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yeah, we still suck at sports. :D don't even ask about the football team. and what kind of school is Goshen? sorry, we're such a bubble here, little news of the outise world ever filters in. (P.S. Bloomington kicks ass.)

hey BluejayWay- i'm in Richmond, Indy right now, at Earlham. just wondering, ever been to Bloomington? :D

whoa, that sounds cool. what does his music sound like / where can i find it?

Re: A "True" religion... which is, potentially, ever where. Joshua- have you found the religious system/s that reach out to you, personally? which one (ones)?

hey Bluejay- the "Masks of God" series is pretty interesting- read a few of them and really liked 'em. he has some other really great books on more general myths and archetypes. and welcome!

hey, kind where are you located / living? just wondering. and welcome!

Kind- thank you for your reply. that definately helped clarify some things. is there any particular reason (historical or religious) why Shia Muslims place more of an emphasis on Hazrat Ali?

hey daisy- whoo, broad question. i guess i'd define religion as a process or structure through which i can connect with something transcendent, with others, and with myself. the "transcendent" is kind of difficult to define, because it could mean anything from a work of art, to a...

hey Persona it feels like (american) music is indeed getting better. i'm comparing what it is now to say, three or four years ago. there was a boy band pandemic from which it seemed music would never recover. alternative rock seems to be making a comeback. pop music is sounding a little...

:D Life In Hell rocks. ok, back on topic: "surrendering to incomprehension is better than trapping one's self in ideas."

hey all, a while back, i listened to an NPR reporter interviewing a group of Pakistani children on what they thought about the president of Pakistan. one of the children said "we hate him. he's not even a muslim. he's a shia." now, i know that catholics and protestants have been saying...

right now i'm reading.... my e-mail a book of poetry by Adrienne Rich (the fact of a door frame) a rather lurid biography of Robert Stroud (the birdman of alcatraz) the varieties of religious experience (i love this book...and keep coming back to it)

when we lose our selves in love, creativity, the Transcendent, or in our own hearts, we are allowed to feel what living is like. only in surrendering something absolutely can we gain (or learn) anything.