Click on the image above for full size...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
break wind
First and foremost, I concede that one can not know anything remotely called 'truth' at all about Hebrew unless one is born and raised a Moabite or Ammonite.
But about breath, spirit, wind, and the like:
But about breath, spirit, wind, and the like:
Monday, February 14, 2011
Who, me? Zazen Doggie.
You know, when the sunshine is just right and the temperature out-of-doors is warm, I (of all doggies) am willing to go along with my daddy to Peet's providing:1) Somebody remembers my pillow,
2) Somebody saves me a chair, and
3) I am allowed to sun my face in peace.
Is that asking too much? It it?
Best regards,
Shiro
p.s. I am NOT sleeping.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Letting some light back in...
Well, something was going on in the Levant and it was not traditional!
That something was, of course, Buddhism. And Buddhism was not about making war - or making a lot of sons so that they could go to war for you at a later date. Buddhism was about here and now (Luke 17:21) - and peace (Matthew 5:9).
For a backward population of caravan robbers and nomadic goat herders, all THIS peace talk was a totally alien concept. But it was there (in Jerusalem [here is a PDF]) and it had the ruler's support. It was as if the anchor of Seleukos II was on one side of the coin and the wheel of Dharma was on the other. Did I mention, THAT is exactly the case?
A century or two later the folks were still talking about it - through the distortions of time, space, and culture. And that alien monasticism was re-branded the Essenes.
Click on above article for a clearer view.
Thereafter, what scholars started to see in ever more clarity was that Christianity - once thought to be the Hellenization of Judahism - was obviously the Hellenization of Buddhism. In short, the old school was wrong - dead wrong - yet again for yet another time yet (&c.)! (and Yet, yet, yet.)
Matthew 13:31 – 33, 44 – 49 is a retelling of old Buddhist teachings.
Rather than go on, I'll recommend a book as a starting point.
That something was, of course, Buddhism. And Buddhism was not about making war - or making a lot of sons so that they could go to war for you at a later date. Buddhism was about here and now (Luke 17:21) - and peace (Matthew 5:9).
For a backward population of caravan robbers and nomadic goat herders, all THIS peace talk was a totally alien concept. But it was there (in Jerusalem [here is a PDF]) and it had the ruler's support. It was as if the anchor of Seleukos II was on one side of the coin and the wheel of Dharma was on the other. Did I mention, THAT is exactly the case?
A century or two later the folks were still talking about it - through the distortions of time, space, and culture. And that alien monasticism was re-branded the Essenes.
Click on above article for a clearer view.Thereafter, what scholars started to see in ever more clarity was that Christianity - once thought to be the Hellenization of Judahism - was obviously the Hellenization of Buddhism. In short, the old school was wrong - dead wrong - yet again for yet another time yet (&c.)! (and Yet, yet, yet.)
Matthew 13:31 – 33, 44 – 49 is a retelling of old Buddhist teachings.
Rather than go on, I'll recommend a book as a starting point.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
A Pix sez 1,000 words
Please click on the above and study the full-size graphic!There ARE remarkable exceptions to the norm. And right wingnut hate radio touts them frequently. 1 in 300,000,000 (one out of three hundred million) CAN beat the odds. But the odds of you winning the local Super Lotto are 10x greater! How weird are they?
See my post on stupidity - there are no limits!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
