tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443692088459969816.post6695127584249423007..comments2023-06-18T09:03:45.496-04:00Comments on Reflections of a Quaker Librarian: Is it acting or does praxis become self?Kim Rangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17162070006884922210noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443692088459969816.post-40844512271726297162010-04-01T17:06:28.578-04:002010-04-01T17:06:28.578-04:00Yes, I believe in the 'I am what I am becoming...Yes, I believe in the 'I am what I am becoming' most definately!<br /><br />I too use some mindfulness techniques in meeting but for me, it's important to remember that Quaker meeting isn't the same as a group meditation practice. We had a discussion about the difference after meeting one day - I must actually get around to writing a blog post on it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443692088459969816.post-71511143016247387492010-03-31T11:09:16.670-04:002010-03-31T11:09:16.670-04:00Oh no, I didn't mean to suggest any naiveté! I...Oh no, I didn't mean to suggest any naiveté! I wasn't raised Quaker (or anything at all) but learned meditation in a secular context!Kim Rangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162070006884922210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443692088459969816.post-9950060080041477482010-03-31T10:39:25.339-04:002010-03-31T10:39:25.339-04:00It is so new to me to be around a group where medi...It is so new to me to be around a group where meditation is so foundational that I'm still coming to grips with the fact that some people were raised doing it all their lives. It is very unusual and refreshing from my life's experience. Sorry about my naiveté.Ron Irvinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011203602854135154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443692088459969816.post-61190074317448629972010-03-31T06:40:34.841-04:002010-03-31T06:40:34.841-04:00Thanks, Ron.
I studied meditation as a child--thos...Thanks, Ron.<br />I studied meditation as a child--those techniques haven't left me; I also learned contemplative prayer, etc. I seem to be in a mood-mode which makes it difficult to concentrate and care. Still, I'm glad to have the few minutes of inner quiet during meeting. All this will improve as I spend more time in the woods or working in the yard!Kim Rangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162070006884922210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443692088459969816.post-2800023655395958672010-03-30T22:38:31.483-04:002010-03-30T22:38:31.483-04:00I deeply appreciate your card you sent to me after...I deeply appreciate your card you sent to me after my first time visit to Friends this past Sunday. Thank you.<br /><br />I felt like I've come home with the worship in silence. I've been learning to meditate. Meditation has now become the foundation for my contemplative prayer life. I've gone to two conferences in Toronto in the past year that had mindfulness practice as a foundational part of making these conferences quite transformational, not just informational. The mindfulness practitioner teaches meditation from the Shambhala tradition. There are some very simple techniques that can guide us in quieting our discursive thoughts and become quiet inside if you are interested.Ron Irvinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011203602854135154noreply@blogger.com