tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591166782373724315.post3572156293659887988..comments2023-11-24T01:41:06.381-07:00Comments on The Whole Blooming World: The Body, the Shekhinah, and Father Bill: A 2009 RetrospectiveSusan Carpenter Simshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13566372904106529839noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591166782373724315.post-3992929761733102082010-01-29T13:31:09.900-07:002010-01-29T13:31:09.900-07:00I'm glad you liked it!I'm glad you liked it!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270178527947291611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591166782373724315.post-8828842119711505332010-01-27T12:31:05.665-07:002010-01-27T12:31:05.665-07:00That is indeed a cool link - thanks!That is indeed a cool link - thanks!Susan Carpenter Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566372904106529839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591166782373724315.post-32475284311982043542010-01-27T09:25:50.169-07:002010-01-27T09:25:50.169-07:00http://www.jewfaq.org/index.htm
I hope you might ...http://www.jewfaq.org/index.htm<br /><br />I hope you might not mind a little link sharing. this was a fantastic resource for me.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270178527947291611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591166782373724315.post-89785633118451309892010-01-27T08:59:10.287-07:002010-01-27T08:59:10.287-07:00Kat - I've only seen the Emma Thompson/Hugh Gr...Kat - I've only seen the Emma Thompson/Hugh Grant version of the movie, and yeah, I think they left that out. I really should read some Jane Austen, I suppose.<br /><br />Eryl - Other cultures/relgions have worked with duality in different, more harmonious ways. The yin/yang concept comes to mind. But westerners seem to like to divide things up and take sides. <br /><br />I think there's a few different reasons for that, starting with Plato, perhaps, and then into certain interpretations of the writings of Paul. Augustine was a culprit here. And then it became more solidified in the Age of Reason, I believe.Susan Carpenter Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566372904106529839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591166782373724315.post-65930454495575016432010-01-27T06:20:30.255-07:002010-01-27T06:20:30.255-07:00So much here to think about! I know nothing about ...So much here to think about! I know nothing about Judaism at all, in fact I know nothing about any religion, though I was brought up Catholic. One day I hope to have time to sit down in a quiet place and read all about them all. And thanks to this post I'll have some idea of where to start: Shekinah sounds really interesting.<br /><br />As for the mind/body thing: I wonder why we westerners so seized upon the notion of dualism in the first place, it seems to have done us nothing but harm?Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591166782373724315.post-7690089020393962792010-01-26T22:51:41.039-07:002010-01-26T22:51:41.039-07:00Was it in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice th...Was it in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice that a clergyman kept describing his benfactress as so "wonderfully catholic," the "most catholic," "catholic beyond catholic," and such?<br />I don't know if they played that up in the movies, but I remember cracking up as I read it, whichever book of hers (or her sisters'?) it was.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207121540248325766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591166782373724315.post-29643301740981762212010-01-26T14:00:54.333-07:002010-01-26T14:00:54.333-07:00You're pretty darling yourself.You're pretty darling yourself.Susan Carpenter Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566372904106529839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591166782373724315.post-44000242677681062452010-01-26T13:48:23.959-07:002010-01-26T13:48:23.959-07:00You won't have it.
You're so darling... ...You won't have it. <br /><br />You're so darling... :) Love ya.Entrepreneur Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560499933792398415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591166782373724315.post-77690628791026586392010-01-25T10:52:54.631-07:002010-01-25T10:52:54.631-07:00Postie - I didn't know about the secular meani...Postie - I didn't know about the secular meaning of "catholic" either. It always struck me oddly though that in any Protestant church, when reciting one of the traditional creeds, the word "catholic" (with a small c) is used. Now I know why.<br /><br />The Kabbalah is probably the best schematics for understanding the universe that I've found. <br /><br />I'm glad you find this fascinating. Obviously, I do too. Someone once remarked that I have a very eclectic body of knowledge. It's growing all the time.<br /><br />Jennifer - Your welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm certainly no expert on Judaism, but it does fascinate me. And the Kabbalah is something that keeps finding me.<br /><br />I might post about the blood type diet at some point. It depends on if it ties in to something that's a larger topic - you know me.