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Yes, V, my earlier reading of Tibetan/tantric Buddhism told me it is/was a very much personally guided & transmitted relationship with one's "guru." As I understand it most were informed to engage in preliminary practices until some bit of greater understanding occurred, allowing them to truly...

Thomas, Buddhists like to toss around the term "uncreated" as well: The Three Characteristics And The Uncreated earl

Off topic I know, but when I was a lad 40+ years ago traveling the rural roads with my parents, folks in other cars got pleasant "how ya doing?" waves, strangers or not. Now in this age we have road hostility and a phrase never heard of then-"road rage." Could use a few more Buddhas behind the...

I grew up a farm boy. We rural folks wave at everybody, whether we know them or not.:p earl

Just noticed the howdy Snoopy. Just got home today from having 2 more cardiac stents put in after 1 other 2 weeks ago. earl

A skeptic-of-skeptic- Michael Shermer's view of Shermer's arguments: Michael Prescott's Blog: The great debate earl

Well, it seems Buddhists have long held that remorse-"kukkucca" is a healthy thing: Roshi Hogen Berman Essays earl

this is what Nasa says: NASA - The Great 2012 Doomsday Scare "New Agers" have long liked to believe that at "preordained" times there is a "thinning of the veil" making it easier for folks to see "Truth." Were it but that easy.;) Planetary alignment? Pish Posh. :p earl

The latest from psychologist and researcher, Gary Schwartz, who has made a career of attempting to research the stuff that doesn't fit a materialist view: http://drgaryschwartz.com/files/QuickSiteImages/GES_Consciousness_and_Spirit_OXFORD_Handbook_11_25_10_pdf.pdf earl

CZ, my intent was not to debate the implied philosophies but merely to point out certain attitudinal stances. I know nothing of either the blogger or the guy he was ripping. But, if you're intent was to imply that there aren't atheists out there whose attitudes are until science confrims a...

There are over-lapping philosophies that I think relate to I, Brian's use of the term fundamentalistic atheism as this detail-rich blog post I found lays out. : Atheism Analyzed: Naturalism and Scientism Summarized earl

Interesting and plausible alternative interpretation of "many mansions vs. Father's House" Thomas. Don't know how useful to a spiritual life on this world and in this realm knowledge of or belief in the notion of other realms and other worlds might be. Did find it interesting when I stumbled...

Welocome. We've been known to have a true psychic or 2 hang out here. Though, I'm not 1 of them.:D earl

Well, the music doesn't always stop after you "unplug the radio." :p Catalogue of ITC Journals earl

Dang, that describes me.:p earl

Something is conscious but what? The ultimate koan:p. The Chan folks like to encourage their aspirants to continuously keep in mind the question "who/what" is experiencing. St Francis said "we are looking for that which is looking." Perhaps, they're on the same track which will never be filled...

So 17th, you're saying that every thing you do is a matter of concscious choice? So, the as to sexual orientatation that sounds like your notion isfolks are merely sexual tabula rasas whereby the have no innate sexual inclination, but when faced wih the prospect of swingning 1 way or the other...

Research on identical twins raised apart is fascinating in that the most mundane behavioral traits displayed in such chidlren have a remarkable concordance with each other, raising the interesting possiblity of so much of what we take to be a nurture effect is in large part nature. Our oldest...

I greatly admire painters who are good realist painters, but, perhaps oddly enough, those paintings often seem "lifeless" to me, except, perhaps, in the case of protraiture. Even there, I prefer impressionism. Impressionistic styles seem livelier and more evocative. So, even if I could pull off...

Streaming and steaming blues on probably the best blues channel on the net at wglt.org. earl