tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437389687079154255.post8313922588772232512..comments2023-01-18T12:09:59.241-08:00Comments on Mythical Realism: On Taking RefugeMichael Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694229538179899186noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437389687079154255.post-20443108755441869582013-08-09T06:51:21.201-07:002013-08-09T06:51:21.201-07:00Thanks so much, Marian. As always, you find an ex...Thanks so much, Marian. As always, you find an excellent thing to say and you say it excellently.<br /><br />The Buddha makes a specific point to his followers that they should test the dharma to determine what is suitable for them personally. If something works, it's yours: if not, set it aside. That's choosing one's path, too, I think.<br /><br />As for reincarnation...I think it's a cool idea in theory, but am unsure how I'd feel about it in practice. I think the whole "one-shot" idea of living, though, has an edge of melancholy, in that I've reached an age when I look back and see how much of my life I have flat-out wasted. Let that be a warning to the younguns, who don't ever heed warnings to begin with.Michael Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14694229538179899186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437389687079154255.post-23265723841865288982013-08-08T18:19:08.982-07:002013-08-08T18:19:08.982-07:00Oh, Michael, you are SO not alone! One of the main...Oh, Michael, you are SO not alone! One of the main reasons I go to the church I go to is the lack of doctrine. I can follow my chosen path without anybody else telling me where to place my feet.<br /><br />But I still think reincarnation is a rotten trick to play on somebody who expects to be safely dead after death. ;)Marian Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842321321484056422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437389687079154255.post-55329913517415266522013-08-08T11:02:47.680-07:002013-08-08T11:02:47.680-07:00Thank you! I'll look at the blog, and I appre...Thank you! I'll look at the blog, and I appreciate the solidarity like you wouldn't believe.Michael Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14694229538179899186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437389687079154255.post-58652021933293950462013-08-08T10:31:40.465-07:002013-08-08T10:31:40.465-07:00can't say how nice it is to know that you are ...can't say how nice it is to know that you are also wandering these paths. being the only "not yet" out here was getting a little lonely.<br /> <br />maybe you will like the blog (called One Human Journey) of a "not anymore" (well, he is still Buddhist, but no longer a monk) who is quite good at reminding me that spiritual journeys can take any form: linear, circular, winding, short or unending, mountainous or flat like Kansas. There's no one right way. <br /><br />Peace! DISSEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975891752714877651noreply@blogger.com