Marsha, Great advice and great quote from Schiller:
"He who neglects the present moment throws away all he has." (Friedrich von Schiller) Long ago that insight prompted me to write, "Say Hello to Now," available (thanks to Horse) in the MOQ Forum, the last sentence summing up the meaning of the present moment: "After all, I am you." Platt On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 8:47 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Ron, > > And isn't this the problem of many types patterns. So running on automatic > are these patterns that a fresh evaluation of an experience/event is never > considered. What was liberating for me was to understand the nature of all > patterns, and letting them take second place importance whenever possible. > When caught in a difficult pattern-loop, it becomes easier to label it > 'conceptually constructed pattern', drop it, and move on for a more direct > experience. I find the sweeping dismissal works far better than trying to > combat every instance. > > > Marsha > > > > > > > > > > At 08:07 AM 6/12/2009, you wrote: > >> John, >> You bring up an interesting point, are we in fact promoting legislating >> the words >> or the act of threates and intimidation which may include words. >> >> >> >> What do you do with people locked in thought traps, burning in hatred and >> fear? I still >> catch myself obsessing about things. >> >> I'll invent scenerios in my mind getting me emotionally charged which >> sets the tone for how I approach expereince. >> >> People have the power to infuence expereince and most are not aware of it. >> An ability >> undisciplined, unrecognized and misunderstood in our culture. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: John Carl <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 5:03:00 PM >> Subject: Re: [MD] Free speech >> >> Interesting right now with a holocaust denier so much in the news... >> What it has led me to wonder is the proper role of ostracism. If we deny >> the hater his speech, isn't that just more likely to force him into >> action? >> Since this thread began with Nick, it's relevant to wonder if we don't >> scapegoat others as a way of making ourselves look better, building group >> unity in the name of ostracising whereas the higher quality way would be >> to >> refine our intellectual tools of persuasion in the hopes that the lost >> might >> be saved. >> >> John the saintly sounding >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 1:54 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Ron, >> > So I would not shout >> > down and otherwise prevent a Holocaust denier from speaking on >> > campus, >> > Moq_Discuss mailing list >> > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> > Archives: >> > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> ------------ >> Self is simply Choice, so choose good >> ------------ >> Moq_Discuss mailing list >> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> Archives: >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ >> >> >> >> >> Moq_Discuss mailing list >> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> Archives: >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ >> > > > _____________ > > "He who neglects the present moment throws away all he has." > (Friedrich von Schiller) > > > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
