Sodaiho

Reply to Finally Finished The Sweater in Blogging Stardock Forums

Very cool. My Little Honey is a part of a Stich n' Bitch group and they have had a few guy knitters drop in from time to time. Great job! Be well.

Reply to Was Jesus just following an existing myth? in Religion Stardock Forums

[quote]This denies Genesis....which is part of the God inspired Torah, the first Book of Moses. It also denies Old Testament prophecy becasue in Judaism there was the promise, Christ, from the tribe of Judah, the house of David, of a Virgin, in the village of Bethlehem[/quote] As Leauki and I have pointed out, Christians and Jews have very different understandings of Bereshit (Genesis). BTW, an orthodox Jew wpould not say the Torah was "inspired" by God, but actually written and

Reply to Was Jesus just following an existing myth? in Religion Stardock Forums

[quote]YOu say Judaism involves belief, yet somewhere, I think # 575, Leauki claims the contrary....that Judaism doesn't see itself as a religion or Jews don't have to believe (in God, I presume he means).[/quote] Yes, its a challenge. We are not an "either/or" people. Involves belief does not mean requires belief. [quote]The Christian religious sense is about knowing, believing and serving God and following His Holy Will (His Plan) for our eternal salvat

Reply to Better days lie ahead. in US Domestic Stardock Forums

[quote]Keep in mind I'm not saying that we shouldn't invest in alternative, quite the opposite, but in the short term we need to increase domestic production of oil to ease the pain as we wean ourselves off of oil. [/quote] Agreed. I understand that we currently have rather large fiends that are untapped. What is this push to open other areas except to give Exxon and the like more domain to choose from? When I talk about alternatives, I am including

Reply to Every attack on Obama is racist in US Domestic Stardock Forums

[quote]Colin Powel and Condi Rice are certainly not perceived as different in the same way Obama is, and they are as black as he.[/quote] I believe if these two fine folk were running for Presifdent ofthe US they would, indeed, be perceived as "different" and their race would play a role in that perception. Racism is alive and well. If it weren't I really don't think we would be having this conversation. See ya!

Reply to Every attack on Obama is racist in US Domestic Stardock Forums

[quote]I like the Clintons, I don't like Obama. I like Condi Rice, I don't like John Kerry. I prefer the white woman over the black man and the black woman over the white man. But their skin colours and gender are a coincidence and have nothing to do with my selection. (Except in as far as I do think that presenting Saudi Arabia with a female US president would be a grand idea!)[/quote] Conversly, I like smart over not smart, intellectual and progressive over whatever we might cha

Reply to “Surge” [?] in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote]So maybe we’re onto something for future wars and occupations: kill them with kindness or capitalism. A strategy MacArthur learned in the occupation of Japan.[/quote] Agreed. I argued this from the beginning years ago. Kindness coupled with food, clothing, medical care, etc. goes a very long way.

Reply to Better days lie ahead. in US Domestic Stardock Forums

[quote]Right NOW! we need to drill for oil while we continue to develop other means of energy. Time to ignore the loons that stop us from building Nuclear power stations, time to stop the loons from demanding we "save the Caribou" and demand we start saving ourselves instead. Right now the biggest transfer of wealth in History is happening, it is going from yours and my pocket into the hands of people that are bent on destroying our way of life, all because of oil that right now there is NO R

Reply to Why Did I Buy An SUV? in Automotive Stardock Forums

[quote]Hey, in the end, a car is a personal choice. I don't like big cars, so I wouldn't buy a huge truck or SUV myself. In the next few years, I am seeing myself getting a roomy medium sized vehicle. I guess it's the "in" thing right now not to have a gas guzzler...but if it fits in with your family's lifestyle, then so be it.[/quote] Hey there ID, Enjoy. Energy independence, however, does have a community or national consciousness componant, don't you think

Reply to Leave Me Alone! in Blogging Stardock Forums

Great article TW! I find it easier and easier to say no with emphasis and early in the pitch. I do think about the balance between my time and the salesperson's in terms of us both wasting it. On the other hand, I have had trouble not being gracious and saying no feels ungracious. See ya!

Reply to Every attack on Obama is racist in US Domestic Stardock Forums

He is pointing to a very real thing. My mother finally admitted she would not vote for him because he is black and she is a lifelong democrat. Attack ads using his "funny name" his wife's so-called militancy, etc, cannot be construed in any other way but as hinting at the "not like us" quality of WASPville. See ya.

