tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688923299603723106.post5291725234303319939..comments2024-02-19T17:20:19.386-08:00Comments on Edward Viljoen: Dear Anonymous Spiritual Warrior,Edward Viljoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688923299603723106.post-54932101988339304192012-05-11T14:16:05.914-07:002012-05-11T14:16:05.914-07:00I am in awe of your candid reflection. Thank you ...I am in awe of your candid reflection. Thank you Edward, you keep teaching me over the years and give me so much to think about.Giselahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441470402074166949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688923299603723106.post-80635873349804023702012-05-11T13:15:17.588-07:002012-05-11T13:15:17.588-07:00ooooohhh my...!ooooohhh my...!Bruce Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04747476607315906855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688923299603723106.post-21292465540890681252008-08-07T15:53:00.000-07:002008-08-07T15:53:00.000-07:00Thank you Mary and thank you Swallow Tail for read...Thank you Mary and thank you Swallow Tail for reading my blog. I appeciate your visits and comments. :) Edward.Edward Viljoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03690298087138231747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688923299603723106.post-86522166239372257822008-08-06T21:43:00.000-07:002008-08-06T21:43:00.000-07:00Thank you for such a beautiful insight.Thank you for such a beautiful insight.Mary DiLillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07096139686916289948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688923299603723106.post-82245446696576862682008-08-06T21:03:00.000-07:002008-08-06T21:03:00.000-07:00Thank you, Rev. Edward, for a straightforward hone...Thank you, Rev. Edward, for a straightforward honest answer. In my heart and mind I am deeply moved: I was moved by Anonymous' question, and I am moved by your answer. I am so grateful for the attention each of you has given the question... and I continue to look to God within for clarity-within-the-clarity.<BR/>xoxoLaura Paine Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05062656101856415850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688923299603723106.post-2959674927037959452008-08-06T20:18:00.000-07:002008-08-06T20:18:00.000-07:00If violence is such a pervasive activity (as withi...If violence is such a pervasive activity (as within our very physiology) how then are we to expect peace anywhere? Is it not more about finding that stillness or peace as a state of mind & being in the face of violence as you so beautifully narrate in your stories? Or perhaps what is required is reframing what we call violence? All of the violence you described, and in war between nations and people, seems to be related to survival--just like the reactions within our bodies. Perhaps violence is a fact of life and to pray for world peace is futile in terms of what we expect when we think of world peace. If you were present at that teen’s attack I am imagining that you would have reacted and stepped in as a shield, to protect him. You may have been able to see both sides of the equation and totally understand how survival was dancing in the incident for each party. What was in the young man, and even yourself as a child, that attracted violence? Is some survival strategy within the collective at play? Isn’t peace more about acceptance, acceptance of death and surrender into the ultimate One regardless of the pain, hurt, and aggression? How can one practice non-violence when there isn’t a thing about this world that is non-violent except for our detachment and non-judgment—and even our love or Divine Love in relation to it? We live on a violent planet and while I am an advocate for peace I am not sure how it fits with reality at the moment. Hmmm……. Perhaps you could expand on the Gandhi quote. Thank you for the comments. A pondering Spiritual Warrior.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com