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    Eckhart Tolle

    I'm excited to read it!
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    Eckhart Tolle

    As I read on, I see that he makes some very good practical applications & deals more on a personal level than others I've read.
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    Eckhart Tolle

    What do you think of Eckhart Tolle? I'm reading "A New Earth" right now & plan to read "the Power of Now," soon (ha ha). But, anyway, I agree w/ most of what he says & he sometimes has interesting new ways of putting concepts into words. By & large, though, I prefer Alan Watts, who said all...
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    Jesus and Zhuangzi

    My understanding of the section you quoted from chapter 18 has always been that as long as people are living in harmony w/ the Tao, questions of ethics take care of themselves. It is when we get wrapped up in ego trips that the division between good & bad emerge. I look at the story of the...
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    Deja-Vu...?

    In "the Demon-Haunted World," Carl Sagan gives his explanation for deja vu. He says that it occurs when something happens that is familar to us, but our mind can't quite access the original memory so it substitutes the current one. I do know about that. Maybe the universe we live in...
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    musings on P'u from an amateur Taoist

    I suppose we are sometimes happy with our sadness. Maybe by happy Arlo means content. But then, discontent can be a motivating force, too, as Alceste alluded to. Maybe it's more about being happy with who you are & where you're at.
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    Favorite musician or musical group (band)?

    All-time favorite is Bob Dylan, but close runner-ups include: Arlo Guthrie Donovan Syd Barrett & some honorable mentions: Layne Redmond & Band of Angels Bob Marley Ziggy Marley Nora Jones
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    Playing Music

    I play guitar, piano, drums, banjo, harmonica, throat, I'd like to learn some more stringed instruments eventually.
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    Churches and the Economy

    I tend to give more time than money. I volunteer to help lead music, teach bible classes, chaperone youth events, etc. Our congregation is in somewhat dire straits financially, but so am I, so I do what I can.
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    Is Noise Music?

    My point was that "organized sound" may be too limiting of a definition. Many people would consider wind chimes music.
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    Why Do We Die

    So we can go to heaven.
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    Jesus Dying For Us

    Why did Jesus have to die?
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    What is sin?

    In Biblical Hebrew, the generic word for sin is het. It means to err, to miss the mark. It does not mean to do evil.
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    Is Noise Music?

    Organized sound? What about wind chimes? Music or not? Someone all ready brought up John Cage. I think for him, the less organization the better. He was once heard to shout "Fascist!" at the concert of another avant garde composer whose songs he felt were too controlled.
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    Is Noise Music?

    Ah, but that makes the assumption that not just anyone can play "music." ;) Avant garde musicians often try to "forget" what they know & play as if they have no familiarity with their instrument or, even, as if they've never heard music. I once started a band in which I was the only actual...
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