(February 20, 2012 at 2:18 am)Bgood Wrote: Read some Alan Watts, a 1960's Zen buddhist who lived in San Francisco. HE will blow your mind. He is on Youtube also. Great stuff!
I think I read every book Alan Watts ever wrote. Back in the 70's I was a huge Alan Watts fan. Well, at least a fan of his book. I loved his writing style. I could read his books from beginning to end and could hardly wait to run out and buy another one. Great stuff.
I think I had a library of about 25 of his paperbacks. I couldn't get enough of it. However, ironically in one of the last books I read, he warned against just sitting around meditating or reading spiritual books forever lest cobwebs grow on you. He even suggested this for Christians who read the Bible. He basically said, "Read the damn book, and then burn it and live your life" Don't become a slave to the book.
I stupidly took his advice and gave away all 25 of his books. After all, I had already read them all, so why keep them around cluttering up my life?
Well, in truth, I wouldn't mind having those 25 books on my shelf right now. It's been over 40 decades since I last read them. I'd kind of enjoy re-reading them again today. They were fun to read. He was a very interesting and entertaining author.
Great author. Great books.
Christian - A moron who believes that an all-benevolent God can simultaneously be a hateful jealous male-chauvinistic pig.
Wiccan - The epitome of cerebral evolution having mastered the magical powers of the universe and is in eternal harmony with the mind of God.
Atheist - An ill-defined term that means something different to everyone who uses it.
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Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
Clearly Jesus (a fictitious character or otherwise) will forgive people if they merely know not what they do
For the Bible Tells us so!
Wiccan - The epitome of cerebral evolution having mastered the magical powers of the universe and is in eternal harmony with the mind of God.
Atheist - An ill-defined term that means something different to everyone who uses it.
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Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
Clearly Jesus (a fictitious character or otherwise) will forgive people if they merely know not what they do
For the Bible Tells us so!