@deepthought saidIt happens occasionally that sometimes there is a response to a post. As with all threads, individuals are free to do so. When it does happen, there is little mentioned, if at all.
I haven't been through the whole thing, but there appears to be no criticism at all. This was my point though, that that poetry does not appear to involve 'bashing' of any other belief systems.
I appreciate it it because I live and move in a world where I must advocate for myself and others. It is important for me to listen carefully and make intentional recommendations and decisions with compassion and reason. Anyone who knows me as well as the original poster on the ... thread, knows how difficult that is for me. Reticence as spiritual practice is useful for me.
I AM going through the whole thread, carefully copying the posts and recording the original sources for future reference and in the event that the internet ever disappears. The copying by hand is also a beneficial personal practice that sets the tone of my days.
@hakima said
It happens occasionally that sometimes there is a response to a post. As with all threads, individuals are free to do so. When it does happen, there is little mentioned, if at all.
I appreciate it it because I live and move in a world where I must advocate for myself and others. It is important for me to listen carefully and make intentional recommendations and decisions wi ...[text shortened]... isappears. The copying by hand is also a beneficial personal practice that sets the tone of my days.
It is important for me to listen carefully and make intentional recommendations and decisions with compassion and reason. Anyone who knows me as well as the original poster on the ... thread, knows how difficult that is for me.
I think that most of us find that to be difficult.
@hakima saidI became a Christian at 25; I read and copied the scriptures by hand to grasp and learn since I had no previous experience with it. Writing anything by hand is good and becoming a lost art.
It happens occasionally that sometimes there is a response to a post. As with all threads, individuals are free to do so. When it does happen, there is little mentioned, if at all.
I appreciate it it because I live and move in a world where I must advocate for myself and others. It is important for me to listen carefully and make intentional recommendations and decisions wi ...[text shortened]... isappears. The copying by hand is also a beneficial personal practice that sets the tone of my days.
@kellyjay saidThere is a scene in the movie “Eat, Pray, Love” where Elizabeth Gilbert is directed to copy texts for Ketut, her Balianese healer friend. After copying and painstakingly translating (using computer translators) and transliterating volumes of sacred texts, I think I understand the golden opportunity the sage had offered her. I wonder what precious insights she might have passed up by simply photocopying them.
I became a Christian at 25; I read and copied the scriptures by hand to grasp and learn since I had no previous experience with it. Writing anything by hand is good and becoming a lost art.
@mister-moggy saidmister moggy gets around the "three only posts per day for non-subscribers" by
@KellyJay
i promote kitty litter.
replying to his own post.
( the humble kitty does it again ).
@hakima saidWriting it out slows down the process allowing it to stick with you a little longer. I enjoy reading, writing, and listening to as well.
There is a scene in the movie “Eat, Pray, Love” where Elizabeth Gilbert is directed to copy texts for Ketut, her Balianese healer friend. After copying and painstakingly translating (using computer translators) and transliterating volumes of sacred texts, I think I understand the golden opportunity the sage had offered her. I wonder what precious insights she might have passed up by simply photocopying them.
@dj2becker saidWhat exactly is there ~ in your mind, at least ~ that non-believers can or should "promote"?
I hardly ever see atheists for example promoting atheism.
