Comments for Written Voice http://www.writtenvoice.com Theory of Mind, Thought, Actions and Awareness Sun, 11 May 2008 23:41:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Mind and the real ‘Me’ - breaking the illusion of “Self” by Liara Covert http://www.writtenvoice.com/mind-and-the-real-me-breaking-the-illusion-of-self/#comment-70 Liara Covert Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:55:27 +0000 http://www.writtenvoice.com/mind-and-the-real-me-breaking-the-illusion-of-self/#comment-70 The real fun begins as we discover the power of deconditioning. What we discover underneath the veil of what we thought we knew dazes and amazes us in ways that defy Earthly explanation. The real fun begins as we discover the power of deconditioning. What we discover underneath the veil of what we thought we knew dazes and amazes us in ways that defy Earthly explanation.

]]> Comment on Mind and the real ‘Me’ - breaking the illusion of “Self” by Jeunelle Foster http://www.writtenvoice.com/mind-and-the-real-me-breaking-the-illusion-of-self/#comment-69 Jeunelle Foster Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:15:49 +0000 http://www.writtenvoice.com/mind-and-the-real-me-breaking-the-illusion-of-self/#comment-69 Boy have you said a mouthful here. I am glad I stopped by today because I was beginning to think I was the only one with the problem. I can't tell you how many times on all these gzillion social networks I belong to, all I hear from the Members who visit my website or network is..... "What can you do for me?". Excuse you people but I didn't know I was in it for you. Further more I am not even in it for me except to learn a thing or two. Selfishness is Everywhere and the Blind are Many. Boy have you said a mouthful here. I am glad I stopped by today because I was beginning to think I was the only one with the problem. I can’t tell you how many times on all these gzillion social networks I belong to, all I hear from
the Members who visit my website or network is…..
“What can you do for me?”. Excuse you people but I didn’t know I was in it for you.
Further more I am not even in it for me except to learn a thing or two. Selfishness is Everywhere and the Blind are Many.

]]> Comment on Meditation and the silent mind by Lynda Lehmann http://www.writtenvoice.com/meditation-and-the-silent-mind/#comment-68 Lynda Lehmann Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:43:17 +0000 http://www.writtenvoice.com/meditation-and-the-silent-mind/#comment-68 I've just discovered your blog and I like it very much. You have wonderful subject matter, and I like the thoughtful and introspective tone of it. I'll be back to read more! I’ve just discovered your blog and I like it very much. You have wonderful subject matter, and I like the thoughtful and introspective tone of it.

I’ll be back to read more!

]]> Comment on We are Prisoners of our Past by veryheaven http://www.writtenvoice.com/we-are-a-prisoners-of-our-past/#comment-67 veryheaven Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:10:58 +0000 http://www.writtenvoice.com/we-are-a-prisoners-of-our-past/#comment-67 dear sparrow, being present in the presence... meaning: past is past, experiences you have gone through or you have been challenged by are over. I belive there were some funky reasons for it to happen to you / us (what does this or that tell me..) musing on the "why" is okay for a while. I "feel" disturbed in flowing on (floating?) if my diary (= mental storage, my memory) sets up a "reminder" with unpleasent, unreasonable and unwanted interruptions and warnings. of course, depending on the nature of the "beast" it wants my eyes to look at. focussing on the good things inside and around me is much more pleasing and inspiring. if there are not many of the good things around me, I am definetly in the wrong neighbourhood. I´ll leave for good.` dear sparrow, being present in the presence… meaning: past is past, experiences you have gone through or you have been challenged by are over. I belive there were some funky reasons for it to happen to you / us (what does this or that tell me..) musing on the “why” is okay for a while. I “feel” disturbed in flowing on (floating?) if my diary (= mental storage, my memory) sets up a “reminder” with unpleasent, unreasonable and unwanted interruptions and warnings. of course, depending on the nature of the “beast” it wants my eyes to look at. focussing on the good things inside and around me is much more pleasing and inspiring. if there are not many of the good things around me, I am definetly in the wrong neighbourhood. I´ll leave for good.`

]]> Comment on Mind and the real ‘Me’ - breaking the illusion of “Self” by Skylar http://www.writtenvoice.com/mind-and-the-real-me-breaking-the-illusion-of-self/#comment-66 Skylar Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:43:09 +0000 http://www.writtenvoice.com/mind-and-the-real-me-breaking-the-illusion-of-self/#comment-66 Namaste' Sparrow. Your basically saying you would prefer running around nakid as the day you came into this world and shed all the extra baggage, eh? ;0) hahahaha. Ahhh I have you figured now. *kidding* I know that's not what your saying. :0) ***Essentially*** we all just *are*, simply. We are of the only animal species that has ***so many different*** ways of being raised,schooled,influenced,etc. Gorilla babies for the most part are raised /grow up all the same way, as do tigers, and bears, and fill in the blanks. Not saying you dont get the odd bad chimp mom where the chimp baby grows up psychotic and wants to kill and eat the other chimps, but they still don't have all the complicated laws/rules/ceremonies to abide by in life. Humans as a whole fall into a unique niche. Not saying humans are anything spectacular because to me they are simply another animal on this planet with no more life importance than the next, their *energy and essence* is of no more intrinsic value. Metta. sky http://awolfadventure.blogspot.com Namaste’ Sparrow. Your basically saying you would prefer running around nakid as the day you came into this world and shed all the extra baggage, eh? ;0) hahahaha. Ahhh I have you figured now. *kidding* I know that’s not what your saying. :0)

***Essentially*** we all just *are*, simply.

We are of the only animal species that has ***so many different*** ways of being raised,schooled,influenced,etc. Gorilla babies for the most part are raised /grow up all the same way, as do tigers, and bears, and fill in the blanks. Not saying you dont get the odd bad chimp mom where the chimp baby grows up psychotic and wants to kill and eat the other chimps, but they still don’t have all the complicated laws/rules/ceremonies to abide by in life.

