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metis

metis

aged ecumenical anthropologist 79 From Detroit area
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  • Evangelicalhumanist
    A little inactive lately, my beloved partner Joseph has wound up in hospital with Guillain-Barre syndrome, and is likely to be gone for months. Thank whatever for a Canadian health care system. This is one of those things that could bankrupt Americans.
    metis
    metis
    I'm so sorry to hear this, but I hope he improves. We have a friend that had this happen to her, and it literally took months for her to recover, so please have patience. Take care, my friend.
    Katzpur
    LOL! I've never noticed you were a "slur hurler." Funny the things I manage to miss.
    Katzpur
    Hey! I like your signature! (Also, I always like it when I discover that I'm not the oldest person on RF. )
    Kirran
    Hey Metis, I saw the 'Jewish Renewal' label floating around your profile somewhere some time ago, if I'm not mistaken. Are you particularly familiar with the movement? :)
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    Kirran
    Kirran
    Ah, I didn't that origin story about the Dalai Lama, thanks! It seems a very positive movement to me. Yeah, I think you're right r.e. Orthodoxy's opinion on it, I guess it's mostly a Progressives affair. So what makes mysticism Jewish if it isn't kabbalistic?
    metis
    metis
    A heavy emphasis on meditation plus using some of the lessons of the Chasidim, especially Nachman of Braslav who said that one cannot approach God through intellect alone but more through emotion. IOW, one should try and immerse themselves into God, which is an eastern teaching as well. Anyhow, I gotta go for now, so please respond and I'll get back to ya later today or on Monday.
    Kirran
    Kirran
    OK, so would you say it's somewhat syncretic. I haven't come across Nachman much (aside from as referenced by a certain Hebrew mantra) but I think the Baal Shem Tov said some awesome stuff. I think religions come from the same wellspring, so it makes sense similar things would come up :) OK, have a nice afternoon or weekend.
    savagewind
    Thanks for that like. Kinda proves I am not imagining this place. haha
    metis
    metis
    Ya, I think we all need some positive input to make sure we haven't fallen off the deep end. Take care.
    S
    Metis, I do not believe people go to heaven until after judgment. I did see one comment in which you said you didn't believe people did go directly to heaven, but my confusion came when I noticed your other comments which implied you did believe people went directly to heaven, so with that I apologize for the mix up on my part.
    Quetzal
    Thanks for the "steps to improvement" frub!
    metis
    metis
    You're welcome, and have yourself a great weekend.
    David1967
    Thanks for the support on the "compassionate Pope" thread. Btw I notice you are an Anthropologist. Very neat. My hobby is invertebrate paleontology.
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    metis
    Very good, and keep up your posts as we need less religious bigotry and more people like you.
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