tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post6515786691763906739..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: A Minute MeditationFredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-17133510599809326312016-08-04T09:01:26.130-07:002016-08-04T09:01:26.130-07:00R.T.,
Thanks for the link. I shall check it out....R.T.,<br /><br />Thanks for the link. I shall check it out.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-32060584684048802182016-08-04T08:59:54.460-07:002016-08-04T08:59:54.460-07:00Yvette,
The Taoists would say that there is a pat...Yvette,<br /><br />The Taoists would say that there is a pattern in events and that to achieve our goals we must find that Way. <br /><br />I'm generally much of a materialist and find it hard to see things as other than isolated but still interacting with the environment. However, every once in a while I get a glimpse of something else. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-54709405167054373982016-08-04T08:54:48.553-07:002016-08-04T08:54:48.553-07:00Mudpuddle,
As I mentioned earlier, I'm just g...Mudpuddle,<br /><br />As I mentioned earlier, I'm just getting acquainted with John Muir, so I haven't encountered that incident yet. But it sounds interesting, and I'm looking forward to reading about that incident. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-43688125711024874712016-08-04T08:52:56.747-07:002016-08-04T08:52:56.747-07:00madamevauquer,
Glad you liked it. I just recentl...madamevauquer,<br /><br />Glad you liked it. I just recently started reading John Muir, so this is new to me also. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-72779727847565505752016-08-04T07:21:09.127-07:002016-08-04T07:21:09.127-07:00Yes. And there is this:
https://www.britannica.com...Yes. And there is this:<br />https://www.britannica.com/topic/Great-Chain-of-Being<br />I cannot imagine anything that is not connected with something else. And so it goes.RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-2552206360643168052016-08-04T07:09:56.501-07:002016-08-04T07:09:56.501-07:00I like this so much, Fred - fits in with what I...I like this so much, Fred - fits in with what I'm feeling today. Coincidence? There are no coincidences.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-85621843495277322382016-08-03T11:55:02.503-07:002016-08-03T11:55:02.503-07:00yes, absolutely... it fits in, Zen-like, with &quo...yes, absolutely... it fits in, Zen-like, with "Nirvana is right here, before our eyes." by Hakuin... it seems to me, anyway... Muir's description of climbing a big Douglas fir during a storm and swinging around in the branches at the top in the high wind and rain and having what one might call an out of body experience was one of the incidents i remember; there are many like that, though.... He was as in tune with the wild as anyone ever has been...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-78609870686644975132016-08-03T10:00:58.342-07:002016-08-03T10:00:58.342-07:00Hadn't heard this one before, Fred, but I like...Hadn't heard this one before, Fred, but I like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com