Tag: life
member name: Gary Jaron
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June 25, 2006 10:56 AM EDT --
We live not only in a physical environment but also in a symbolic environment.
Our physical environment, of three spacial dimensions, is a geographical location which may have rivers, valleys, flat . . .
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July 23, 2006 12:02 PM EDT --
In the Talmudic tractate The Saying of Our Fathers, an important insight of Rabbi Hillel, who lived during the 1st century of the Common Era, was recorded.
"If I am not for myself, who will be?
If . . .
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November 26, 2006 12:09 AM EST --
There is this myth out there that Liberalism, or Secularism, or the theory of Evolution, is singularly or collectively to blame for the decline in morality in America.
I disagree.
Here is my theory. . . .
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December 11, 2006 10:06 PM EST --
Here is one of many stories my father likes to tell, I present it in his own words and from his perspective.
"Joanne, my accountant fills out my tax return and files it. She tells me she’s . . .
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January 14, 2007 03:12 PM EST --
Attributed to Friedrich Nietzche on a greeting card created by Brush Dance a publishing company based out of San Rafael, CA.
"It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also having to remember . . .
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August 26, 2007 06:41 PM EDT --
The Emperor’s New Clothes
‘Any fundamentally new system involves new [‘Semantic Reaction’] s.r; and this is the main difficulty which besets us when we try to master a new system. . . .
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June 18, 2006 11:32 AM EDT --
Real Magic and the Tao.
Is there such a thing as magic? I believe the answer is yes – but to understand that answer you have to ask and consider what I mean by the word: magic.
When encountering . . .
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June 25, 2006 12:28 PM EDT --
What shapes up? We are told that it is either Nature – our genetic inheritance, or Nurture – how we were treated and raised as a child. I believe there is a third factor and that . . .
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September 03, 2006 03:49 PM EDT --
"The eye is the first circle; the horizon which it forms is the second; and throughout nature this primary figure is repeated without end. it is the highest emblem in the cipher of the world. . . .
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January 14, 2007 03:05 PM EST --
Attributed to A. A. Milne, the author of Winne - The Pooh, by Saturn Press a greeting card company based in Swan's Island Maine.
"One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly . . .
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May 27, 2006 01:45 PM EDT --
The Way of Gan Eden - a Gnostic Qabalistic Taoism [GQT]
What does this mean?
The use of the adjective Gnostic is the recognition that knowledge and wisdom is a redemptive source. Gnosticism . . .
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June 10, 2006 01:36 PM EDT --
The Hero
[from: Meditations on Quixote, chapter 15 by Jose Ortega Y' Gasset<!--[if !supportFootnotes]-->[1]<!--[endif]-->.
Now our story leads us back to this subject. . . .
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October 01, 2006 12:28 PM EDT --
Three: 3
Jonathan Star
With the people so pure
Who could trick them?
What clever ideas could lead them astray?
D C Lau, 1963
and ensures that the clever never dare to act.
Lok Sang Ho, 2002,
In so doing . . .
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June 11, 2006 10:49 AM EDT --
In the beginning there was Ayn Sof. Ayn Sof is a word which represents the true essence of the Divine. Ayn Sof literally means "No End", hence the Infinite. Ayn Sof is the mystery . . .
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August 16, 2006 10:35 AM EDT --
I beleive that individuals , societies, cultures, civilizations, can be judged by their willingness to act wisely.
Which brings us to ask , what is wisdom?
Wisdom is the desire and the . . .
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January 12, 2008 05:08 PM EST --
The traditional mapsthat sociologists have presented are that humanity has been shaped by twofactors: Nature and Nurture. Many, includingmyself, believe that it is important to realize that we are shaped . . .
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June 10, 2006 12:30 PM EDT --
Let's start with a foundation of agreement.
1) The universe exists. This is a 100% true fact.
Now you should notice that I have not defined the word "Universe" nor the word . . .
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July 22, 2006 11:46 AM EDT --
Let me back up and start with something deceptively simple: Time.
In the real world of physical reality processes, events, take time. Things do not occur instantaneously, although they may . . .
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September 04, 2006 12:55 PM EDT --
Three: 1
Jonathan Star
Putting a value on status
Will cause people to compete
Hoarding treasure
Will turn them into thieves
Showing off possessions
Will disturb their daily lives
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September 17, 2006 03:41 PM EDT --
Three: 2
Jonathan Star, 2001
Thus the Sage rules
by stilling minds and opening hearts
by filling bellies and strengthening bones
He shows people how to be simple
and live without desires
D C Lao, 1963 . . .
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