tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post6505669827632946400..comments2023-10-16T06:23:18.135-04:00Comments on Yoga for Cynics: Peace, Love, and F... Off!Dr. Jay SWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08631848276936859276noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-4387636608894983962008-10-21T00:42:00.000-04:002008-10-21T00:42:00.000-04:00Love the hair dude.You look like the kind of perso...Love the hair dude.<BR/><BR/>You look like the kind of person I was afraid of when I was in school, lol. But then again, I was afraid of everything ... which I regret. Fear is the worst kind of cage.<BR/><BR/>I admire people like you who act out, live out ... it's admirable.MYMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679094659957098225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-39305137658716792602008-09-02T12:28:00.000-04:002008-09-02T12:28:00.000-04:00he he hairs are pretty cool.he he hairs are pretty cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-17878808991548050922008-08-31T22:42:00.000-04:002008-08-31T22:42:00.000-04:00Peace,Love, and F**K off?? My catchphrase is alway...Peace,Love, and F**K off?? <BR/><BR/>My catchphrase is always Peace, Love, and Rainbows. So close, yet so <I>not</I> close. :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709853083977364501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-8680684682252186212008-08-30T02:17:00.000-04:002008-08-30T02:17:00.000-04:00portland was more fun in the 60's..trust me.portland was more fun in the 60's..trust me.yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-9903064222451548652008-08-29T16:03:00.000-04:002008-08-29T16:03:00.000-04:00Very fascinating article, thanks for sharing your ...Very fascinating article, thanks for sharing your story. I also have some pictures of myself very bearded and with dreadlocks even, lol! I didn't follow the Dead, but I followed Phish in the 90's. I love the "granola fascists" term! That is so right on and true. 'Peace, love, and happiness but only in our little clique here', that is so the attitude of a lot of "granola fascists" as you say.Ed T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15698677982783494963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-1937915614721312552008-08-29T10:43:00.000-04:002008-08-29T10:43:00.000-04:00We always think we're something we really aren't. ...We always think we're something we really aren't. <BR/><BR/>The older we grow, the more we become exactly what we futilely fought not to become.<BR/><BR/>In old age, we wear resignation and conformity like we do that old ratty shirt or pant we just can't throw away because it is the most comfortable item of clothing we own. <BR/><BR/>And you know what? that's okay. There is always a new generation to carry forward (or backwards) the standard of change, disenfranchisement and disgust of the status quo. <BR/><BR/>Even so, it is a lost battle from the start. The only thing that is different for everyone is the moment at which arrive to this inevitable conclusion.Gypsy at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106152285952023602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-37534117188341536762008-08-29T00:10:00.000-04:002008-08-29T00:10:00.000-04:00I also enjoy a Pepsi sometimes without having it s...I also enjoy a Pepsi sometimes without having it slapped out of my hand. I'm scared of some of my lefty friends!! They can be much more intimidating than the right wingy ones!! <BR/><BR/>Personally my moral scruples are like a crazy quilt of 'right' and 'left' stances (for lack of a more convenient signifier I use these divisive terms!!). I've seen what happens when you try and fly with one wing!! I find it amusing when someone thinks they have me nailed or when they fill in the dots on what else I must "stand" for based on one item I mention...mostly, the fact they are compelled to try and 'pin someone down' is sort of stressful/comical in itself. My aim is to continue to try and resist this compulsion.<BR/><BR/>'Endless and hurtful battles' is right!!! And everything is eligible fodder...daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670080158732044043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-87570325036017151252008-08-28T21:43:00.000-04:002008-08-28T21:43:00.000-04:00Krishnamurti quote was a great way to get and keep...Krishnamurti quote was a great way to get and keep my attention.<BR/><BR/>"as even my old friends from Dead tour became what I affectionately came to term granola fascists...full of love and compassion for all living things...except for other people who didn’t live and think exactly as they did..."