tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post3667919214625896521..comments2023-10-05T03:12:14.296-07:00Comments on poemette: Liberate yourselfgautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-48090017908249702292008-08-07T19:04:00.000-07:002008-08-07T19:04:00.000-07:00I completely agree with your thoughts about religi...I completely agree with your thoughts about religion and loving oneself. How can we love others, if we view ourselves as trash? Great writing! You capture a certain feeling of freedom depicted in the flying bird.christinehttp://mariacristinapoesia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-87760133547536280942008-08-06T08:44:00.000-07:002008-08-06T08:44:00.000-07:00i've met a few "religious" folks who...i've met a few "religious" folks who seem to have no sense of spirituality or morality. i always shake my head and wonder whether they believe that by going to church buys them decency. the continuous news in the media of priests accused of pedophile does not help either. so religion is a ongoing debating subject for me. i see it as nothing more than a way to control the masses. i stopped going to church many years ago. it does not mean i do not pray, it does not mean i am not spiritual, it does not mean i do not live my life in a manner that shows love and compassion and understanding for all. it simply means i began to think for myself and no longer found use for someone else to speak on my behalf or to tell me right from wrong. if i, at my age, do not know already know right from wrong, then no one can help me.rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-82987287714483666482008-08-05T22:08:00.000-07:002008-08-05T22:08:00.000-07:00Freedom comes in many shapes and forms.......one h...Freedom comes in many shapes and forms.......one has to choose the best path for themselves........Whitesnakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07681488364720396274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-53982052439772459972008-08-05T09:14:00.000-07:002008-08-05T09:14:00.000-07:00You ponder some of the things I ponder. Much food ...You ponder some of the things I ponder. Much food for thought here.jonehttp://blogspot.deowriter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-20955079219692694712008-08-04T06:06:00.000-07:002008-08-04T06:06:00.000-07:00I enjoy reading your non-poetry posts, Gautami. It...I enjoy reading your non-poetry posts, Gautami. It's a whole different voice.<br><br>Freedom is one of those things that's like a bride's choice of her wedding gown. The most beautiful choice for her doesn't suit anyone else - nor should it. And each person's perception of freedom will differ somewhat. For me, freedom is the absence of fear. Fear really holds me back, personally - I'm always pushing past my own fear-shackles. You wouldn't think it if you met me in person. I seem fearless to most people. But it doesn't mean I don't have to struggle with it. When I push past that, then I really feel free.Julia Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392455413201190775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-33239900289940816072008-08-03T09:53:00.000-07:002008-08-03T09:53:00.000-07:00"Follow the goodness in your heart. Let your ..."Follow the goodness in your heart. Let your soul show you the path."<br><br>Amen. <br><br>Good post.Januaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-38001046171289748152008-08-03T08:53:00.000-07:002008-08-03T08:53:00.000-07:00i couldn't agree more about institutionalised ...i couldn't agree more about institutionalised religion... it has been a cause of so much suffering throughout ages.<br>great read, gautami.polonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-92099049595393241932008-08-03T07:25:00.000-07:002008-08-03T07:25:00.000-07:00to me freedom means, not having to think about any...to me freedom means, not having to think about anything before doing, by this I do not mean mindless, thoughtless acts..but when I decide based on my reason system, I should not have to change it because of someone else's restrictions.<br><br>Hm regarding religion and freedom, I guess it all depends how much and what we take from the religion, I have found philosophies associated to many religions really appealing..so would that curb my freedom?..well not much I guessRamblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048279856792308653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-67424978866242021482008-08-03T01:28:00.000-07:002008-08-03T01:28:00.000-07:00I'm with you on this. Love yourself then tend ...I'm with you on this. Love yourself then tend to others. Great post!ratanaonghttp://presentrat.wordpress.com/2008/08/02/122-do-i-have-to/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-53304655929219851842008-08-03T00:08:00.000-07:002008-08-03T00:08:00.000-07:00Very inspirational words. Yes I think it starts wi...Very inspirational words. Yes I think it starts with loving yourself to be able to love others<br>which is the base of spirituality.Marjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17458942200244031009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-62103171431810806412008-08-02T22:01:00.000-07:002008-08-02T22:01:00.000-07:00As I am reading this I am listening to a discussio...As I am reading this I am listening to a discussion on the difference between the brain and mind...our brain produces it's own chemicals that can heal us, make us happy...we instruct our brain to either make us happy or sad by what we mentally ingest. <br>We train our brain.<br><br>When we view ourselves as helpless victims of circumstance that is the identity that we form..but, when we decide to elevate our horizon and become an enthusiastic sojourner who wants to experience all of the wonders and mystery that surround us..we free ourselves.<br><br>I like to think about this tiny blue planet spinning around at 60,000 miles an hour out in the middle of nowhere. Over there is an average star that gives off enough energy to make this place inhabitable...now fly around and look at all of those continents...sail down a little further near your home...look at all of the people fully engaged in their antlike routines...then zero in on your home...<br>watch yourself...<br>what do you want to be, know, feel, say today, this minute...<br>realise that there isn't another being exactly like you.<br><br>I want to be free...