tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post7086402838860526115..comments2024-03-26T16:35:12.143-04:00Comments on By the Sycamore Tree: Guides Rather Than Godsthesycamoretreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-76747163115955936622015-08-10T10:44:57.190-04:002015-08-10T10:44:57.190-04:00I like your book :DI like your book :DRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895509286985960682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-75149916824109394582015-08-10T10:39:11.666-04:002015-08-10T10:39:11.666-04:00I think that is why I love Pema Chodron so much. :...I think that is why I love Pema Chodron so much. :) Those kind of teachers just radiate compassion.thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-13138565964791514922015-08-10T10:37:50.254-04:002015-08-10T10:37:50.254-04:00Yes! I was just speaking with a friend about how s...Yes! I was just speaking with a friend about how she feels worse after going to church than before she went. I told her to find a place where she feels love and is encouraged to love - love always trumps the law in my book. :)thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-33069340579936955842015-08-10T10:25:51.862-04:002015-08-10T10:25:51.862-04:00And sometimes, with a really great teacher, it'...And sometimes, with a really great teacher, it's not even their practices I'm interested in but their heart. It can't be taught but it can be caught ;)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895509286985960682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-86456673252108734022015-08-10T10:21:55.586-04:002015-08-10T10:21:55.586-04:00You've gotten to the heart of it with that las...You've gotten to the heart of it with that last beautiful sentence, Ellen!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895509286985960682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-37740978824414512002015-08-10T10:17:53.183-04:002015-08-10T10:17:53.183-04:00It is indeed a fine line between teacher and despo...It is indeed a fine line between teacher and despot. Even the Bible advises us:<br />"But test everything; hold fast what is good." When we get rid of all the dogma's of every religion maybe only Love remains. Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-15352827732908780862015-08-10T10:05:31.837-04:002015-08-10T10:05:31.837-04:00You are too funny woman. :D My brain has plenty of...You are too funny woman. :D My brain has plenty of potholes. For instance, I am directionally dysfunctional. I've been known to wander in parking lots for extended periods of time in search of my car. :)thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-89619798434618661902015-08-10T09:51:41.612-04:002015-08-10T09:51:41.612-04:00How do you get around with that enormous brain? I...How do you get around with that enormous brain? I envision a sort of baby sling affair :)Sharyn Mallow Woerzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776056375534578046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-24296108489803068012015-08-10T09:51:19.313-04:002015-08-10T09:51:19.313-04:00I am just now coming to realize I can accept the w...I am just now coming to realize I can accept the wisdom of teachers and follow their practices without necessarily swallowing their dogma. It can be a fine line to walk sometimes though!thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-2102170930622699742015-08-10T09:09:20.730-04:002015-08-10T09:09:20.730-04:00This pairing works quite well doesn't it. I li...This pairing works quite well doesn't it. I like your idea of a guide helping us to navigate our perceived limits.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895509286985960682noreply@blogger.com