tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post437063365959329924..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Form and RebirthNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-38938437955833187392011-11-01T08:26:15.206-07:002011-11-01T08:26:15.206-07:00"Lately, I've started to think that even ..."Lately, I've started to think that even belief is optional, but the notion of rebirth is very useful. It puts structural tension in the Buddhist edifice; without it, I don't know if it would exactly collapse, but it would certainly be a less interesting place to be." <br /><br />This sounds similar to where I am at on all of this. In fact, all of these discussions I have had Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-50291737299496714552011-10-31T23:01:12.597-07:002011-10-31T23:01:12.597-07:00Someone I follow on Twitter said something remarka...Someone I follow on Twitter said something remarkably insightful the other day. Translating freely from Swedish: <br /><br />"The Chinese like to talk about life force. We like to talk about intelligence. Both are completely mystical concepts."<br /><br />He added that he loves that IQ is qi, backwards.<br /><br />I've been grappling with the concept of rebirth ever since I started Brikoleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318706625291447339noreply@blogger.com