tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779259220257272689.post5683603011051157623..comments2023-06-24T04:22:28.276-04:00Comments on Go like water.: Thursday.Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03893392324561217969noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779259220257272689.post-54062086006006627442009-06-09T19:53:02.764-04:002009-06-09T19:53:02.764-04:00Yes! Stay in the moment with the trick.
Well put....Yes! Stay in the moment with the trick.<br /><br />Well put.<br /><br />Er...what?Colettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779259220257272689.post-54806325612799056102009-05-01T21:03:00.000-04:002009-05-01T21:03:00.000-04:00"shutting down of possibilities, which is how most..."shutting down of possibilities, which is how most people describe aging"<br /><br />Who have you been talking to?<br /><br />Aging is about a lot of things, not all of them pretty, but I wouldn't say there are less possibilities. Maybe age and experience helps a person forecast more probable outcomes.<br /><br />When you're 20 you're not thinking about the long or short term, just the immediate. What's hard about being older is that your perspective shifts, as the long and short term are ever-present (responsibilities - yikes).<br /><br />Staying in the moment is the trick.xoxoxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11993751439653647136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779259220257272689.post-41274865507874525642009-05-01T19:31:00.000-04:002009-05-01T19:31:00.000-04:00But twenty years ago, he would've been four years ...But twenty years ago, he would've been four years old!jdjbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03111935309298918463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779259220257272689.post-57826718420955456242009-05-01T11:33:00.000-04:002009-05-01T11:33:00.000-04:00Hi Steven,
I do agree that there is a lack of con...Hi Steven,<br /><br />I do agree that there is a lack of conversation about the move to beliefnet, though I do understand it. I think that many people involved in idp do support the sangha, and recognize the challenges that come along with trying to support it, and it's possible that people are keeping the reservations they may have to themselves for that reason. As someone who works in nonprofits, I certainly do understand the challenge of sustaining an organization myself, especially in the current economic situation. I'd say that I am personally conflicted myself about the move, as you are, but also see that the ability to reach more people with dharma as quite important, and there are few sanghas as forwarding looking as idp when it comes to this. <br /><br />As to the question of ideals, that's definitely a fair one, and I think ultimately the question of the move does come down to whether there's greater value placed in reaching more people and having revenue that allows the sangha to continue to put out it's message, or greater value put on remaining as absolutely pure as possible while reaching less people. I definitely acknowledge that I think a compromise was made here. Whether it was the right decision for me remains to be seen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779259220257272689.post-14912856215353836942009-05-01T07:58:00.000-04:002009-05-01T07:58:00.000-04:00Anonymous, I'm not sure if you'll come back here a...Anonymous, I'm not sure if you'll come back here and read this -- I hope you do! Thanks for your comment, your thoughts. I will check back with onecity from time to time, I'm sure, just to keep up, but it won't be a regular part of my morning like it has been for the last couple years.<br /><br />I'm surprised that, besides my short exchange with Ethan, there's been no dialogue at all there about the move and the new site. It makes me wonder if I was mistaken about the ideals of the Interdependence Project and Ethan. If not a single person had a negative reaction to moving to a web site with angels, astrology, weight loss, and lip plumpers, I don't know what else to think.<br /><br />For me, it's a matter of right speech and right livelihood more than anything else.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03893392324561217969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779259220257272689.post-37848125631722804562009-05-01T00:20:00.000-04:002009-05-01T00:20:00.000-04:00Hi Steven,
I followed your recent comments over a...Hi Steven,<br /><br />I followed your recent comments over at the one city blog, and was compelled to respond there, but felt it a bit too public. I found your comment here about it, and thoughr this space might be a bit more appropriate. <br /><br />I've been a practitioner for many years (and would even consider myself a lapsed meditator myself) and have recently gotten involved with the interdependence project sangha in New York. As with every sangha I've been a part of (and I've been blessed to belong to a couple in my short years), the idp sangha has many strengths, and surely has its weaknesses. As you mentioned, and this resonates with my experience, the community is full of good people, committed people interested in creating positive things both in the community around them (both off and online) and within themselves. And, of course, it has it's faults, which while important to be aware of, I'm not going to dwell on here.<br /><br />One of my favorite dharma teachers, a monk, would end every talk by saying that from all the words spoken, those listening should only take what's useful, and should leave the rest behind. <br /><br />I don't want to be presumptuous, but I feel like this might be possible to do with the one city blog. I'll agree that the teeth whitening ads and and whatnot are annoying, and even according the idp's own principles can foster mindstates that are unskillful and to me are a somewhat unfortunate compromise not only of the community but of the structure of the society we live in. Regardless of this though, I've found that content of the blog remains pretty much the same. More importantly, if the blog provided some kind of positive light in your life, if it was a source of real dharma for you, it would feel unfortunate to see that baby potentially being thrown out with the bathwater. My intention in writing isn't to get you to return to reading the blog, but rather is oriented around seeing where your aversion to the changes that it underwent might prevent you from still benefiting from the insight that I believe still exists there. <br /><br />Regardless of what you do, I hope you go well, like water. All the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com