tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post111270409039248611..comments2024-03-27T20:10:46.984-07:00Comments on The Rambling Taoist: Pope & CircumstanceThe Rambling Taoisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1112949404803139882005-04-08T01:36:00.000-07:002005-04-08T01:36:00.000-07:00Laura, another good point. Every life is precious...Laura, another good point. Every life is precious.The Rambling Taoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1112943853470342162005-04-08T00:04:00.000-07:002005-04-08T00:04:00.000-07:00The part that bothers me most is thinking that in ...The part that bothers me most is thinking that in news terms we only hear about poeple who are famous who die on particualr days.<BR/>There is no list of the dead on any day so I think it is weird to see the earthly remains of one person . Are they supposed to stand in for all of the rest?Do we really say that one dead body one life is better than any other?<BR/>Or that it matter s how you die - dying as a victim or as a holy man or as someone who works in the media will get you recorded. It all seems so arbitrary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1112778982477813822005-04-06T02:16:00.000-07:002005-04-06T02:16:00.000-07:00I'm sorry you're upset, anonymous one. However, I...I'm sorry you're upset, anonymous one. However, I certainly don't see anything in this post that seeks to "attempt self glory". I merely stated I don't understand the fascination with looking at vessels as the true substance.<BR/><BR/>And, by the way, philosphical taoism doesn't consider any text to be sacred. In order to be sacred, said text must originate from a deity. There are no deities in philosophical taoism.The Rambling Taoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1112771960554500982005-04-06T00:19:00.000-07:002005-04-06T00:19:00.000-07:00I am sad to see a man using the name of Tao name i...I am sad to see a man using the name of Tao name in such a way. <BR/><BR/>I have been a devotee if the Tao for many years. This person Smith only seeks to divide, not to unite. This person does not understand the oneness of the Tao. <BR/><BR/>This man must stop to consider that to attempt self glory through the negative,through malice and separation is denying the Tao and the teachings of the sacred scripts. <BR/><BR/>This man Smith is opposed to oneness. He is in need of mending. He is broken. <BR/><BR/>Mr. Smith must surely heal the sores he has created, the carbuncles of his words are distasteful to all Tao.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1112769669402971412005-04-05T23:41:00.000-07:002005-04-05T23:41:00.000-07:00I knew a woman whose mother had died. They held a...I knew a woman whose mother had died. They held an open casket funeral. The woman didn't want to look at her dead mother. Her relatives, however, insisted that not only she view her mother BUT stroke her dead, cold skin. They said if she didn't do this, she would regret it later.<BR/><BR/>She bowed to the pressure of her family and she lived to regret it. She had nightmares for years!<BR/><BR/>I wish (I'm sure she does too) she had listened to my advice instead!The Rambling Taoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1112767875961779372005-04-05T23:11:00.000-07:002005-04-05T23:11:00.000-07:00I was just thinking about these things myself...an...I was just thinking about these things myself...and i couldnt agree more..the person you are looking at in the funeral is not the same person you knew..its like looking into a house with out nobody in it..im not really into looking into coffins myself, i just dont see the point in making it hard on myself to sleep that night and the following nights thereafter..when i can remember the person in their prime, id prefer to remember them as they were when they were living...michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05779606634093841600noreply@blogger.com