Good mornin' Peter, I find that 'sensitivity' is simply a gift (though often along life's way I've considered it more of a curse) that a *few* of us are...
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Bob M.
new_trail_bl...
Nov 1, 2006 1:43 pm
Sorry Peter, but I think both you and Karen should begin to seek out some better, perhaps more 'saintly', heros. One's who have given their all to living in...
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peterquinnn
Nov 1, 2006 8:31 pm
Bob, who would you suggest I might have as a suitable hero? Any useful suggestions most welcome. Peter...
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Bob M.
new_trail_bl...
Nov 1, 2006 11:44 pm
Ideally Peter the goal is not to place anyone's head above our own. Yet until we reach this point, I feel we have to look up to certain others, or as least...
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Bob M.
new_trail_bl...
Nov 2, 2006 1:15 am
"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." (H. D. Thoreau) In these last final days you ought to see how terribly loud and noisy the desperate mass has...
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Bob M.
new_trail_bl...
Nov 2, 2006 1:36 am
He (Carl Jung) was at his best when being provocative, as when he said Buddha was a more complete personality then Jesus. Jesus had the mentality of an...
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Bob M.
new_trail_bl...
Nov 2, 2006 2:50 am
Head for Walden Pond Karen. And fast! Bob M. ... Thoreau)...
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peterquinnn
Nov 2, 2006 6:11 am
I agree, Karen, we shouldn't feel the need for heroes. If we cherish and respect ourselves as we should there is no need for any other hero. We can learn from...
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peterquinnn
Nov 2, 2006 6:23 am
Yes indeed, Karen, everything seems to fall prey to commercialism and materialism be it music or sport. Kris wrote Me and Bobby McGee for Janice Joplin. Yes,...
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peterquinnn
Nov 2, 2006 6:26 am
Bob, for me the real message of Thoreau is the need to simplify our life. Once we realize what our real needs are we become able to see the truth and beauty in...
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peterquinnn
Nov 2, 2006 6:39 am
Thank you Bob for sharing the names of some of those who have helped you in your journey. They all wrote some very valuable words. I especially like William...
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Bob M.
new_trail_bl...
Nov 2, 2006 12:23 pm
Perfectly doing the will of the Creator (Thy Will Be Done) is my only concern Peter, and even if it means leaving this wretched existence among the wall to...
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peterquinnn
Nov 2, 2006 8:59 pm
Bob, I am tired of all this bullshit. Why do you not learn to love? Peter...
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proustienne2001
Nov 3, 2006 10:40 am
Hello Bob: I see you list Osho as a big influence in your development. What would you see as the core message of Osho? Marcel...
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Bob M.
new_trail_bl...
Nov 3, 2006 1:41 pm
Hi Marcel, As I said previously Marcel, the biographies of others were generally most influential in my own spiritual development. The 'Autobiography of a...
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Jose Teran
aarseth_170
Nov 3, 2006 3:12 pm
Dear Bob: I just read Freuds and nietzsches autobiographies and i found out something that surprised me a lot! Both of these writings are full of narcisistic...
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Bob M.
new_trail_bl...
Nov 3, 2006 5:09 pm
Hi Jose, Yes Jose, but so often when one is absolutely or even near absolutely certain of the things he says, others (generally due to their own fear,...
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Jose Teran
aarseth_170
Nov 3, 2006 6:09 pm
Dear Bob: I must disagree with you about the naricisism idea. Freud and Nietzsche in their autobiographies are always putting themselves above others. I will...
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Bob M.
new_trail_bl...
Nov 3, 2006 6:55 pm
Well Jose, if that's how you feel, so be it. You may be perfectly right. I personally don't believe Freud was totally free of self-will or that his ideas and...
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proustienne2001
Nov 4, 2006 6:12 am
Dear Bob: Thank you for your interesting account of what Osho means to you. Marcel...
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proustienne2001
Nov 4, 2006 6:17 am
Dear Bob: I have heard many people speak very highly of AA's 12 steps. It would be lovely to hear your personal experience of working with the 12 steps. I have...
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Jose Teran
aarseth_170
Nov 4, 2006 6:12 pm
Dear Bob: I agree you must have like a self awareness before you can know others people hearts and souls. Freud was concious of that saying everyone should get...
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Bob M.
new_trail_bl...
Nov 5, 2006 1:12 pm
Hello Jose, Yes, and one must be 'built' for self-awareness and/or for self- knowing and self-overcoming. And it's clear to me that very few people are as such...
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Bob M.
new_trail_bl...
Nov 5, 2006 3:51 pm
Hi Marcel, Indeed Marcel many people give lip-service to many, many things, both good and ill, yet very rare are those who give their total being to the...
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proustienne2001
Nov 6, 2006 9:44 pm
Dear Bob: Once again thank you for attempting to put words to your human experience. I suppose that we are all learning, in our different ways what it means to...
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Bob M.
new_trail_bl...
Nov 7, 2006 2:52 pm
Hi Marcel, You're welcome, and once again, face to face is surely always the best way of communicating with and urging others onward and upwards towards...
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proustienne2001
Nov 8, 2006 9:18 pm
Dear Bob: Thanks for your response. Yes I agree with you about the Amish and Mennonite communities. I recall reading a book by Thomas Merton about Amish life....
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Bob M.
new_trail_bl...
Nov 8, 2006 11:03 pm
Yes Marcel, or whomever you may be, I read lots of Merton, though it was long ago. But I'don't recall reading anything of his on the Amish and Mennonites. One...
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Bob M.
new_trail_bl...
Nov 9, 2006 1:56 pm
He was a big man, heavily built, with large hands. He must have been a very rich man. He collected modern pictures and was rather proud of his collection which...
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proustienne2001
Nov 10, 2006 7:55 am
Dear Bob: How very true. Man is forever trying to fill up the empty spaces of self. Looking for more and more to fill the void. At least the dog in ...
