tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post1672657795448141224..comments2024-03-26T16:24:34.218+00:00Comments on Meeting The Masters: The Absolute and the PersonalWilliam Wildbloodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-54931616157887524652018-01-19T15:35:23.158+00:002018-01-19T15:35:23.158+00:00Bruce - precisely! Advocates of monism would prob...Bruce - precisely! Advocates of monism would probably say it's a matter of experience but there still has to be a mind that interprets the experience.William Wildbloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-39444647729769908752018-01-19T15:31:02.083+00:002018-01-19T15:31:02.083+00:00@William - It is a different kind of argument; but...@William - It is a different kind of argument; but one problem with impersonal monism is how we could ever know it was true. <br /><br />I can see that a personal god who loved each of us individually; would make it possible that each of us could know about the nature of reality. <br /><br />But I can't see why or how we would each be able to understand an impersonal reality that had no meaning or purpose or relation to us, personally. <br /><br />I personally find this kind of consideration a compelling reason to assume that there is a 'personal god', and indeed a god who loves each of us individually; and indeed it suggests that we each have an intended-role in this god's creation. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-39817038222065254652018-01-19T14:46:10.694+00:002018-01-19T14:46:10.694+00:00I’ve not heard of him but I would tend to go along...I’ve not heard of him but I would tend to go along with your assessment that therapy, of any description, is a materialistic thing, not useless but not that useful either compared to a proper religious understanding which would basically comprise anything good that therapy has to offer and a lot more.<br /><br />Many people nowadays call themselves spiritual and say that their work is grounded in spiritual principles, but I would see a litmus test of authentic spirituality, especially for Westerners, in the attitude to God. Does the individual believe in him and, if so, is he primary? Therapy is more about man’s relationship with himself than man’s relationship with God. Get the second right and you really don’t need the first at all. And the first can never lead to the second.<br /><br />The word humanistic puts me off unless it is coupled with Christian and that comes first.William Wildbloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-67817228962203855472018-01-19T13:49:46.216+00:002018-01-19T13:49:46.216+00:00Have you ever come across John Rowan? I had not u...Have you ever come across John Rowan? I had not until a therapist friend and I were discussing therapy and its aims. I argued that therapy was based in the material and that most of its practitioners were atheists, and had bought into the materialist concept of the universe. My friend argued that this was not the case, that, in fact, humanistic/integrative therapists were open to the spiritual, and helped their clients to explore the spiritual. She said that she was impressed by Rowan. Apparently, he is famous amongst therapists, and they look to him as someone to be respected for his insights int the spiritual. I wondered what you would think of his ideas, and his work. Does this man really tap into the spiritual in any way, or is he really talking about some touchy-feely emotions that he thinks are of the spirit, but which are firmly based in the material? If you have time, or the inclination, it might be interesting to look at his website.<br /><br />http://www.johnrowan.org.uk/<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-83623649902514065032018-01-17T22:25:33.196+00:002018-01-17T22:25:33.196+00:00I've read a couple of Robert Bolton's book...I've read a couple of Robert Bolton's books and one I even did a post about.<br /><br />https://meetingthemasters.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/cycles-of-change.html<br /><br />I agree that he should be much better known.William Wildbloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-39901627564866289132018-01-17T18:45:59.969+00:002018-01-17T18:45:59.969+00:00Thank you!
I recommend Robert Bolton's books ...Thank you!<br /><br />I recommend Robert Bolton's books also. He's quite adept at both Advaita and Christianity, and tends to offer some great correctives to non-dual perspectives.tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354048695798015131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-24469095190322904542018-01-17T18:32:38.103+00:002018-01-17T18:32:38.103+00:00Very good post, ted (yours not mine!). Advaita can...Very good post, ted (yours not mine!). Advaita can be such an easy labyrinth to get into and such a hard one to get out of.William Wildbloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-82640755246846666062018-01-17T17:34:06.867+00:002018-01-17T17:34:06.867+00:00I just blogged about this topic myself. What spurr...I just <a href="http://twistingthetailofthecosmos.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-church-of-jim-carreys-no-self.html" rel="nofollow">blogged about this topic</a> myself. What spurred it on was a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=-JmNKGfFj7w" rel="nofollow">recent interview</a> that Jim Carrey gave which caused a lot of social media chatter. "Is he nuts?" was the thought by many, but realized he was trapped in the Advaita shuffle.tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354048695798015131noreply@blogger.com