Welcome to WisdomReading! I just wanted to share a few words with the group. Our reading schedule is located in the Files section, in the menu on the left. Off...
Glad you've started this group! I'm active in the Lectio Divina group, actually doing double-readings there since I'm reading through both the New Jerusalem...
Jon, Thank you for this kind invite, and your wonderful preparation for the study. I look forward to a deepening investigation and dialogue. I am also a little...
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The Psalms: I decided to scatter the Psalms throughout the first list, so it gives us some variety. Some scholars see five natural divisions "Books" in the...
I am amazed and very grateful for all the work you have done for us already. My time is a bit limited right now, so I may not be able to keep completely up,...
Hi, everyone! I want to thank all of you for joining, and though some of us know each other, that's not true of all of us, so I think introductions are in...
Who is Sanjaya? Sanjaya is relating the story of the Gita, and the epic battle to the blind king, Dhritarashtra. Although he's far away from the battle, he's...
My name is Joseph Clampitt. I'm an undergrad at Purdue University in Indiana. I was raised in two very conservative churches, the first was Baptist and the...
In today's reading, I was struck by the difference between the four fishermen who decided to drop their nets at the first invitation and begin following Jesus,...
On reading about the leper whom Jesus touched in Mark, I noticed that he didn't follow Jesus' instructions after being healed. Christ asked him to say nothing...
Good points, Twyla. This is another thing about Mark: he presents Jesus with a strong desire to keep the Messianic secret quiet. Jesus presents himself on his...
The Gita really takes off here. Easwaran writes that chapter 2 is an overview of the entire Gita, which is expanded on in the chapters that follow. One crucial...
In reading Psalm 2 this morning, I thought it might shed some additional light on Twyla's question. Certainly the people in Jesus' time were familiar with the...
It's really two levels of consciousness that we're talking about here IMO; it was true then, and it's true now. Many people just don't see the spiritual...
Another way I view Krishna, here at the beginning of the Gita, is that here he is being Arjuna's charioteer, in a servile position. Arjuna has no idea who it...
"Buddhism rejected the Atman idea probably not so much because of a disagreement with the idea the Self being everywhere, but as the Quest for the Self as...
Thanks for sharing that, Mark. My own teacher (who act more of a guru than a roshi in most respects) is very strong in emphasizing samadhi as absorption, a...
Just as a reservoir is of little use when the whole countryside is flooded, Scriptures are of little use to the illumined man or woman, who sees the Lord...
Sorry I got in a bit too late to post thoughts about Thursday's readings. But don't wait for me, guys--this is your group! Read, meditate, write, post, debate,...
Reading this psalm juxtaposed with second chapter of The Gita makes one's head spin – they represent such different views of the Self, of God. However, a...
... Source ... doctrinal box. ... This part stood out to me too, Jon. I would paraphrase, Rules are of little use to those who are being led by the Spirit....
Greetings Jon and Others: I am "Ladyhawk", Rev. Canitha Graning. I found this group as I was webbing. I am a constant student. I have two groups that I...
I think you got the positive essence behind this Psalm, Meredith, although I'll admit, I was tempted to exclude the imprecatory Psalms when I made the...
I thank you Jon for shedding this light onto the Psalm. I was feeling the edges of this essence - this similarity between David and Arjuna. The sense of trust...
Does anyone have any ideas about what these verses mean? "No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away...
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