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emilytwinborn

Good Friday

Apr 14, 2006 10:41

A religious belief… is not a statement about Reality, but a hint, a clue about something that is a mystery, beyond the grasp of human thought. In short, a religious belief is only a finger pointing to the moon ( Read more... )

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clairenolen April 14 2006, 11:41:59 UTC

i like the De Mello quote.:-) thank you Emily!!
As far as Good Friday/Easter is concerned. I'm too far away from Christian belief systems i guess. I respect it as somebody's belief system, but it doesn't mean anything to me and i can't really connect to it any longer.

emilytwinborn April 14 2006, 12:00:54 UTC

Good morning to you, Claire! :-)
Yes, de Mello, you know I'm a big fan. I can recommend him if you find anything on amazon from him.
And what he says about blasphemy I think it fits for me. There's no certain God I really loyal to. Or I'm loyal to all of them. *g I believe in some Christian legends and I like the idea of a new revival on Eastern. But I also believe in reincarnation of the buddhist and in several things a priest would damn me for. So what. :-)

Claire, please tell me what you think of the image. If you say it's failed, it's also OK. I worked for a long time on it and I'm not quite sure if I made what I wanted. Need some objective eyes now.

clairenolen April 14 2006, 12:49:24 UTC

urrggggggggg......LOLOL ( ... )

emilytwinborn April 14 2006, 13:35:42 UTC

LOOOOOOOOL Claire, no escape :-))))))
I absolutely understand your attitude about crucifixes, especially in Bavaria. *g*

And thank you VERY MUCH for your interpretation even though. I'm so glad my intention with the comparison nature - human - divine is obvious. And for your last sentence I'd like to hug you tight. "MOTHER", exactly! Let me tell you something. When I was there on the road and I saw this cross in front of the tree my first thought was "ugh, this old tree, doesn't it look like a giant vagina (sorry, if anyone feels hurt by the word)? Like a huge ancestral being that could easily give birth to a son of God? But if this right, who's first? Nature or Divine? Moreover, what if they're equal? The very same???? :-))

meegwetch April 14 2006, 15:48:50 UTC

I'm a big fan of Anthony de Mello, so I was pleasantly surprised to see your quote here. I like the photo as well, especially in black and white with all the contrast, and that it looks as if the statue has been put somewhere in nature "out of the way", to me symbolic of religious people who have forgotten the person and the example of the person they claim to follow. The quote and the photo are perfect together.

emilytwinborn April 14 2006, 16:41:30 UTC

Oh, another de Mello fan? That's great! I love his books, his wise stories. I think you'll often find quotes here. :-)
Thank you for your words to the image, I'm glad you like it.

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emilytwinborn April 14 2006, 16:53:57 UTC

Yes, what a perfect evidence you're pointing to. And you're right, Catherine, woods had been held as holy. Even their alphabet carried names of different trees. Trees were admired in many religions. Also by the Greeks and in Indian.
Thank you for your comment! :-)

xrayzerase April 14 2006, 17:23:43 UTC

i found that because the image came after the powerful quote i "read" the image with the words in mind ( ... )

emilytwinborn April 14 2006, 17:59:53 UTC

Thank you for your thoughts Andrea! I'm glad you all have the feeling the tree is the main "charakter" in this image. That meets my intention. It's good you speak of prejudice. At the point where a religion begins to preach AGAINST anybody else it loses reliability for me. I don't want to learn how and whom to hate. I'm not interested in that.
On the other hand I envy those who are able to take power of their strong belief. I can't. I'm questioning too much in this world. :-)