tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222643.post5189420379680056652..comments2023-10-10T08:33:26.926-06:00Comments on Byzigenous Buddhapalian: Πάντα ῥεῖPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06090720645937634051noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222643.post-78216434125452815812009-03-23T20:28:00.000-06:002009-03-23T20:28:00.000-06:00Ah, since yes and no are like yin and yang - compl...Ah, since yes and no are like yin and yang - complements - when we say yes to one thing we say not to another, and vice versa. True, my life went in different directions. Dropping out of the doctorate in church history was active and deliberate; dropping out on the doctor of ministry was passive and more just the consequence of other huge decisions (moving to New Mexico and giving myself a fresh start and freedom to break out of old patterns).<BR/><BR/>I may be wrong, but the fiction I write is definitely the fruit of and substitute for the doctoral dissertations not written in the other fields; and, I believe, quite likely my life's great work. This is part of why there are no regrets.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090720645937634051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222643.post-50168566702080767542009-03-23T20:19:00.000-06:002009-03-23T20:19:00.000-06:00Paulwhat a courageous decisioni might also suggest...Paul<BR/>what a courageous decision<BR/>i might also suggest it is only a sign of the active engagement of the Holy Spirit in your life- that what you 'thought' was to be done ended hollow in your heart and hands in order that the deeper truth of your being might break forth- you ARE a writer, dear Paul- many times over, and in several wonderful forms- so stop fighting it! LOL<BR/><BR/>one bone to pick however<BR/>you wrote 'This is not the first thing I have dropped out of in my life (two doctoral programs, for instance). I have not regretted either of those, though there was a cost and a loss involved'<BR/><BR/>but the two of us know the futility of dualistic thinking, so you didn't 'drop out' so much as Life took you in another direction, and you were courageous enough to follow the prompt.<BR/><BR/>as to cost and loss- well I'll let you rework that one nondualisticly yourself<BR/><BR/>hugs<BR/><BR/>David@MontrealDavid@Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08447479118332347163noreply@blogger.com