Comments for Disrupting the Rabblement http://www.ndoherty.com Waging war on thoughtless living Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:27:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Lessons From A Rogue Priest by Aleks http://www.ndoherty.com/rogue-priest/#comment-4943 Aleks Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:27:53 +0000 http://www.ndoherty.com/?p=6331#comment-4943 Niall, How about a little video on each city you're visiting in . .Your personal view of the place ,people,reception you get etc Keep warm :) Niall,

How about a little video on each city you’re visiting in .
.Your personal view of the place ,people,reception you get etc
Keep warm :)

]]> Comment on Lessons From A Rogue Priest by Imahni http://www.ndoherty.com/rogue-priest/#comment-4939 Imahni Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:21:08 +0000 http://www.ndoherty.com/?p=6331#comment-4939 I like this post very much. Your points on religion are very good and more importantly very informed! I especially like this, "Methinks many religions dangerously under-emphasize the importance of getting up off your ass and taking action. Just believe and you’ll be saved, so they say. Apparently all you have to do is lie on your couch thinking the correct thoughts and everything you desire will magically manifest itself." I agree with you here and am often frustrated by this approach in religion. However, I am also a Christian and though I don't see God nor do I understand him, I do know he is there. I suppose that is the meaning of faith. Of course there is a lot of hypocrisy in the church, but that just means that I have many opportunities to practice not judging others. After all, I cannot see into their heart. My relationship with God is personal and the actions of others should not get in the way. I think it's fantastic that you are open minded and really believe in encouraging others to become the best version of themselves! I greatly respect the person who is willing to explore versus one who simply closes their mind to anything except what they've already deemed as the good and holy truth. :) Keep inspiring! I like this post very much. Your points on religion are very good and more importantly very informed!
I especially like this, “Methinks many religions dangerously under-emphasize the importance of getting up off your ass and taking action. Just believe and you’ll be saved, so they say. Apparently all you have to do is lie on your couch thinking the correct thoughts and everything you desire will magically manifest itself.” I agree with you here and am often frustrated by this approach in religion.

However, I am also a Christian and though I don’t see God nor do I understand him, I do know he is there. I suppose that is the meaning of faith. Of course there is a lot of hypocrisy in the church, but that just means that I have many opportunities to practice not judging others. After all, I cannot see into their heart. My relationship with God is personal and the actions of others should not get in the way.

I think it’s fantastic that you are open minded and really believe in encouraging others to become the best version of themselves! I greatly respect the person who is willing to explore versus one who simply closes their mind to anything except what they’ve already deemed as the good and holy truth. :) Keep inspiring!

]]> Comment on Lessons From A Rogue Priest by Tal Gur http://www.ndoherty.com/rogue-priest/#comment-4937 Tal Gur Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:53:33 +0000 http://www.ndoherty.com/?p=6331#comment-4937 Good point re:taking some kind of action after reading an inspiring book. It makes all the difference :) Good point re:taking some kind of action after reading an inspiring book. It makes all the difference :)

]]> Comment on The Month Of No Self-Promo: Who’s In? by janet http://www.ndoherty.com/no-self-promo/#comment-4936 janet Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:44:48 +0000 http://www.ndoherty.com/?p=6250#comment-4936 very timely for me as well!! glad to have you on board! very timely for me as well!! glad to have you on board!

]]> Comment on Lessons From A Rogue Priest by Nicki http://www.ndoherty.com/rogue-priest/#comment-4935 Nicki Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:57:45 +0000 http://www.ndoherty.com/?p=6331#comment-4935 You guys might want to get acquainted with Rob Brezny and his sacred pronoia http://www.freewillastrology.com/pr/robbio.html You guys might want to get acquainted with Rob Brezny and his sacred pronoia http://www.freewillastrology.com/pr/robbio.html

]]> Comment on Lessons From A Rogue Priest by Niall Doherty http://www.ndoherty.com/rogue-priest/#comment-4926 Niall Doherty Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:38:39 +0000 http://www.ndoherty.com/?p=6331#comment-4926 Thanks, Anne. That's a great point. I do appreciate that there are some great lessons to be learned from Christianity. I guess I'm just not willing to dig through all the other stuff to get at them. At least not right now. But life is long :-) Thanks, Anne. That’s a great point. I do appreciate that there are some great lessons to be learned from Christianity. I guess I’m just not willing to dig through all the other stuff to get at them. At least not right now. But life is long :-)

]]> Comment on Lessons From A Rogue Priest by Anne http://www.ndoherty.com/rogue-priest/#comment-4925 Anne Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:20:55 +0000 http://www.ndoherty.com/?p=6331#comment-4925 Hi there, love your posts. Just thought I'd say this. The religion you grew up in, whatever it might be, is a kind of language of the spiritual life of your culture. If you take a moment to study it that way, as a language or guide to the archetypal forces shaping both history and everyday occurances, you might find it more interesting. I learned this first in the story of the Jew who went to study Buddhism in Tibet - he was sent back home to study his own heritage before he could study Buddhism, and found Judaism rich. For me it was Christianity, and while I certainly don't agree with mainstream American Christianity, I am fluent now in that discussion, and feel much more confident in my desire to study more shamanic directions. I don't have to reject my heritage to investigate another, but instead I can use it to inform my current devotions. Hi there, love your posts.
Just thought I’d say this. The religion you grew up in, whatever it might be, is a kind of language of the spiritual life of your culture. If you take a moment to study it that way, as a language or guide to the archetypal forces shaping both history and everyday occurances, you might find it more interesting. I learned this first in the story of the Jew who went to study Buddhism in Tibet – he was sent back home to study his own heritage before he could study Buddhism, and found Judaism rich. For me it was Christianity, and while I certainly don’t agree with mainstream American Christianity, I am fluent now in that discussion, and feel much more confident in my desire to study more shamanic directions. I don’t have to reject my heritage to investigate another, but instead I can use it to inform my current devotions.

]]> Comment on The Month Of No Self-Promo: Who’s In? by The Hungry Traveler http://www.ndoherty.com/no-self-promo/#comment-4924 The Hungry Traveler Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:13:34 +0000 http://www.ndoherty.com/?p=6250#comment-4924 Thanks Niall! Blog post scheduled for tomorrow to further the common good and get the word out. :) Thanks Niall! Blog post scheduled for tomorrow to further the common good and get the word out. :)

]]> Comment on The Month Of No Self-Promo: Who’s In? by Niall Doherty http://www.ndoherty.com/no-self-promo/#comment-4923 Niall Doherty Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:53:38 +0000 http://www.ndoherty.com/?p=6250#comment-4923 Thanks! Glad to have you on board for this. The more the merrier :-) Thanks! Glad to have you on board for this. The more the merrier :-)

]]> Comment on The Month Of No Self-Promo: Who’s In? by Niall Doherty http://www.ndoherty.com/no-self-promo/#comment-4922 Niall Doherty Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:52:03 +0000 http://www.ndoherty.com/?p=6250#comment-4922 Nice one. Thanks for taking on the challenge, Michele. Let me know if there's anything I can help you out with :-) Nice one. Thanks for taking on the challenge, Michele. Let me know if there’s anything I can help you out with :-)

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