<BR/><BR/>This is the irony of surface level open-minded-ness. It's too easy to think one's accepting and loving of everyone else while keeping a dirty little mccarthy type list of all the things or ppl who aren't acceptable... meanwhile living in denial that such a list exists. <BR/><BR/>But that's the beauty of this post... exposing, honestly, the messiness of learning and relearning what it means to be Open? non-attached observation of the self is a good place to start.Christine Vyrnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15125525692093575724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-71834740225713690642008-08-28T12:38:00.000-04:002008-08-28T12:38:00.000-04:00Your post reflects some of my own experience. Than...Your post reflects some of my own experience. Thanks for sharing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-17454880270823267202008-08-28T11:21:00.000-04:002008-08-28T11:21:00.000-04:00A thought provoking post and enough of it is "over...A thought provoking post and enough of it is "over my head" to keep me busy for awhile trying to let it seep in. Just the kind of stuff I like! -I'm a northwesterner and can relate to what you said about our folk. I'm afraid I too ended up locking myself in a cage by judging the world and everybody in it that doesn't agree with me. Then I realized everybody's on their own trip and their trip is not mine. Several books I have been reading over the past couple years have reinforced the notion of benefits of being non-judgemental. ie. "A Course in Miracles", "The Shack", and "The Four Agreements". -Great blog, keep it up!Kanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061130052392660661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-4950712545185632532008-08-27T19:02:00.000-04:002008-08-27T19:02:00.000-04:00Thanks for stopping by! The photso is classic wit...Thanks for stopping by! The photso is classic with an excellent "chuckle" factor! Very much enjoy your blog!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728003293487936449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-54940966754410936932008-08-27T17:51:00.000-04:002008-08-27T17:51:00.000-04:00I so hear this post! It speaks to my experience to...I <I>so</I> hear this post! It speaks to my experience totally. I agree completely.Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-60087531063152922572008-08-27T10:25:00.000-04:002008-08-27T10:25:00.000-04:00This is a great post, I am just a wee bit ahead of...This is a great post, I am just a wee bit ahead of you in age and I lived through the 80's in San Francisco. Thanks for your comment on my blog, for what it is worth from what I read here I think you are a good writer, go for it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-31386817558233513992008-08-27T10:23:00.000-04:002008-08-27T10:23:00.000-04:00I was a punk rocker during the 1980's-and I went a...I was a punk rocker during the 1980's-and I went as full throttle in that directions as one could possibly go. One of the great appeals of punk rock (to me) was that it DID cast off the idealism of the 1960's (and 70's--which were more or less the garbage of the 60's in the end). <BR/><BR/>Punk rock WAS freeing--you could let go of all your anger, rage, and laughingly give the finger and not only be accepted by your peers--but you were revered as well!<BR/><BR/>I really enjoyed this post!<BR/><BR/>MelindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-57398776966265609292008-08-27T07:31:00.000-04:002008-08-27T07:31:00.000-04:00I always have to think of the Talking Heads Song, ...I always have to think of the Talking Heads Song, "Once in a Lifetime", especially the line, "Well, how did I get here?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-18453193543239599772008-08-27T03:53:00.000-04:002008-08-27T03:53:00.000-04:00yes you r right, in the process of freeing our min...yes you r right, in the process of freeing our mind we become slaves...<BR/>b/w thanx for the visit on my blog.oceanic mirageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15178553386597269979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-69067455789903333822008-08-27T03:36:00.000-04:002008-08-27T03:36:00.000-04:00I'm not sure the mind is capable of freedom - do w...I'm not sure the mind is capable of freedom - do we live in cages of society because that's the way we need to be to survive?<BR/><BR/>It's like - i could never have been a Punk: i wouldn't have survived two streets without being deeply embarrassed that people were staring, so i think it requires a certain attitude that you can't hold onto forever (and maybe you shouldn't try), but maybe by refusing to watch football just coz everyone around me wanted to know which damn team i supported i was making my own statement in my own way? Who knows.Don't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-26931689324320483952008-08-27T02:40:00.000-04:002008-08-27T02:40:00.000-04:00BTW...I wish I could've known you during the time ...BTW...I wish I could've known you during the time of the photo...and I'll admit, it's mainly because of the hair and the beard :)RBVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300787372061589706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-69975421405091186712008-08-27T02:39:00.000-04:002008-08-27T02:39:00.000-04:00I agree with the fact that people that attempt to ...I agree with the fact that people that attempt to free their minds tend to create new cages. I feel the most important aspect to freeing one's mind that people overlook is that you have to suspend your judgment of others to really consider yourself free-minded.<BR/><BR/>Also, I feel like the first step to free-mindedness ironically involves the admission that one is not at all free. As all therapists must do, figure out and accept your own baggage, bigotry, and egotism before you proselytize the world.RBVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300787372061589706noreply@blogger.com