tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post4692451893369341878..comments2023-03-26T01:02:06.760-07:00Comments on The Fearless Heart: Nonviolence, God, and a Theology of Not KnowingMiki Kashtanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00907977416574801559noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-22552269075228200082013-02-09T23:18:07.229-08:002013-02-09T23:18:07.229-08:00´For Gandhi also -- tied to "truth" or &...´For Gandhi also -- tied to "truth" or "love."'<br /><br />Thank you Jean for the above exploring. I read the above as "tried to truth or love", before doing a double take and seeing what you had in fact written. Aha! Tried vs. Tied.<br />Contained in my first understanding of what you had written there is so much truth for me. We are wanting to know through Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-8882907787615113352013-02-09T12:58:56.274-08:002013-02-09T12:58:56.274-08:00More things I want to comment on!
1. The coming t...More things I want to comment on!<br />1. The coming together of "the Christian, the Buddhist, and the non-practicing Jew." I see interspirituality and nonviolence being deeply interwoven. Wayne Teasdale's The Mystic Heart, for example, includes a section on nonviolence that was deeply inspiring to me. My interfaith seminary, part of One Spirit Learning Alliance, offers courses Jean McElhaneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-82560912491606070052013-02-09T11:32:51.747-08:002013-02-09T11:32:51.747-08:00The parts that most stand out for me are letting g...The parts that most stand out for me are letting go of knowing and of attachment to outcome, while staying in touch with the experience of love, following the call to act, and staying open to the possibility of unexpected grace. I resonate with all that and find it very valuable to remember. I think part of what people can do for each other, a huge gift, is to help each other remember. I Jean McElhaneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-45349171825635530112013-01-22T02:38:48.428-08:002013-01-22T02:38:48.428-08:00Ron, I really resonate with this: "Every soul...Ron, I really resonate with this: "Every soul passes through all the stages of spiritual maturity, thus no one needs to be blamed for their understanding of life, but simply to be understood." Indeed, each and all of us come from the same place and all are journeying to the heart of the Divine, each of us on different places on the same path...it's a beautiful thing. At the same Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00213478941718396012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-41279285361944068162013-01-13T08:23:00.176-08:002013-01-13T08:23:00.176-08:00I see your point, Mae. I agree that some people fe...I see your point, Mae. I agree that some people feel compelled to live with their indoctrination, while others reject or rebel against it. Some express their rebellion bravely and openly. Those not drawn to take this step may, instead, struggle inwardly with conflicting values, desires, and longings for truth that rings deeper in their hearts. Every soul passes through all the stages of spiritualRon Greensteinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-42424788732656357342013-01-13T04:21:10.998-08:002013-01-13T04:21:10.998-08:00Ron,
Sounds like your experience has been with Ch...Ron,<br /><br />Sounds like your experience has been with Christians who are humble and open to mystery. My experience has been just the opposite in the part of the country where I live. In fact, after I became a Christian, I personally was in a church that taught an image of God very much as Miki described. It's taken me a long time to overcome the image of a vengeful God that I learned Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00213478941718396012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-83394088305203867432013-01-11T08:59:55.975-08:002013-01-11T08:59:55.975-08:00Ron,
Not sure I am fully understanding although...Ron, <br /><br />Not sure I am fully understanding although I may have a glimpse of it.. are you saying when someone who might see God at one level as a god who punishes,monitors actions, delivers consequences allows the thought "what could God (Truth,Love) really be?" to really settle and be digested,then they experience,in effect a truth, love, peace,well being?<br /><br />Ninihttp://www.garynini.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-91418729211602228852013-01-11T03:14:04.789-08:002013-01-11T03:14:04.789-08:00While on Earth, we have opportunities to contribut...While on Earth, we have opportunities to contribute here.<br /><br />We can find comfort in knowing that we put our best efforts into creating a more wonderful world for all.<br /><br />Miki, I appreciate your intentions and efforts to contribute. It's beautiful to be a part of in the present, and wonderful things could happen in the future. It will be interesting to find out.LoveHelpsAllnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-65379273573698760832013-01-10T14:20:06.040-08:002013-01-10T14:20:06.040-08:00"Yes, I can totally accept there is a source ..."Yes, I can totally accept there is a source of love, operating by a kind of grace whose nature is simply unknowable to me. I’ve seen it, felt it. I’ve been on its receiving end countless times."<br /><br />Dear Miki, about 500 people came to see Meher Baba in 1952 at the Meher Spiritual Center official opening in Myrtle Beach, SC. Each was handed a few printed messages to prepare them Ron Greensteinnoreply@blogger.com