tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post2332593601286167330..comments2023-09-28T10:08:44.827+02:00Comments on Gwynt: Resurfacing for a MomentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-76475172545382102732014-12-03T17:48:54.175+01:002014-12-03T17:48:54.175+01:00My thanks Vincent. I, too, have come to realise th...My thanks Vincent. I, too, have come to realise that writing is not optional extra in my life, but a necessary tool in the furtherance of my experience. I wish you well for your journey, happy in the knowledge that you will, one day, 'arrive.'Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-46171778236333384412014-12-03T12:00:41.594+01:002014-12-03T12:00:41.594+01:00It's much appreciated that you make contact in...It's much appreciated that you make contact in this way, and acknowledge your community of readers, even when it becomes apparent that your journey, or your researches---both metaphors seem appropriate---don't lend themselves too well to the release of interim progress reports. I'm currently going through something possibly similar, realizing that writing is a) an essential tool of research in reaching deeper understanding of the inner world and b) an instrument for playing tunes to entertain an audience. The competing claims of (a) and (b) have been causing me to abandon essays one after the other, as they got into a hopeless tangle.<br /><br />But things are well for you and getting better. This is what matters! Enjoy the season meanwhile, & thanks for the reassuring update.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-29846235385089148942014-12-02T10:20:26.877+01:002014-12-02T10:20:26.877+01:00Hullo Susan. Nice to hear from you again; you have...Hullo Susan. Nice to hear from you again; you have been missed on Gwynt. I am so happy that what I have offered has been so well, and respectfully, received. Sometimes the spirit may fly like a bird; all too often it seems that it struggles to take off at all. Thank you for your good wishes, and yes, somewhere, somehow, we will meet again. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-13514744952981847262014-12-02T10:12:39.373+01:002014-12-02T10:12:39.373+01:00Thank you Lindsay, and welcome back. More and more...Thank you Lindsay, and welcome back. More and more I seem to find the determination of truth from any source other than experience, to be flawed. The problem I have with 'truth' shaped by 'obligations and values' is that they may have become my obligations and values by default, that is to say handed down to me without my consciously evaluating them. But as you say, we (must) aim to unravel the "the deceivers" (in whatever shape and form they may appear).Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-63659680915360648332014-12-02T04:49:03.083+01:002014-12-02T04:49:03.083+01:00There have been thousands of lines written about t...There have been thousands of lines written about the quest for enlightenment, but no matter how gifted the writer, nor how wise, none have ever described the journey in its entirety. That is for the seeker alone. I have heard it said by a few I've read that stabilization can take years. <br /><br />You have given us a great gift, Tom, in your openness and in your sincerity to describe your passage to higher knowledge. I'm very grateful. I also wish you well as we pause on our different paths to exchange greetings and good wishes for the road ahead. We will meet again.<br />susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-40678240634604394732014-12-02T03:37:38.687+01:002014-12-02T03:37:38.687+01:00Hi Tom
By necessity I think we experience truth, ...Hi Tom <br />By necessity I think we experience truth, but mostly our ideas of truth come from intuition and deduction shaped from our obligations and values. Of course, this is all subject to change as we aim to unravel “the deceivers” and rethink within our fallible memories. As a prior Aussie Prime Minister famously once remarked “Life was not meant to be easy”. Best wishes <br />Lindsay Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030132436987752741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-64754954756505204152014-12-01T19:10:40.870+01:002014-12-01T19:10:40.870+01:00Bless you Halle.Bless you Halle.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-80873070731901838382014-12-01T12:14:33.078+01:002014-12-01T12:14:33.078+01:00I find myself in concord with so much in your post...I find myself in concord with so much in your post here, and especially <i>"when the correct question arises I will also have the answer"</i>. Reading it has felt good. Like finding the hand of a friend to hold while walking in the dark. Good to know you are here Tom. Hallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847654451426257182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-60450730163287016072014-12-01T10:23:06.034+01:002014-12-01T10:23:06.034+01:00Hullo Geo. Good to hear from you. I find myself i...Hullo Geo. Good to hear from you. I find myself in complete agreement with you. I would almost extend your comment and say that to discover truth it seems to be almost mandatory to step outside 'the faith of arid orthodoxy.' However, my reservations about extending your comment arise from the written recordings of all the courageous men and women of all faiths who have searched for their truth from inside the orthodox environment.