<br>free enough to be able to take this flight everyday and realise how lucky I am to know myself and share it with people like you. The greatest thing that you can do for your brain is to use it...we have this big frontal cortex just waiting to expand our horizons..feed it..free it...then hang on.Donnnnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826410608415260786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-87182351949003822342008-08-02T20:21:00.000-07:002008-08-02T20:21:00.000-07:00You are so very right in this.... you must love yo...You are so very right in this.... you must love yourself, unselfishly, before you can love anyone or anything else.<br><br>I have found that the most important thing for me is to be true to myself. By being true to myself I can be true to those I interact with, in all apsects of my life, be it family, friends, a lover or just people in general.<br><br>It allows me to respect how and what I feel and to also respect how and what others are feeling. That in itself will portray the true you to others in a positive and peaceful light, which will bring kindness and consideration with it.<br><br>Lovely and insightful post.... a pleasure to read. Thank you.Ponygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-81416240336170540612008-08-02T17:19:00.000-07:002008-08-02T17:19:00.000-07:00To love oneself is important, but self-obsession i...To love oneself is important, but self-obsession is always a danger unless there is something (even an ideal), that is larger than ouselves and allows us to be reverent and a bit humble of the complexity of life... I only have problem with organized religion when it is used wrongly, when we create god in our image instead of the other way around. At its best, religion should be a humbling experience, but often it is not... am I making sense?sagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-63493673570039715422008-08-02T16:38:00.000-07:002008-08-02T16:38:00.000-07:00A lovely post, full of thought and wisdom! thanks....A lovely post, full of thought and wisdom! thanks...tumblewordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-34584945258925243612008-08-02T15:50:00.000-07:002008-08-02T15:50:00.000-07:00being true to yourself makes so many of the do i h...being true to yourself makes so many of the do i have to questions into no brainers!!!dannihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675797306131871129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-34497896849138362142008-08-02T13:28:00.000-07:002008-08-02T13:28:00.000-07:00Beautiful post. Yes, free ourselves, and everyone ...Beautiful post. Yes, free ourselves, and everyone will be free; there is no us and them.Deborah Godinhttp://notesfromthecloudmessenger.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-51090599560901235102008-08-02T07:59:00.000-07:002008-08-02T07:59:00.000-07:00I liked this meditation a lot, GT. I think the &qu...I liked this meditation a lot, GT. I think the "faithless" path you describe in your last paragraph is the true faith that potentially unites us all. Despite the fact that we have a number of faith traditions with which people align, someone I read (it may have been James Hillman) wrote that the number of religions on this planet equals the number of people on the planet: each, regardless of "affiliation," creates her own path. <br><br>Peace to you.murat11http://www.blogger.com/profile/00663364407992075130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-2051350265310919072008-08-02T01:29:00.000-07:002008-08-02T01:29:00.000-07:00You're right about self-love. If you can't...You're right about self-love. If you can't respect yourself, you have only hate to give. Spirituality and humanity, too, are vital.<br> I'm not so sure that religion is bad. As with politics and so much else, it is how we use it. Anything is bad if it is used as a fanatical prop.<br> With moderation, perhaps everything can have good in it.<br> I think I'm making sense :-)anthonynorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-77584346721459893632008-08-01T21:20:00.000-07:002008-08-01T21:20:00.000-07:00how i've missed reading your work ... glad tha...how i've missed reading your work ... glad that i've found you again<br><br>love this~Kathryn~http://verbasaurus.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-41108479733322783152008-08-01T20:20:00.000-07:002008-08-01T20:20:00.000-07:00It's a road each of us must travel in his or h...It's a road each of us must travel in his or her own manner. You have expressed it well.Granny Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18214748856516412924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-77229801227831751002008-08-01T18:43:00.000-07:002008-08-01T18:43:00.000-07:00Loved the comment: "At the end of the day, we...Loved the comment: "At the end of the day, we have to face ourselves in the mirror." Yes! It is there we face both body and spirit! I too am not comfortable with organised religion! I have tried most, and found, in fact, I have simply been shaping my own kind of spirituality along the way. <br><br>Great post!Greyscale Territoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-64328283742449378882008-08-01T17:41:00.000-07:002008-08-01T17:41:00.000-07:00Often, what we least respect, is ourself - I think...Often, what we least respect, is ourself - I think you're right. We have to love ourselves - but we have to learn how to do this.Stan Skihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-87628828688423738582008-08-01T12:23:00.000-07:002008-08-01T12:23:00.000-07:00Such wise words. I know exactly how you feel, and ...Such wise words. I know exactly how you feel, and I really enjoyed reading it.keithsramblingshttp://keithsramblings.blogspot.com/2008/08/do-i-haveto.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-84588904371212334262008-08-01T12:21:00.000-07:002008-08-01T12:21:00.000-07:00I so agree with you about organized religion! It&...I so agree with you about organized religion! It's just a crutch for people who can't be spiritual on their own.<br><br>Loving ourselves first is of the utmost importance!<br><br>Well said!Linda Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14459940700516084069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-62657733295166968512008-08-01T11:14:00.000-07:002008-08-01T11:14:00.000-07:00feels really refreshing to read this.you are right...feels really refreshing to read this.<br><br>you are right, as always, you are wise. we can free out mind from this imaginary traps, and do good, be good and life will reward with its own goodness and a clear path.Ghost Particlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07439371766182405053noreply@blogger.com