tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post7203268322765927368..comments2024-03-04T22:54:13.447+05:30Comments on Remains of the Day: On Self-EsteemUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-65790939674856087672012-01-27T14:53:56.356+05:302012-01-27T14:53:56.356+05:30Is this post consistent with your current thinking...Is this post consistent with your current thinking of Actual Freedom?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-4308377718886879322009-08-11T09:23:37.398+05:302009-08-11T09:23:37.398+05:30Life is an absolute and killing unacceptable uncon...Life is an absolute and killing unacceptable unconditionally. Many enlightened states have abolished the death punishment. Terrorism is repugnant and abhorrent per se.Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-64117637625990720362009-08-08T09:00:26.496+05:302009-08-08T09:00:26.496+05:30I admire the spirit and the dedication, but not th...I admire the spirit and the dedication, but not their solutions or the path they chose.Harmanjit Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714797381673153973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-60533365436022256482009-08-08T08:32:19.191+05:302009-08-08T08:32:19.191+05:30Harmajeet,
On one hand you think that Chris wasted...Harmajeet,<br />On one hand you think that Chris wasted his life (the other blog), and then go on to praise Mr UnaB. I guess I am confused.Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941540292009122291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-39932769194844290002009-07-24T20:13:11.797+05:302009-07-24T20:13:11.797+05:30This poem goes well with story...sp. attention to ...This poem goes well with story...sp. attention to the 4th line:<br /><br />अग्नि पथ! अग्नि पथ! अग्नि पथ!<br />वृक्ष हों भले खड़े,<br />हो घने, हो बड़े,<br />एक पत्र-छॉंह भी मॉंग मत, मॉंग मत, मॉंग मत!<br />अग्नि पथ! अग्नि पथ! अग्नि पथ!<br />तू न थकेगा कभी!<br />तू न थमेगा कभी!<br />तू न मुड़ेगा कभी!-कर शपथ! कर शपथ! कर शपथ!<br />यह महान दृश्य है-<br />चल रहा मनुष्य है<br />अश्रु-श्वेद-रक्त से लथपथ, लथपथ, लथपथ!<br />अग्नि पथ! अग्नि पथ! अग्नि पथ!Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941540292009122291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-3031787398292035002009-07-24T06:22:37.938+05:302009-07-24T06:22:37.938+05:30Harman the poem is on my ipod *sung* by bigb. I w...Harman the poem is on my ipod *sung* by bigb. I will try to find it.<br /><br />"The soul (the feeling of being a "me" inside the body) is a felt illusion..."<br /><br />Harmanjit, have you noticed the feeling "I" that we have at age 6 and again at age 30, doesn't change. IN other words it doesn't age with us (our bodies). Interesting naa.<br /><br />Even in west, scientist/people accept higher intelligence that created (the creator/god) us. While we from east are running away from concepts of god/soul and towards atheism.Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941540292009122291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-13945038824251167422009-07-23T10:18:45.735+05:302009-07-23T10:18:45.735+05:30Hi Di, what is the name of that poem?
