tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954736734810179748.post5482672307714349348..comments2023-03-24T14:12:43.183+00:00Comments on Feet on the ground and head in the clouds: Life of Pi.....lauMotherfunkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10809370449833738968noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954736734810179748.post-68984649027414662692012-12-28T14:42:10.328+00:002012-12-28T14:42:10.328+00:00Hmmmm, yes I think you are right, it's perfect...Hmmmm, yes I think you are right, it's perfectly possible not to believe in anything and still be a good human being. I know people of faith who are shitbags and people of no faith who are wonderful. "Whatever gets you through the night, it's all right, it's all right" - love that line by John Lennon! That's where I'm at right now....Motherfunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10809370449833738968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954736734810179748.post-3742750080666084272012-12-23T01:20:50.035+00:002012-12-23T01:20:50.035+00:00Hi MF, flicking through some of your older posts a...Hi MF, flicking through some of your older posts and came to this. Just wondering, do you really have to 'believe' anything at all? What about just dropping the beliefs and going with what is left? In my experience it's beliefs that lead to judgement, without beliefs we're either telling stories (never worth fighting over) or dealing with what is (might be worth fighting over if it's creating pain for yourself or another in this very moment but more usually requires honest dialogue). <br /><br />Also, having 'tried out' many faiths over many years (and having led many courses on religious & interfaith tolerance) I don't do 'faith' any more but I do identify as Zen Buddhist - for several reasons, none of which elevates me above others or puts me apart from anyone else... unless, of course, they object to me having my own story to tell :-)Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732069465269276569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954736734810179748.post-19564715113479458272012-08-29T23:48:05.269+01:002012-08-29T23:48:05.269+01:00Quakers are definitely very grounded, kind people,...Quakers are definitely very grounded, kind people, that's for sure! I totally agree with so much of what they're about.... equality.... peace.... Divinity in all, not just a chosen few.... as religious groups go they don't go round hurting anyone or causing trouble. The Armish are pretty sweet too. And I'd join them in a heartbeat if I didn't also see beauty in bohemian calamity and disorder, in the drunks and the artists and the rock n rollers..... There's so many ways we can get our highs, our kicks, find god. Without dysfunction half the best films in the world would never have been made, the art galleries would all be half empty, there'd be no rock n roll, no punk, no great novels. I see the beauty of rhythm and perfect order and equally the joy of chaos :-) I see the value and richness in both extremes XMotherfunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10809370449833738968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954736734810179748.post-10195427417449405052012-08-29T22:24:49.881+01:002012-08-29T22:24:49.881+01:00Really interesting post Paula. In some ways anythi...Really interesting post Paula. In some ways anything we choose to do or say can be taken as criticism of others and their choices. So I think it would be hard to know where to draw the line... apart from that a line shouldn't be drawn to divide. There will always be people who find my choices offensive but then I can choose to not be offended by the choices of others and to be true to myself as much as possible.<br />This is one of the reasons I don't feel passionately about the Olympics (or any sport) or about my nationality. We are all people. I am no more or less a person than anyone else. I do agree there is too much division in the world.<br />Having said that I am on a bit of a spiritual journey myself and find myself almost wanting to be pigeonholed somewhere. Lol. At present I feel drawn to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) who as a group have very diverse beliefs, and I guess that's why I feel I might fit there! I love their core beliefs and the notion of seeing the divine in everyone. :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522140630879522066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954736734810179748.post-90853675712838011872012-08-27T01:10:44.618+01:002012-08-27T01:10:44.618+01:00Great post! It is really hard not to do the judgin...Great post! It is really hard not to do the judging... I do it too, but keep trying not too (at least not openly). I get better at it. I myself am not a big fan of homeschooling (quite the contrary) yet I love reading your blog. It is because even though we do not share that particular thing, many other things we do have in common. One does not have to share 100% of someone's idea's to see their value. <br />That is I suppose my 'problem' with religion, which your quote so beautifully illustrates, when you 'believe' something firmly you leave no room for other thoughts, and therefore not for other people. Religion can be such a terrible separator of people. Everyone should believe and do as they like, but leave others to do the same and respect thatKarienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07030460465762682810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954736734810179748.post-9968480526445199022012-08-23T21:48:57.366+01:002012-08-23T21:48:57.366+01:00What I mean here is seeing our own flaws rather th...What I mean here is seeing our own flaws rather than looking for them in others....Motherfunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10809370449833738968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954736734810179748.post-66156312830633430432012-08-23T21:46:53.930+01:002012-08-23T21:46:53.930+01:00:-) It's pointless bitchin' about how we ...:-) It's pointless bitchin' about how we are so much better than others, isn't it? We're just as flawed.... Makes us feel better but actually it's unhelpful really cos the only people we should be looking at and judging is ourselves XxMotherfunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10809370449833738968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954736734810179748.post-28566124067333698532012-08-23T21:27:05.532+01:002012-08-23T21:27:05.532+01:00Ah, I love this post! I think the problem with la...Ah, I love this post! I think the problem with labels is that when you define yourself as "X", then you need a "Y" as Other. Why are we humans always trying to create an Us and Them?! There is no us and them; there is only us. We all want to be safe; we all want to be happy. <br />Love the mandalas, btw.<br />xxVivJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138515974908772675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954736734810179748.post-56715500202161481252012-08-23T20:26:52.385+01:002012-08-23T20:26:52.385+01:00Hope it didn't hurt your brains too much Angel...Hope it didn't hurt your brains too much Angela - bit philosophical first thing!!! Mmmmm, tea.... I fancy a cuppa :-)Motherfunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10809370449833738968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954736734810179748.post-40128427338942884612012-08-23T09:17:31.426+01:002012-08-23T09:17:31.426+01:00Generally I call myself *ME* but the journey of di...Generally I call myself *ME* but the journey of discovery is still ongoing. I think ME just being ME does separate ME from others and some people dig it some people don't. But, really, what can anyone do but to keep an open mind, follow your heart, be who you are right now so that you might be who you need to be next. In this Universe there are too many variables and possibilities, plenty space and time and much yet to be explained and perhaps we will never have all the right answers; I certainly don't have them! There is much to believe and much to question. Lovely, lovely post as always and now I am off to rest my brain and have a cup of tea and some toast xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com