tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post3803303631270760224..comments2024-03-27T20:10:46.984-07:00Comments on The Rambling Taoist: Mind-FULL-NessThe Rambling Taoisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-23253708575661870522010-02-01T15:30:40.006-08:002010-02-01T15:30:40.006-08:00the problem with the bowl analogy is it implies st...the problem with the bowl analogy is it implies stagnancy. i like the analogy of a river or pond better. with a river, it's easier to imagine being empty and full at the same time... empty of the past and waiting for the future, but full of the present... in other words, in constant fluidity.<br /><br />even a pond utilizes the same concept, as water continually is evaporated, soaked into the earth, channeled away, drank by animals, and is constantly replenished by rain etc...<br /><br />a bowl implies a black and white concept- either you're full, or you're empty, or half-full, or some such. you have to consciously make an effort to empty a bowl, but the tao is about letting things come naturally.Iktomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06764173102454691516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-74835656059939310982010-02-01T07:37:26.585-08:002010-02-01T07:37:26.585-08:00Well said.Well said.Thurman Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270247618439240413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-33814313137013073442010-01-31T20:05:53.143-08:002010-01-31T20:05:53.143-08:00Seems to me that previously mentioned heron said i...Seems to me that previously mentioned heron said it all...baroness radonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593108634484542286noreply@blogger.com