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-28054121926222632132014-12-01T10:10:51.043+01:002014-12-01T10:10:51.043+01:00Dear Natalie! The journey has been a long one. Eve...Dear Natalie! The journey has been a long one. Every now and then I get a sense of acrophobia, and I would not care to suffer the fate of Icarus. Maybe that sounds somewhat fanciful, but hubris on the one hand and complacency on the other are two dangers always to be avoided.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-10798725376112370982014-12-01T10:01:59.668+01:002014-12-01T10:01:59.668+01:00Thank you Bruce. I have never been very far away, ...Thank you Bruce. I have never been very far away, but somehow the step from here to there has seemed to be too great, at least for awhile. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-7508455838532663152014-12-01T04:12:27.178+01:002014-12-01T04:12:27.178+01:00Many truths we search for are simply too intense f...Many truths we search for are simply too intense for analysis. I can't believe their solution is insuperable outside the faith of arid orthodoxy, but they keep us searching --if we are true to ourselves.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-29160303550477915052014-12-01T03:50:20.581+01:002014-12-01T03:50:20.581+01:00Yes indeed, very happy to hear your cyber-voice ag...Yes indeed, very happy to hear your cyber-voice again, Tom, and to know that your spirit is flying high and free. Long may it continue its journey.Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-12855738389932342842014-12-01T03:39:42.790+01:002014-12-01T03:39:42.790+01:00Thomas, my friend, how good to have you back among...Thomas, my friend, how good to have you back among us. I have missed your thoughtful posts. And I wish you, too, the best of the season.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-29230694232120507152014-11-30T21:09:53.947+01:002014-11-30T21:09:53.947+01:00Thank you Marja-Leena. It is good to come in and s...Thank you Marja-Leena. It is good to come in and share in a friendship.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-44071946887322597562014-11-30T19:50:19.152+01:002014-11-30T19:50:19.152+01:00Tom, I am so happy to read this as I have missed y...Tom, I am so happy to read this as I have missed your alwasys very thought provoking posts. I am happy that all is well with you and getting better too! Thank you for being here in this strange blog world, and for your visits to my much more frivolous blog.<br /><br />I wish you a happy Advent season and all good Health!marja-leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634791656471132347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-54179850649910078412014-11-30T17:12:45.070+01:002014-11-30T17:12:45.070+01:00And Good Morning to you Rouchswalwe, even though i...And Good Morning to you Rouchswalwe, even though it is a cooling, damp, foggy afternoon here. It isn't miserable weather because the day is incapable of feeling anything, let alone misery. And I also am not experiencing anything negative.<br /><br />I loved your comment and the images it conjured up for me. I wish you a continuing recovery from your injuries. Yes, I do follow Funffingerplatz with great interest, even though often I have nothing which I feel is worth saying. Your posts always elicit some response inside me which seem to range from a smile to an ouch! My current response is something akin to joy and wonder, as well as a sense of hands-across-the-waters. <br /><br />Thank you for your best wishes, and happy celebrations of Advent. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-88807390137019692132014-11-30T14:43:40.945+01:002014-11-30T14:43:40.945+01:00Good morning, Tom (for the sun has just tipped ove...Good morning, Tom (for the sun has just tipped over the tips of the tall trees here and is spilling brightness into all the dark corners)! <i>"Advent, Advent, das erste Lichtlein brennt!"</i> This is what my sweet Mama would say as she held the match to the first candle. After all the time I've had to ponder and wonder over the past 5 weeks, I think I'll celebrate Advent this year. When you write about "the relief from the burdens of a sleeping consciousness," I hear you loud and clear. May you move ever closer to the questions until you have them in your grasp. Stop by the Fünffingerplätzje' anytime. I'll be there!Rouchswalwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393987883437907945noreply@blogger.com