tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post7061897070186780464..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Time for a Bigger BoatNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-71707168120466078262010-08-20T07:51:17.548-07:002010-08-20T07:51:17.548-07:00Thanks so much Marcus. I really appreciate it.
I...Thanks so much Marcus. I really appreciate it. <br /><br />I'm hanging in there with all of this shifting going on, feeling really grateful for the practice and dharma friends in my life. <br /><br />Bows,<br />NathanNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-52350371072219902552010-08-20T07:40:34.543-07:002010-08-20T07:40:34.543-07:00Hi Nathan,
You know I often wonder about your lif...Hi Nathan,<br /><br />You know I often wonder about your life.... fellow efl/esl teacher, fellow Zennist, fellow blogger, and lots in common too in terms of attitude and approach I think - but I could be totally wrong! LOL!<br /><br />Anyway, you write "when I sit with all of this right now in my life, there's a cracking open going on, a standing at a crossroads kind of experience going Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-74048255862237345432010-08-19T14:38:36.513-07:002010-08-19T14:38:36.513-07:00@ Algernon
I liked your insight and phrasing.@ Algernon<br />I liked your insight and phrasing.Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-65487691099770844732010-08-19T06:57:42.106-07:002010-08-19T06:57:42.106-07:00"Desire is the abstract, and the most basic &..."Desire is the abstract, and the most basic "intellectualization" we human beings share is in making objects for our desire." <br /><br />Yes, isn't that the truth. <br /><br />Anonymous, I think you're reading things pretty well. Thanks for considering these posts. As for the job, I just made the leap to leave it. We'll see what comes of that, but you are right Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-12551790068531401202010-08-19T05:37:12.422-07:002010-08-19T05:37:12.422-07:00Descriptions of feelings with analogies like "...Descriptions of feelings with analogies like "a cracking open" is hardly dry or academic. I can't find an "ideology" here as Sabio seems to be talking about. I'm not sure what Sabio finds objectionable but it might boil down to taste. There are different ways to write about personal phenomena, and your way isn't everyone's cup of tea.<br /><br />In a way, Algernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698040927871199780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-45985831459014303002010-08-18T20:26:44.608-07:002010-08-18T20:26:44.608-07:00Nathan,
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I don't...Nathan,<br /><br />[feel free not to post this]<br /><br />I don't get over-done abstraction so much and I don't particularly crave the gory story details.<br /><br />What I hear you express is: you are tired of but not done yet with a bunch of stuff. And you haven't created enough possibility yet to move in a new direction. <br /><br />So you're boat is mid-stream and leaking andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-5940095348184295802010-08-18T19:10:43.568-07:002010-08-18T19:10:43.568-07:00Hmmmm, I did not know you were already getting tha...Hmmmm, I did not know you were already getting that lately from several people. And no, I don't think you should give particulars here. I guess I am just another off-centered nagging voice.<br /><br />You did not offer anything in your post to criticize -- it safely wrapped in great images and abstractions.<br /><br />It sounds like my words do not resonate with any part of you and we may Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-77764880081995094732010-08-18T18:57:09.223-07:002010-08-18T18:57:09.223-07:00You know, Sabio, I seem to be getting the same cri...You know, Sabio, I seem to be getting the same criticism about abstracting and intellectualizing frequently lately. Maybe there's some truth in that. I also wonder if some people reading these posts want me to squeeze every last ounce of specific juice out onto the page. <br />It makes me wonder where these expectations come from. <br /><br />You want me to share the particulars. Others have Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-42940158323759748892010-08-18T18:44:36.084-07:002010-08-18T18:44:36.084-07:00Funny: our minds shift as our real lives change an...Funny: our minds shift as our real lives change and we change. Our mind then plays with our ideology to catch up with its changes.<br /><br />Sounds like your story. You are telling it in abstractions and intellectualizations which are fumblings to catch up with the real changes that have already happened to you -- the concrete particulars and now you must adjust the philosophy (your clothing,Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-37177240865188665362010-08-18T18:40:45.108-07:002010-08-18T18:40:45.108-07:00(a boat like that just cries out for a James Bond-...(a boat like that just cries out for a James Bond-type villain!)<br /><br />Interesting post, Nate. I used to find that I could sustain my enthusiasm for something new for about two years before I hit the wall. Looking back now, I can see that it was because I was trying to place my hopes(?)into a certain, fixed aspect. <br /><br />In Chinese, the characters for "Taking refuge" break Chong Go Sunimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428074464904163726noreply@blogger.com