Many of HRB...Hi Di, what is the name of that poem?<br /><br />Many of HRB's poems are archived at:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/nzb73rHarmanjit Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714797381673153973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-23893156074977065182009-07-23T07:49:32.982+05:302009-07-23T07:49:32.982+05:30Lets abandon all the gurus and gods...go after Ric...Lets abandon all the gurus and gods...go after Rick and Richard.<br /><br />Ha.<br /><br />Did you hear Harivansh Rai B's poem of Gautam Buddha???<br /><br />Its is a must read, to understnad my above comment!<br /><br />:)Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941540292009122291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-12671310238384184762009-07-22T12:16:51.343+05:302009-07-22T12:16:51.343+05:30The universe includes not just matter but thoughts...The universe includes not just matter but thoughts and emotions, which are as real as matter.Illusions also exist, even as illusions, and are a part of U, which by definition is the universal set, and which you find wonderful. A part of something wonderful is wonderful. Without illusions the universe will be incomplete hence less wonderful. Ofcourse this is if we assume for arguments sake as you say that the "me"--ego, superego, are to be shunned.Loginknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-44458665527921259482009-07-22T09:23:18.457+05:302009-07-22T09:23:18.457+05:30Whereat one of the loquacious Lot-
I think a Suf...Whereat one of the loquacious Lot- <br />I think a Sufi pipkin-waxing hot-- <br />"All this of Pot and Potter--tell me then, <br />Who is the Potter, pray, and who the Pot?"<br /><br />RubbaiyatLoginknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-20960836594671143012009-07-22T06:11:15.166+05:302009-07-22T06:11:15.166+05:30Hi Logink,
The soul (the feeling of being a "...Hi Logink,<br /><br />The soul (the feeling of being a "me" inside the body) is a felt illusion and as such does not exist in actuality. But it is a very real feeling.<br /><br />Moreover, since universe is all that is, nothing exists outside of it.Harmanjit Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714797381673153973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-61388636018487797502009-07-22T00:01:02.141+05:302009-07-22T00:01:02.141+05:30Does whatever you call the soul exist somewhere ou...Does whatever you call the soul exist somewhere outside the universe?Loginknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-69717314797944444982009-07-21T23:57:26.744+05:302009-07-21T23:57:26.744+05:30et tu Srid???!!!et tu Srid???!!!TThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07429590507182561871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-89604158418325972242009-07-21T23:28:58.826+05:302009-07-21T23:28:58.826+05:30Logink,
There seems to be some misunderstanding h...Logink,<br /><br />There seems to be some misunderstanding here. It is one thing to acknowledge what humans with their sophisticated brain (that are part of the Universe) are capable of, and other thing to feel pride of one's "worth" .. and that is self-esteem.<br /><br />The 'self' in the self-esteem refers to ego and soul (not actual) rather than the flesh and blood human being (actual).<br /><br />http://actualfreedom.com.au/library/topics/self.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-77904368179946090752009-07-21T21:36:25.687+05:302009-07-21T21:36:25.687+05:30With a spectacular solar eclipse at hand may I sha...With a spectacular solar eclipse at hand may I share this video about the vastness of the universe as observed from the Hubble telescope:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcBV-cXVWFw<br /><br />The vastness of the universe should not make us oblivious of the fact that the human brain is the most amazing chunk of matter so far known. As Walt Whitman said " I contain galaxies". There is nothing puny about a human being. To belittle man is to belittle the universe.Loginknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-47514100642218251122009-07-21T19:43:00.214+05:302009-07-21T19:43:00.214+05:30It is rather pointless to lavish praise on, and as...It is rather pointless to lavish praise on, and ascribe greatness to, a human being when the universe is there.<br /><br />I mean, just look at this picture, and if the infinite blackness stretching beyond the planet earth doesn't make one's self-esteem seem rather petty, what will?<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NASA-Apollo8-Dec24-Earthrise.jpg<br /><br />The effortlessness in the art and creations of the artist in this article has a more profound and implicit basis than the artist's skill or experience.<br /><br />That basis is the experiencing of that flesh and blood body (that of the artist) of the stillness and the freedom pervasive in the universe.<br /><br />It is puny to lavish praise on the skill or creativity of the artist when something far greater is implicit in our living and existence.Harmanjit Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714797381673153973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-41855060866804712322009-07-21T18:58:08.255+05:302009-07-21T18:58:08.255+05:30i quite agree with Logink on this, the piece did n...i quite agree with Logink on this, the piece did not make much sense to me. The notion that 'the pieces magically made themselves' is poetic, but pointless. The idea seems to be echoed in this talk by Elizabeth Gilbert as well:<br /><br />http://blog.ted.com/2009/02/elizabeth_gilbe.phpaxtanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562056499719528296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-60958179179012205762009-07-21T15:24:59.447+05:302009-07-21T15:24:59.447+05:30It's no doubt a well written piece but the pro...It's no doubt a well written piece but the profundity escapes me since what he seems to be saying is that we merit no credit( which would naturally imply the converse) for abilities which we posses naturally. Its like fatalism and karma turned inside/out and a denial of free will. The decision to create the ceramics and implement it in actions is a plus . To deny all + and minus is to land in an wilderness of irresponsibility, which a world weary traveller may well crave. Escapism pure and simple.Loginknoreply@blogger.com