<br /><br />The About Me is new because I accidentally deleted my old one when I was setting up the Illuminated Manuscripts site. I think I like this one better. More succinct.Susan Carpenter Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566372904106529839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591166782373724315.post-30653713849645899212010-01-25T08:42:47.530-07:002010-01-25T08:42:47.530-07:00This was a superlative piece of education for me. ...This was a superlative piece of education for me. Sending me on a tour of Jewish 101, Father Bill's website - Saint Dorothy Day and Saint Bakhita...swirling and moving around in learning that left me with imaginative thought and inspiration. There is so much I cannot possibly discuss here & now. All I can say is THANK YOU. <br /><br />I am interested in your Blood Type Diet. Will you be posting about this? <br /> <br />I like the ABOUT ME blurb too, is this new?Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270178527947291611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591166782373724315.post-81064144951207938962010-01-24T21:38:33.103-07:002010-01-24T21:38:33.103-07:00Well, I'll be danged! "Catholic" has...Well, I'll be danged! "Catholic" has a secular meaning as well? And somebody's actually exploiting it? That's incredible - a gay Catholic priest who paints icons of Buddhists and Islamic art. Speaking of getting people interested in stuff they never were interested in before (like iconography)...you're rather good at that. I never knew about any of this before, never even dreamt it. "Fascinating" would be an unjust understatement for this post. <br /><br />I HAVE to look into some of this; thanks for the springboard. I delight in looking into other philosophies, schools of thought, avenues of spirituality. It's spellbinding what the human mind (and body; well, those are the same, aren't they?) come up with to explain the universe.A.T. Posthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03987529687181431843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591166782373724315.post-6785421942843650442010-01-24T19:02:36.159-07:002010-01-24T19:02:36.159-07:00EC - I love what your Latin-learning is bringing t...EC - I love what your Latin-learning is bringing to this blog!<br /><br />You are NOT shallow. You need to stop saying that about yourself. I just won't have it.<br /><br />Dreamfarm Girl - Treats are important, I think. Eating should be joyous. I came to realize that it's more important how mindful and grateful I am when eating than what I'm actually putting in my mouth.<br /><br />While I do have one committed path, I too find a lot in other traditions. I'm glad you enjoyed this. More to come...Susan Carpenter Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566372904106529839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591166782373724315.post-69961942576715881972010-01-23T16:26:35.449-07:002010-01-23T16:26:35.449-07:00Wonderful post that meanders to several topics but...Wonderful post that meanders to several topics but all so interestingly related. Mind + body + spirit + heart. I agree that food makes such a big difference in how one feels and even thinks. I honor my body in a better way these days by feeding it better foods. Not that I don't enjoy little treats, but in general, I'm much more conscience of what my body needs. I certainly have grown in this way over the past year.<br /><br />I'm interested in your discussion of Shekhinah. While I don't subscribe to one belief system, I do find that many religions and cultures and beliefs have a lot to offer us, to help us navigate our ways through life and find the meaning in them. So thank you for introducing this to me!Dreamfarm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494214244290730058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591166782373724315.post-71003177536499828952010-01-23T13:33:16.256-07:002010-01-23T13:33:16.256-07:00There was a great deal of information in that post...There was a great deal of information in that post! Wow.<br /><br />I'm so glad you've discovered how to eat. I know exactly what you mean.<br /><br />I try most of the time, not to eat processed foods. I have found I can not eat like "other people do" and be sane, AT ALL.<br /><br />I eat whole foods and a lot of fish and vegetables and fruit. Rare is the occasion that I eat red meat. Bleh.<br /><br />Tony is like living with an overgrown ten year old- chips, candy, cookies, cake, icecream; man! How do you eat that stuff?!<br /><br />Wisdom is personified in the book of Proverbs as being a woman. <br /><br />"Doth not wisdom cry?" Proverbs 8:1<br /> ("Sapientiam" is Latin for wisdom.)<br /><br />Here's something I've found awfully interesting.<br />What's the root word of "sapeintiam"? <br /><br />Sapien, right? As in "homo sapiens"!<br />Therefore, we can conclude that "sapeintiam" was meant for "sapeins"- man!<br /><br />Wisdom is meant for man! A man should have wisdom. <br /><br />: sa·pi·ens <br />Pronunciation: \ˈsa-pē-ənz, ˈsā-, -ˌenz\<br />Function: adjective <br />Etymology: New Latin (specific epithet of Homo sapiens), from Latin, present participle of sapere<br />Date: 1939<br />: of, relating to, or being recent humans (Homo sapiens) as distinguished from various fossil hominids<br /><br />Where I was last January? <br /><br />I think of it all the time. This is the BEST January in six years due to the fact that, while historically it's been our lowest producing quarter, the new business has blown the socks off the existing one as we have constant cash flow Sunday through Thursday. That's five days a week and growing of regular, predictable cabbage.<br /><br />Heck yeah, I'm shallow like that. Sure.<br /><br />I admire greatly how you just picked up and moved to a new place and also how you ponder your life and you aren't one to just mindlessly skate by gorging on junk food and mainstream entertainment.<br /><br />(Ooops. I just created an "us" versus "them".)Entrepreneur Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560499933792398415noreply@blogger.com