Recent content by eudemonia

I miss you all :) The forum was a great point in my life. Noddy's written his novel. I just loved 2008. Hey EB ;) Thanks Melkor - if it wasn't for you (and my daughter) I wouldn't be here now.

Exploring life sounds good Auburn! How did you like Europe and how's Australia? Are you travelling alone, backpacking? You must be about 21 now, aren't you? Sorry to be nosy but it sounds like you are going through an exciting period that is obviously stimulating a great deal of creativity...

Hi Auburn I don't know if you are still active on the forum. I haven't visited for a year I'm afraid. I hope everything is going well for you. I must say in the very rare moments I get time to myself, I do think about all of you and wonder what you are all talking about. My life is very full...

well, as Vrecknidj said, you have to define what you mean by spiritual. It is a word that appears to be elastic in that it takes on whatever the user wants it to. For me, it derives from the notion of spirt which is in some ways different from material. For me, spiritual is definitely NOT...

postmodern spiritual defiant independent free

Hi Chimera, how are you doing? Nice to see your familiar 'face' ;) I feel totally out of touch - what's a glomp emote? @Minuend - those were fun days! I've lost touch with everyone now and I am going to be sucked up into term next week, and probably not be allowed out for another year. You young...

old enough for you all to be my children except EditorOne and Vrecknidj and Jennywocky :) Hi guys :D How's things?

AI you are not communicating; you are obfuscating. Impressive but boring.

Happy Christmas to everyone - this is a picture of my church, looking very christmassy. Yeah, I know its corny but I am enjoying my Christmas this year :p

Fogive me; I don't know you and have just sneaked onto the forum amidst all the chaos of a family Christmas. I too am a mum and also I have just begun to lecture at a small university. What I notice is that you have lots of questions and it seems to me that you are scared of the answers they...

I think with a lot of INTPs that we are afraid of our intellect and where it might lead us. We don't want responsibility - we'd rather comment from afar. AI is one of the most intelligent people I have come across irl and online but he doesn't want to hear that. One of the reasons is that...

I can't go along with this. I do think there is a core 'self'. Otherwise you are subject to so many situationist forces. There are many out there who do not believe in character at all - you are simply a reflection of the situation in which you find yourself. I truly believe I am not. For...

I like this Jennywocky, its a great metaphor. I think I have been living in the tree for some time, as I have been raising my kids. I have just got out of the tree and I look up longingly at the tree again. It's tough actually having to do stuff and meet other people's expectations. But the...

Hi Ermine, good to see you back again - good for me or you? As you can see, I have returned after having thought I'd kicked the habit. I am crazily busy but as Melkor said, the busier I am he more I find this a relaxing place to 'switch off' funnily enough. Its like an easy hobby...

I would recommend as unputdownable 'the empty mirror: experiences in a japanese zen monastry' by Janwillem van de wetering. Simply brilliant - and a quick read. He was a Dutch student who sought enlightenment in the 70s so went to Japan to join a Zen Monastery. The first book is his story...