states of transformation and not a > > > > > > >> > > beginning or end. > > > > > > > >> > > On May 17, 2:07 pm, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > >> > > > In duality there is the relationship of the observer and > > > > > > >> > > > the observed > > > > > > >> > > > , the knower and the known , that is , there are two. In > > > > > > >> > > > Non-Duality > > > > > > >> > > > there is only One and the world which is dualistic in > > > > > > >> > > > nature , remains > > > > > > >> > > > what it is , just an illusion - i.e. subject to birth and > > > > > > >> > > > death. 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