tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post115172860486190320..comments2023-10-24T05:49:04.269-04:00Comments on The Chaliceblog: Grr. CC can't sleep again.Chalicechickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1151798994663765822006-07-01T20:09:00.000-04:002006-07-01T20:09:00.000-04:00By the way, for sleeping, have you tried a warm sh...By the way, for sleeping, have you tried a warm shower before bed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1151782610931207582006-07-01T15:36:00.000-04:002006-07-01T15:36:00.000-04:00Oh, I agree completely. We have tha capacity for ...Oh, I agree completely. We have tha capacity for evil, but we also have the capacity for good. One of the main purposes for religion is to reinforce the good over the bad, to encourage us to stay in the viewpoint of compassion and kindness and justice and minimize the viewpoint of blind selfishness. <BR/>The snake story postulates (at least that's my memory of it's impression) that there are vast washes of each viewpoint that run through the culture, tipping the general attitude one way or the other, and we are all influenced by the current cultural view to some degree. <BR/>Remaining kind and generous when the culture as a whole is in the selfish mode is an uphill battle, but by no means impossible. And worth fighting for....Maybe even more important that when the culture is in selfless mode, because it's harder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1151761067878072912006-07-01T09:37:00.000-04:002006-07-01T09:37:00.000-04:00Kim: No, this is the opposite of the snake story....Kim: No, this is the opposite of the snake story. If you believe in the reptile brain, you believe that we all have the capacity for great evil pretty much all the time. If, like Ivan, we just do evil because we percieve that other people are doing it, then we will quickly become creatures of total selfishness because the capacity is there. We have to rise above it, every day, every hour. I don't know if I believe that in the light of day, but it worked for me last night. <BR/><BR/>(Kim and I are talking about the russian folktale that is cited in the <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9864334&postID=115041223535619835" REL="nofollow">second comment here.</A>)<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Anonymous: Is that a threat?<BR/><BR/>Smiling, <BR/><BR/>CCChalicechickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1151742011092832512006-07-01T04:20:00.000-04:002006-07-01T04:20:00.000-04:00remember the snake story? It's that atmosphere of...remember the snake story? It's that atmosphere of hate and fear. It's generalized. <BR/>This too shall pass....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1151733809490813352006-07-01T02:03:00.000-04:002006-07-01T02:03:00.000-04:00Oh, give up. Skip law school. Go to seminary. I th...Oh, give up. Skip law school. Go to seminary. I think you’ll end up a minister in the end anyway!<BR/><BR/>Blessed be!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com