tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post7537943822241890400..comments2023-10-29T00:27:50.643-07:00Comments on 2012: Evolve or DieRyan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-28559113631830079422009-10-28T21:58:26.049-07:002009-10-28T21:58:26.049-07:00I bought the book today.
Not sure why your post ma...I bought the book today.<br />Not sure why your post made me do it, but I resonate with your obscure thoughts at times ;)Sigrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00431311476739139819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-12301458683393066052009-10-28T07:34:28.628-07:002009-10-28T07:34:28.628-07:00@Kristi, your friend's decision to "leave...@Kristi, your friend's decision to "leave Christianity" was their own, and needn't be yours. As for myself, I've found that there's a big difference between "leaving Christianity" which I have done to a large extent, and leaving Christ, which I will never do.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772474227432165970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-53847546267569388572009-10-28T07:30:57.191-07:002009-10-28T07:30:57.191-07:00Eckhart's two bestsellers are paragons of myst...Eckhart's two bestsellers are paragons of mystical literature. IMHO, The Power of Now is superior, emphasining the practice of meditation, and the nature of the enlightened mind. I've got a review at my website: <a href="http://frimmin.com/books/powerofnow.php" rel="nofollow">The Power of Now</a>. The genius of A New Earth is that it's a bit more "entry level", and focuses on the societal aspects of awakening. <br /><br />I don't think you'll be disappointed.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772474227432165970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-12291702813488158402009-10-27T20:28:59.884-07:002009-10-27T20:28:59.884-07:00If you read Graves or Kegan, you begin to understa...If you read Graves or Kegan, you begin to understand that this urge to evolve is about the need to cope with greater and greater complexity.<br /><br />The evolutionary jump starts in the west, this time, because western society is now the most complex. Japan, China and India are only slightly behind and may find that some of their traditional roots serve them better than parts of our western heritage are serving us.<br /><br />Unfortunately, China has not skipped western mistakes. Her cities are polluted with industrial waste and crowded with traffic jams, looking like our old industrial cities of a century ago. China, like America, will end up wasting precious resources cleaning up the mess created by unwise industrialization. <br /><br />It's probably an indication of how hard it is for any people in any culture to get a massive transformation right as it first starts to evolve. There is no roadmap to follow. We won't always be right. However, if we do nothing, we can stop worrying about evolution as we join the dinosaurs.BNBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977781253499750024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-69223946660977936122009-10-26T08:41:56.138-07:002009-10-26T08:41:56.138-07:00just being totally honest. why am i afraid to even...just being totally honest. why am i afraid to even read this? i have another friend who has "left Christianity" and has embraced this book completely and wholeheartedly. and i guess since i've been feeling on the precipice of falling off the edge of everything i believe, i have such fear that exploring these things will confuse me. or, more frankly, that they will make more sense.<br /><br />and i really want to make room in my soul for Jesus. not in the traditional way, but in a new, fresh way. <br /><br />anyway, i appreciated reading this.<br /><br />oh, and yes on the waiting around for God to tell us what to do. i feel like we have wasted so many moments waiting for that to happen...kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234188242645584572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-73213171587800147492009-10-25T09:58:36.804-07:002009-10-25T09:58:36.804-07:00Looking forward to your thoughts on Tolle as you g...Looking forward to your thoughts on Tolle as you get farther in. It has been a pivotal book for both me and Shaun in our take on life ... happy reading!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00880031333492738891noreply@blogger.com