Hello Richard, Welcome to the group. Perhaps the ideas expressed in our posts will encourage you to take up, once again, your reading of some of the writings...
Hello everyone, This is part 1 of 3. Within Section 1 of Chapter II of part II of 'The Human Phenomenon', Teilhard de Chardin treats of the third way or...
This is part 2 of 3. So, yes, in Teilhard's opinion, the twofold influence of association and orthogenesis is felt in the realms of vital organicity and...
This is part 3 of 3. As Teilhard draws to the close of his treatment of terrestrial life's indifference to individuals he pens a sentence which, in my...
Brian, In Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" the main character created a painting of a blindfolded woman, of ruthless detachment. And (this is really vague...
Hello Judy (and all), Thanks for your comments as to whom Teilhard might have been referring to when he wrote: 'So many times art, poetry, and even philosophy...
Brian, Maybe Teilhard saw all those sweeping veils on the depictions of the three sisters, the Fates, and thought they were blindfolds! :) Thanks for the...
Dear All&One, Dear Judy T4, ... between Buddhist and Christian thought. Hopefully they knew at some level that their vision was more important than personal...
Hi Rudolf and all, Merton is one of my favorites, so I am probably less than neutral in considering his influences. With regard to the bridge between Buddhist...
Rudolph (and all), David has already told us much about Thomas Merton in a previous post. In addition to his eloquent books, poetry, magazine commentaries and...
Hi Brian and All, Good stuff and very well presented :-). As there are a number of points I like to comment on, I've interspersed them in the message. ... ...
... From: Brian Cowan To: Group Teilhard Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 8:31 PM Subject: [teilhard] (2 of 3) The Ways Of Life: Indifference This is part 2 of 3....
... From: Brian Cowan To: Group Teilhard Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 8:34 PM Subject: [teilhard] (3 of 3) The Ways Of Life: Indifference This is part 3 of 3....
Buddha came up with two of the Ten Commandments all on his own, "Thou shalt not covet." and "Thou shalt nor worship any graven images." Anyone who comes up...
Hello Jelke and all, Thanks for your messages of May 7th in which you offer various comments. There may well be merit in your suggestion with respect to the...
My name is Gerald Brown and I live in Laffayette, Tennessee. I would like to try to describe a dream I had which made me question a lot of things in my life. I...
Dear All&One, Dear Elizabeth, you ask: "So why can't their followerers get along?" Simply: they need to converge. Peace&Progress, Rudolf ... From: "Elizabeth...
Welcome Gerald, This sounds like a very powerful vision. It sounds in many ways similar to the experiences of others that I've read of; it reminds me of the...
Welcome, Gerald! What an amazing story of how you got here! Yes, everything definitely happens for a reason; how fortunate that you paid attention to your...
I know I've been MIA for quite some time; spread too thin, and though my thoughts often turn toward Teilhardian themes, I haven't been able to read and respond...
Welcome, Gerald and Hi David and Rosemary, Like Rosemary, I too felt Teilhard was saying exactly what I felt when I first read his Phénomène Humain in French...
Let me join with others in saying welcome to the group, Gerald. The questions that you are asking yourself (as to the meaning of life and as to whether or not...
Hi Gerald and all... The vision you shared with us was a breathtaking story, and no doubt was a transformational point in your life. Teilhard, in my mind, is ...
Hello Rosemary, and all, Nice to hear from you again. ... I do not think that you and Teilhard are fundamentally opposed with regard to the issue you have...
Hi Brian! Good to be back around... Wow; I'm really kinda in awe of the info you presented here. See, I haven't read enough of Teilhard to het the full...
Rosemary, Brian & All, I thank both of you for a marvelous exchange. I'm a long time student of psychology, of mysticism and of the evolution of consciousness....
Hi Jelke You stated.... "An example of what he is speaking about might be the organized aggregation of simple cells into a more complicated, more conscious...
I just read the post by Rosemary and I was moved. I know exactly how you feel about the universal language of music! Does anyone here know of the band Tool?...
Hello all, Gerald--thanks so much for enjoying my post! Interesting that Tool ... Even though other parts of the lyrics are kinda dark, they arrive at a good...
Hello all, I came in to work this morning, got online to check the "headlines" on Yahoo's cover page. And check out this link to one of the featured stories...
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