Humans as a whole fall into a unique niche. Not saying humans are anything spectacular because to me they are simply another animal on this planet with no more life importance than the next, their *energy and essence* is of no more intrinsic value.

Metta.
sky
http://awolfadventure.blogspot.com

]]> Comment on Mind and Basic Education by Latinamommy http://www.writtenvoice.com/mind-and-basic-education/#comment-65 Latinamommy Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:44:15 +0000 http://www.writtenvoice.com/mind-and-basic-education/#comment-65 I love your blog. Keep it going. Very inspirational and enlightning. read mine and tell me what you think. Thanks! Latinamommy Thank you! I love your blog. Keep it going. Very inspirational and enlightning. read mine and tell me what you think. Thanks!
Latinamommy

Thank you!

]]> Comment on Mind and the real ‘Me’ - breaking the illusion of “Self” by The Sparrow http://www.writtenvoice.com/mind-and-the-real-me-breaking-the-illusion-of-self/#comment-64 The Sparrow Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:37:06 +0000 http://www.writtenvoice.com/mind-and-the-real-me-breaking-the-illusion-of-self/#comment-64 <p>I understand the confusion - I have never used any quote or passage or scripture from any religious or other form of text - where you will find plenty of statements with superficial support of such theories and most of which are product of imagination. What I say here is by simple observation which I had being doing as a child. Also - i observe people. By far - thought is the biggest enemy.</p> <p>Love.</p> I understand the confusion - I have never used any quote or passage or scripture from any religious or other form of text - where you will find plenty of statements with superficial support of such theories and most of which are product of imagination. What I say here is by simple observation which I had being doing as a child. Also - i observe people. By far - thought is the biggest enemy.

Love.

]]> Comment on Mind and the real ‘Me’ - breaking the illusion of “Self” by Shinade http://www.writtenvoice.com/mind-and-the-real-me-breaking-the-illusion-of-self/#comment-63 Shinade Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:31:32 +0000 http://www.writtenvoice.com/mind-and-the-real-me-breaking-the-illusion-of-self/#comment-63 <p>This is way too much for me to absorb and make a proper comment.</p> <p>This will require some reflection and thought on my part to do your work justice.</p> <p>I like having my mind challenged.</p> <p>Thank you sparrow…I shall contemplate.</p> This is way too much for me to absorb and make a proper comment.

This will require some reflection and thought on my part to do your work justice.

I like having my mind challenged.

Thank you sparrow…I shall contemplate.

]]> Comment on Mind and the real ‘Me’ - breaking the illusion of “Self” by The Sparrow http://www.writtenvoice.com/mind-and-the-real-me-breaking-the-illusion-of-self/#comment-61 The Sparrow Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:27:22 +0000 http://www.writtenvoice.com/mind-and-the-real-me-breaking-the-illusion-of-self/#comment-61 Agree its a bit difficult to be aware or to understand - its like a fish who swims all his life in water without knowing the chemical composition of it :) Agree its a bit difficult to be aware or to understand - its like a fish who swims all his life in water without knowing the chemical composition of it :)

]]> Comment on Mind and the real ‘Me’ - breaking the illusion of “Self” by VirusHead http://www.writtenvoice.com/mind-and-the-real-me-breaking-the-illusion-of-self/#comment-60 VirusHead Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:09:28 +0000 http://www.writtenvoice.com/mind-and-the-real-me-breaking-the-illusion-of-self/#comment-60 I feel the kind of ambivalence here that I do when I'm reading Buddhist texts. Yes, in many ways I agree - we are heaps of perception and memory and all sorts of illusory, somewhat arbitrary things that make up a "feeling" of selfhood. On the other hand, there is a persistence of certain personality traits and habits. I still feel like "me" in ways that are not too terribly different than how it felt when I was a child. I do think we are connected, somewhat alike, in our niche of humanness... but it's a very complex set of questions. I'm still not sure, even after many years of considering these kinds of questions, that I understand much about it at all. I feel the kind of ambivalence here that I do when I’m reading Buddhist texts. Yes, in many ways I agree - we are heaps of perception and memory and all sorts of illusory, somewhat arbitrary things that make up a “feeling” of selfhood.

On the other hand, there is a persistence of certain personality traits and habits. I still feel like “me” in ways that are not too terribly different than how it felt when I was a child.

I do think we are connected, somewhat alike, in our niche of humanness… but it’s a very complex set of questions. I’m still not sure, even after many years of considering these kinds of questions, that I understand much about it at all.

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