Comments for Light & Lotus http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net The Light of Spirit, the Lotus of Enlightenment: this is the blog of one who is both a Quaker and a Buddhist. Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:49:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Parallels: Elisha-Jesus by Marshall Massey (Iowa YM [C]) http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/2011/12/11/parallels-elisha-jesus/#comment-2487 Marshall Massey (Iowa YM [C]) Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:49:27 +0000 http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/?p=252#comment-2487 Elisha was the great wonder-worker of the Old Testament. Such parallel stories were important to the early Christian community as a demonstration of continuity — showing that Jesus embodied the same power and acted for the same God. Elisha was the great wonder-worker of the Old Testament. Such parallel stories were important to the early Christian community as a demonstration of continuity — showing that Jesus embodied the same power and acted for the same God.

]]> Comment on Daily Slogan Practice by Tenzing Chödrön http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/daily-slogan-practice/#comment-2482 Tenzing Chödrön Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:38:46 +0000 http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/?page_id=222#comment-2482 Thank you! I hope my ministry is helpful to you. Peace and light and joy to you as well. :) Thank you! I hope my ministry is helpful to you. Peace and light and joy to you as well. :)

]]> Comment on The Return by Tenzing Chödrön http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/2011/12/06/the-return/#comment-2481 Tenzing Chödrön Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:37:41 +0000 http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/?p=250#comment-2481 Being out of my box is usually a good thing. :) Being out of my box is usually a good thing. :)

]]> Comment on The Return by Tenzing Chödrön http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/2011/12/06/the-return/#comment-2480 Tenzing Chödrön Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:37:17 +0000 http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/?p=250#comment-2480 The prayer group is a mix of Lutheran and Episcopalian. It was particularly nice for me because my Meeting is half an hour away, so I can't attend anything during the week. The Centering Prayer book is so incredibly helpful. I'm going to see about getting a copy of it for my Meeting's library. The prayer group is a mix of Lutheran and Episcopalian. It was particularly nice for me because my Meeting is half an hour away, so I can’t attend anything during the week.

The Centering Prayer book is so incredibly helpful. I’m going to see about getting a copy of it for my Meeting’s library.

]]> Comment on The Return by Anne-Marie http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/2011/12/06/the-return/#comment-2479 Anne-Marie Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:42:37 +0000 http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/?p=250#comment-2479 What denomination was your friend's prayer group? The method they used sounds like a Quaker bible study [I haven't experienced one myself but have read about them online]. It sounds like a good experience for you, any way. The book about Centreing Praying looks wonderful! What denomination was your friend’s prayer group? The method they used sounds like a Quaker bible study [I haven't experienced one myself but have read about them online]. It sounds like a good experience for you, any way.

The book about Centreing Praying looks wonderful!

]]> Comment on The Return by Ruthanne http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/2011/12/06/the-return/#comment-2478 Ruthanne Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:16:50 +0000 http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/?p=250#comment-2478 Thank you so much for writing your feelings down. I have always had you in my prayers but I gues God has answered them in a different way. I really hope you can continue to come and feel comfortable even though it is out of your box so to speak. Love Ruthanne Thank you so much for writing your feelings down. I have always had you in my prayers but I gues God has answered them in a different way. I really hope you can continue to come and feel comfortable even though it is out of your box so to speak. Love Ruthanne

]]> Comment on Daily Slogan Practice by DAVID http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/daily-slogan-practice/#comment-2477 DAVID Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:09:43 +0000 http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/?page_id=222#comment-2477 What a beautifully and honestly crafted website. Thank you. As a quaker also seeking and sometimes finding enlightenment, I warm to your ministry. Wishing you light and peace and joy. What a beautifully and honestly crafted website. Thank you. As a quaker also seeking and sometimes finding enlightenment, I warm to your ministry. Wishing you light and peace and joy.

]]> Comment on Converging Upon Perfection by There’s a sense among Friends that the idea of convergence is a new thing, and is something that began on the Internet. I’d like to propose that this sense, though understandable, is incomplete. - Quaker Ranter – Quaker Ranter http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/2007/11/02/converging-upon-perfection/#comment-2445 There’s a sense among Friends that the idea of convergence is a new thing, and is something that began on the Internet. I’d like to propose that this sense, though understandable, is incomplete. - Quaker Ranter – Quaker Ranter Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:59:01 +0000 http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/?p=96#comment-2445 [...] is incomplete. Nov 5th, 2007 by Martin Kelley. // nRelate.domain = "www.quakerranter.org"; //Friendly Funnel on Margery Post Abbott and perfection as the common glue /**/ Share this:EmailFacebookPosted in: Tumbled. ← Stop-off at Weymouth Furnace Will T on [...] [...] is incomplete. Nov 5th, 2007 by Martin Kelley. // nRelate.domain = "www.quakerranter.org"; //Friendly Funnel on Margery Post Abbott and perfection as the common glue /**/ Share this:EmailFacebookPosted in: Tumbled. ← Stop-off at Weymouth Furnace Will T on [...]

]]> Comment on Walking Gratitude Meditation by Ethan R. Friend http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/2011/09/15/walking-gratitude-meditation/#comment-2441 Ethan R. Friend Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:18:16 +0000 http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/?p=242#comment-2441 Thanks for this, too. Often I find myself stopping to recognize how thoroughly interconnected every living thing is--all that is now, and all that has been. In those moments, I feel the most intense awe and warmth flooding through me. For me, that interconnection is deeply connected, if not quite identical to the Divine. Thank you for expressing that feeling of awe here. Thanks for this, too. Often I find myself stopping to recognize how thoroughly interconnected every living thing is–all that is now, and all that has been. In those moments, I feel the most intense awe and warmth flooding through me. For me, that interconnection is deeply connected, if not quite identical to the Divine. Thank you for expressing that feeling of awe here.

]]> Comment on Abandon All Hope, Question Motivation by Ethan R. Friend http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/2011/09/29/abandon-all-hope-question-motivation/#comment-2440 Ethan R. Friend Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:03:29 +0000 http://thefriendlyfunnel.quakerism.net/?p=247#comment-2440 Thanks for this. I struggle with these questions myself, almost daily. How do I pull away from treating activities in my life as more than a means to an end, things to rush through to get on to the next activity? I know I'm missing something when I let myself live this way. Yet it can be a struggle to change. I came across an interesting blog post by evangelical Quaker pastor Wess Daniels on this same issue earlier today; if you have any interest in reading his take on it, it can be found here: http://gatheringinlight.com/2011/09/18/the-red-sea-from-obstacle-to-opening-exodus-14/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GatheringInLight+%28gathering+in+light%29 Be well, Friend. Thanks for this. I struggle with these questions myself, almost daily. How do I pull away from treating activities in my life as more than a means to an end, things to rush through to get on to the next activity? I know I’m missing something when I let myself live this way. Yet it can be a struggle to change. I came across an interesting blog post by evangelical Quaker pastor Wess Daniels on this same issue earlier today; if you have any interest in reading his take on it, it can be found here:

http://gatheringinlight.com/2011/09/18/the-red-sea-from-obstacle-to-opening-exodus-14/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GatheringInLight+%28gathering+in+light%29

Be well, Friend.

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