Reply to The Zen of God in Religion Stardock Forums

[quote]Sorry for the hijack, So Daiho[/quote] No worries, LW. I didn't know TA was exiled either. WB, TA

Reply to The Zen of God in Religion Stardock Forums

ThinkAloud, Let me start over just a bit. I do not see God as a "being" at all. I do not see God as transcendent, but rather, as immanent. God, Big Mind, Infinite, is just that, everything, the entire universe as a whole.

Reply to Was Jesus just following an existing myth? in Religion Stardock Forums

[quote]What does Almighty God think of the Jew who stops believing? Will He still consider him a "child of Israel"?[/quote] Lula, If we were to anthropomorphize, I suppose He would be unhappy, but belief is not a part of the covenant. Moreover, God does not define Israel, Israel defines Israel and Israel enters into the covenant with God.

Reply to Was Jesus just following an existing myth? in Religion Stardock Forums

[quote]"And when a Jew stops believing, he will still be a Jew (a child of Israel)." What does Almighty God think of the Jew who stops believing? Will He still consider him a "child of Israel"?[/quote] This is one of the most difficult things for Christians to understand as in their world religious affiliation is about belief . Judaism involves belief, but is not necessarily defined by it, nor are Jews. A central aspect of Judaism, like Zen Buddhism, is&nbsp

Reply to Was Jesus just following an existing myth? in Religion Stardock Forums

[quote]I am planning on looking into this more.[/quote] Leauki, there is quite a lot of material here: wwwlink

Reply to Was Jesus just following an existing myth? in Religion JoeUser Forums

[quote]With the coming of Abraham, there came 2 divisions...Jews and Gentiles. Abraham was a Gentile when he was given the promise was he not? I mean he got circumcised late in life. [/quote] Lula, Abraham became a Hebrew when God told him to take his family and cross over from Mesopotamia to Canaan. There was a large controversy as to whether Abraham was "kosher" and Paul used this to suggest Christians did not have to follow the Torah's dietary laws. </p

Sitting Still in Religion JoeUser Forums

With palms together, Good Morning Everyone, Last night our small group of dedicated meditators sat Zazen at Temple Beth El. We sat upright, focusing our attention on our breath, and were simply present. The sanctuary has its own sounds. Temperature changes as the sun goes down cause buckling sounds to crack and pop slicing through the silence that otherwise pervades the building. Two period

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Does anyone know what happened to the religion category on the forums page?

Reply to Was Jesus just following an existing myth? in Religion JoeUser Forums

[quote]I just want to commend all here in their civility towards one another given these very controversial subjects keeping in mind we are all coming from various backgrounds and belief systems. A special bow to Sodaiho for his allowing us to take his blog all over the place regarding these spiritual things. It's been very interesting to get the diff thoughts and ideas here. [/quote] I agree wholeheartedly. Very delicate subject matter. I feel the longer we talk with one

Reply to Bail-out: More Debt in Politics Stardock Forums

When we fight a war on several fronts costing billions- to - trillions of dollars, fail to fund ourselves through taxation, de-regulate lending institutions and look the other way as greedy dogs lasso consumers, then sell off the paper, we deserve what we get. See ya.

Reply to Was Jesus just following an existing myth? in Religion Stardock Forums

[quote]Yes, there is no doubt that David's Psalm 22 prophetically describes what happened during Christ's Passion and subsequent death by Crucifixion. No doubt whatsoever.[/quote] I have been following this discussion and find it very interesting. The psalm, as I understand it is about a person suffering. Jewish tradition, according to the JPS Study Bible commentary, is that it is a "lament by David over the future exile, more specifically the threat against t

Reply to The Zen of God in Religion Stardock Forums

[quote]If that is the case, then there is no way for a Zen-follower to reach any meaningful conclusion. [/quote] So you say. I disagree. To understand in the way Zen approaches something is to see as one does approaching a koan.You cannot take the words for the thing and reason will not help you. [quote]His attributes are in everything He created. His spirit, His Mercy, His power, His grace ... etc. BUT , HE , Himslef is NOT in anything he created .... He is Unique, Indivi

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LW, yes and either one is deeply appreciated. :)

Reply to The Zen of God in Religion Stardock Forums

[quote]Aren't those two statements contradictory?!!!![/quote] Yes, absolutely contradictory. Zen is nothing if not contradictory. God is God regardless of how he is defined, understood, or need, by humans. I am saying there are some people who understand him one way, others who understand him another. [quote]If the "Big Mind" of Zen is defined by Zen as "The infininite, The Absolute" how can "their sensibilities" be that they "wrap their arms around" it?!!!!! [/quote]