Tao Speaks: Re: without a paddle

Re: without a paddle

Posted by gar on 3/21/2008, 7:33 pm, in reply to "Re: without a paddle"
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--Previous Message--
: Steve, do you think that your mother and
: father influenced the way you experience
: things? If so, were they not, two of your
: masters?
:
: in peace,
: gar
:
: ------------------
:
: My folks were delightfully laissez-faire
: when it came to things spiritual, gar. Both
: very good at non-intervention.
:
: My mother was the daughter of a mystic
: crazy, and fairly 'elsewhere' when it came
: to this stuff. She spoke in tongues, a bit
: like Wayne.
:
: My father--purely through amazing grace and
: the luck of the draw--had absolutely no
: interest in things spiritual.
:
: Thanks for asking.
:
: Steve
:
:Thanks for your truthful response Steve.

Maybe where our disconnect lies is in our own perception of what is spiritual. It seems to me that your concept of what constitutes 'spiritual' has boundaries, where as mine senses, all things as 'spiritual'.

in peace,
gar

Message Thread:

From Pi-yen-lu - rat 3/20/2008, 7:27 am
- Re: From Pi-yen-lu - Steve 3/20/2008, 8:53 am
- Re: From Pi-yen-lu - dagmar 3/20/2008, 8:17 pm
  - Re: From Pi-yen-lu - Lian Dao 3/21/2008, 5:48 am
    - mud the metaphor - rat 3/21/2008, 7:33 am
      - Re: mud the metaphor - Wayne L 3/21/2008, 11:33 am
        
        Re: mud the metaphor - rat 3/21/2008, 12:11 pm
      - remember where you came from - Lian Dao 3/21/2008, 1:21 pm
        
        Re: remember where you came from - rat 3/21/2008, 3:04 pm
        
        tathagatha-garbha - Lian Dao 3/21/2008, 3:35 pm
        
        Re: tathagatha-garbha - rat 3/21/2008, 4:40 pm
        
        regrets? i've had a few - Lian Dao 3/22/2008, 7:45 am
        
        Re: regrets? i've had a few & what's the score now? - rat 3/22/2008, 8:19 am
        
        Re: regrets? i've had a few & what's the score now? - Lian Dao 3/22/2008, 8:26 am
        
        Re: remember where you came from - Wayne L 3/21/2008, 8:25 pm
    - Re: From Pi-yen-lu - Steve 3/21/2008, 2:50 pm
      - Re: From Pi-yen-lu - rat 3/21/2008, 3:05 pm
      - without a paddle - Lian Dao 3/21/2008, 3:39 pm
        
        Re: without a paddle - Steve 3/21/2008, 4:46 pm
        
        Re: without a paddle - gar 3/21/2008, 5:04 pm
        
        Re: without a paddle - Steve 3/21/2008, 5:32 pm
        
        Re: without a paddle - gar 3/21/2008, 5:48 pm
        
        Re: without a paddle - Steve 3/21/2008, 6:38 pm
        
        Re: without a paddle - gar 3/21/2008, 7:33 pm
        
        Re: without a paddle - Steve 3/22/2008, 8:30 am
        
        Re: without a paddle - Butch 3/21/2008, 9:42 pm
        
        Re: without a paddle - Butch 3/21/2008, 9:40 pm
        
        Re: without a prayer - Lian Dao 3/22/2008, 7:51 am
        
        Re: without a prayer - gar 3/22/2008, 9:20 am
        
        Re: without a prayer - Butch 3/22/2008, 6:07 pm
        
        Re: without a prayer - Steve 3/22/2008, 6:48 pm
        
        Steve Cultivates His Garden - Butch 3/22/2008, 9:13 pm
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--Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : Steve, do you think that your mother and : father influenced the way you experience : things? If so, were they not, two of your : masters? : : in peace, : gar : : ------------------ : : My folks were delightfully laissez-faire : when it came to things spiritual, gar. Both : very good at non-intervention. : : My mother was the daughter of a mystic : crazy, and fairly 'elsewhere' when it came : to this stuff. She spoke in tongues, a bit : like Wayne. : : My father--purely through amazing grace and : the luck of the draw--had absolutely no : interest in things spiritual. : : Thanks for asking. : : Steve : :Thanks for your truthful response Steve. : : Maybe where our disconnect lies is in our : own perception of what is spiritual. It : seems to me that your concept of what : constitutes 'spiritual' has boundaries, : where as mine senses, all things as : 'spiritual'. : : in peace, : gar : :

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