tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post3254380125844062022..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Bone Deep Fear as a Planetary ExprienceNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-88297909612035692802010-11-26T15:12:09.076-08:002010-11-26T15:12:09.076-08:00The problem with fear is that it's so fearful....The problem with fear is that it's so fearful. Have you ever encountered a deer or a rabbit, and felt it freeze up at the sense of your presence? That reaction is the most natural thing in the world. All the Buddhas in all the realms can't argue with that. Can't console it either. So, what do we do? The deer or the rabbit runs away. That won't do for us. Even if change is beyond Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129547380377962436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-11805044938421165422010-11-26T14:55:01.133-08:002010-11-26T14:55:01.133-08:00I do sometimes wonder if the whole thing is shifti...I do sometimes wonder if the whole thing is shifting into a completely different form and way of being, and humans will become one of the "outgrown" species. <br /><br />I rather like people all the same, even if our collective response to major issues is often too much like those goofy birds.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-63244604947915622052010-11-26T12:15:30.244-08:002010-11-26T12:15:30.244-08:00When we consider the whole world situation, our so...When we consider the whole world situation, our society is a culture of ostriches, every now and then shifting from mindless unconcern to deep fear.<br />Maybe our rebirth will be a different form of life, or even a different planet. <br />Bodhissatva Vow, ten thousand years, nonstop...Ji Hyanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836334688328111181noreply@blogger.com