tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post111465287777153710..comments2023-10-31T05:11:16.339-05:00Comments on The Nature of the Beast: Just look! its right there on your foreheadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1115454221968143402005-05-07T03:23:00.002-05:002005-05-07T03:23:00.002-05:00Hmmm... Yes, our relationships do tell us a lot ab...Hmmm... Yes, our relationships do tell us a lot about ourselves, but not everything, IMHO. Nor is it impossible to "see ourselves" in the absence of relationships. And, thinking of myself and the people I know well, our perceptions of ourselves can never be "complete" really, because there will always be more to us than we can perceive. Life would be utterly pointless if we ever did arrive at a a k walahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08701500364571407757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1115454197800212892005-05-07T03:23:00.001-05:002005-05-07T03:23:00.001-05:00Hmmm... Yes, our relationships do tell us a lot ab...Hmmm... Yes, our relationships do tell us a lot about ourselves, but not everything, IMHO. Nor is it impossible to "see ourselves" in the absence of relationships. And, thinking of myself and the people I know well, our perceptions of ourselves can never be "complete" really, because there will always be more to us than we can perceive. Life would be utterly pointless if we ever did arrive at a a k walahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08701500364571407757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1115454190217623552005-05-07T03:23:00.000-05:002005-05-07T03:23:00.000-05:00Hmmm... Yes, our relationships do tell us a lot ab...Hmmm... Yes, our relationships do tell us a lot about ourselves, but not everything, IMHO. Nor is it impossible to "see ourselves" in the absence of relationships. And, thinking of myself and the people I know well, our perceptions of ourselves can never be "complete" really, because there will always be more to us than we can perceive. Life would be utterly pointless if we ever did arrive at a a k walahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08701500364571407757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1115210267582110972005-05-04T07:37:00.000-05:002005-05-04T07:37:00.000-05:00Aslam:yes, more or less "find yourself". The dist...Aslam:<BR/>yes, more or less "find yourself". The distinction I'd like to make is between suffering a sense of being incomplete, which I suspect is unreal, and suffering an incomplete perception of oneself, which I think is inevitable without the many "mirrors" of our various relationships.GreenSmilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126239521640810895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1115175369610389602005-05-03T21:56:00.000-05:002005-05-03T21:56:00.000-05:00I'd say that the real purpose of the quest is the ...I'd say that the real purpose of the quest is the quest itself.<BR/><BR/>By "acquire yourself," do you mean "find yourself"?a k walahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08701500364571407757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1114735708379148872005-04-28T19:48:00.000-05:002005-04-28T19:48:00.000-05:00MN: Thats a pretty thought. I am fond of the mirro...MN: Thats a pretty thought. I am fond of the mirror as a metaphore for the mind and have used it more than once. Memory does tend to be filtered, not all that is seen is remembered. <BR/><BR/>I need to thank you twice for this. The metaphore is apt and I am grateful to have learned it. I am also a little ashamed to know so little of the practical and peaceful insights that I have just assumed GreenSmilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126239521640810895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1114718378521464522005-04-28T14:59:00.000-05:002005-04-28T14:59:00.000-05:00In Islam there is a strong concept of brotherhood....In Islam there is a strong concept of brotherhood. One of the keys to this is the saying that "your brother is like a mirror." <BR/><BR/>I think that is an amazing metaphor. A mirror points out your faults (and beauty) without casting judgement. A mirror has no memory - once you walk away the image is gone (so a true brother will not remind you of faults, etc.).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1114707794687151162005-04-28T12:03:00.000-05:002005-04-28T12:03:00.000-05:00mozzie tested for mishandling commentsmozzie tested for mishandling commentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1114707611266855532005-04-28T12:00:00.000-05:002005-04-28T12:00:00.000-05:00firefox tested for mishandling commentsfirefox tested for mishandling commentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1114707531006041892005-04-28T11:58:00.000-05:002005-04-28T11:58:00.000-05:00I.E tested for mishandling commentsI.E tested for mishandling commentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com