tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post3048685837692918114..comments2024-02-24T00:41:37.836-08:00Comments on The Buddha Diaries: What's In It For ME?Peter Clothierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11525159413387378704noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-20074692020561812302009-02-23T16:45:00.000-08:002009-02-23T16:45:00.000-08:00Is it all about me?or it is more about how we can ...Is it all about me?<BR/><BR/>or it is more about how we can help the communities better? or are we being too hard on ourselves or others?<BR/><BR/>I think so many of us are too hard on ourselves for what we didn’t accomplish or what we should have done. The first step is to forgive yourself for all the things you didn’t do that you should have and all the things that you did do that you shouldn’t have. Get rid of the guilt. Negative feelings don’t do you much good. The way to deal with them is to forgive yourself and forgive others.Robin CHANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980108678986165599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-33725990240531191132009-02-21T11:12:00.000-08:002009-02-21T11:12:00.000-08:00"Everyone sees the UNSEEN in proportion to the cla..."Everyone sees the UNSEEN in proportion to the clarity of the love in his heart."ErnestOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13077415409728022160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-61695946701716064512009-02-21T07:29:00.000-08:002009-02-21T07:29:00.000-08:00"The fabric of our civility may seem very thin and..."The fabric of our civility may seem very thin and will shred further.." It could be that this viscous Malthusian corruption of nearly thirty years will result in ruin and give many of the chance to participate in the transition to a new Post American society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-675397994672841332009-02-20T09:37:00.000-08:002009-02-20T09:37:00.000-08:00Science, reason, logic, proofs, common sense, etc....Science, reason, logic, proofs, common sense, etc. have been under attack for some time; focused on those who strive to become true 'experts' in their respective fields; deemed 'suspect' from those who have a different perspective on this issue as to where/whom, they understand (and are determined to tell us), true authority comes from. <BR/><BR/>Obviously, we are all entitled to think/believe/live as we may choose in spite of how these actions might affect ourselves and those around us; but, it seems to me, so much of this 'other' approach to authority seems to hinge on a narrow and closed attitude; drowning in a notion of 'belief', in which 'thumbing their noses' is an appropriate response; given their apparent 'right' to be heard and the corresponding righteousness of their opinions (for all of us).<BR/><BR/>I feel we haven't necessarily lost a sense of mutual and civic responsibility in America. Rather, the preponderance of strident, outraged voices of personal grievances and opinions might just be the 'last gasp' of those who understand their mode of operation does not carry the same weight it once did. Not being heard?; just shout louder!<BR/><BR/>Obama is the perpetual arm waving optimist...perhaps his efforts, his message have entered relatively late in the process; but, choosing to join and share in his message has no timeline.<BR/><BR/>The fabric of our civility may seem very thin and will shred further only, I think (my opinion?!), if we allow those with such opinions to speak for us and take up space in our minds and actions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-15556305523457719582009-02-20T09:16:00.000-08:002009-02-20T09:16:00.000-08:00i think that all americans should see the clip of ...i think that all americans should see the clip of a financial worker claiming that he and his cohort of stock traders are "a representative cross-section of america." really? and what exactly do you produce? <BR/><BR/>i can't see this looking good to most actual workers.rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910951099847351232noreply@blogger.com