Comments on: Not a spiritual tourist (after all) http://www.anchormast.com/2009/02/03/not-a-spiritual-tourist-after-all/ Your house shall not be an anchor but a mast - Khalil Gibran Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:42:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tess http://www.anchormast.com/2009/02/03/not-a-spiritual-tourist-after-all/comment-page-1/#comment-24674 Tess Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:58:16 +0000 http://www.anchormast.com/?p=1146#comment-24674 Thank you SS. Thank you SS.

]]> By: Sunrise Sister http://www.anchormast.com/2009/02/03/not-a-spiritual-tourist-after-all/comment-page-1/#comment-24664 Sunrise Sister Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:41:54 +0000 http://www.anchormast.com/?p=1146#comment-24664 Oh you took the words out of my mind as I was forming them and that being "of course" you feel those feelings of curiosity and comfort in other religions as they are indeed a part of the creation we have been made and have been given. This is a beautiful post! xoxo Oh you took the words out of my mind as I was forming them and that being “of course” you feel those feelings of curiosity and comfort in other religions as they are indeed a part of the creation we have been made and have been given. This is a beautiful post!
xoxo

]]> By: Tess http://www.anchormast.com/2009/02/03/not-a-spiritual-tourist-after-all/comment-page-1/#comment-23405 Tess Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:32:24 +0000 http://www.anchormast.com/?p=1146#comment-23405 Blessings, Abdur. What a great point about visiting planet earth for this short time - and it goes past so quickly! Blessings, Abdur. What a great point about visiting planet earth for this short time – and it goes past so quickly!

]]> By: Abdur Rahman http://www.anchormast.com/2009/02/03/not-a-spiritual-tourist-after-all/comment-page-1/#comment-23399 Abdur Rahman Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:21:50 +0000 http://www.anchormast.com/?p=1146#comment-23399 Peace Tess (and everyone else too), Nice post! As honest and forthright as ever. I know what you mean about disliking 'spiritual tourism' and would also agree with Barney's general point. Also, in a sense, we're all kind of tourists because we're all only visiting planet earth for a short time - before we go on to whatever lies beyond! As for lack of commitment and such things, Allah! I certainly feel that in myself at times And may God make my imitation a reality! Peace Tess (and everyone else too),

Nice post! As honest and forthright as ever. I know what you mean about disliking ‘spiritual tourism’ and would also agree with Barney’s general point. Also, in a sense, we’re all kind of tourists because we’re all only visiting planet earth for a short time – before we go on to whatever lies beyond!

As for lack of commitment and such things, Allah! I certainly feel that in myself at times

And may God make my imitation a reality!

]]> By: Tess http://www.anchormast.com/2009/02/03/not-a-spiritual-tourist-after-all/comment-page-1/#comment-23387 Tess Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:23:42 +0000 http://www.anchormast.com/?p=1146#comment-23387 Barney, Barbara, Lucy, thank you for your comments, and I love you back, Lucy. Well of course God would have to have a sense of humour, looking at what we all get up to! By the way, this site seems to be doing something a little odd with comments, asking me to moderate even people who comment quite often. Don't know what that's all about, but apologies. Barney, Barbara, Lucy, thank you for your comments, and I love you back, Lucy. Well of course God would have to have a sense of humour, looking at what we all get up to!

By the way, this site seems to be doing something a little odd with comments, asking me to moderate even people who comment quite often. Don’t know what that’s all about, but apologies.

]]> By: lucy http://www.anchormast.com/2009/02/03/not-a-spiritual-tourist-after-all/comment-page-1/#comment-23386 lucy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:57:03 +0000 http://www.anchormast.com/?p=1146#comment-23386 god does indeed love laughter (at least my god does :-) ) i love you, tess, and the fabulous comments generated here. conversation is how things will begin to change. a great bumper sticker says..."god is bigger than any one religion!" (and oh how i do laugh at myself as the child of fundamentalists...look at me now...going to yoga, partaking of sabbath meals, visiting an astrologer and a spiritual director, and riding a vespa :-) i am thinking my memoir might be entitled "good girls don't." so if how i am living today is "bad" may it be so, 'cause i feel closer to god than i ever have in my life!!! if i am a "spiritual tourist" because i find god in the trees, the synagogue, the temple, the church, the beach, let it be! god does indeed love laughter (at least my god does :-) ) i love you, tess, and the fabulous comments generated here. conversation is how things will begin to change. a great bumper sticker says…”god is bigger than any one religion!”

(and oh how i do laugh at myself as the child of fundamentalists…look at me now…going to yoga, partaking of sabbath meals, visiting an astrologer and a spiritual director, and riding a vespa :-) i am thinking my memoir might be entitled “good girls don’t.” so if how i am living today is “bad” may it be so, ’cause i feel closer to god than i ever have in my life!!! if i am a “spiritual tourist” because i find god in the trees, the synagogue, the temple, the church, the beach, let it be!

]]> By: Barbara http://www.anchormast.com/2009/02/03/not-a-spiritual-tourist-after-all/comment-page-1/#comment-23385 Barbara Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:49:59 +0000 http://www.anchormast.com/?p=1146#comment-23385 The wisdom (and humour) of God does not allow itself to being boxed up. Being as imperfect a person as I am, I tend to view other faith traditions from the perspective of my own. It would be intellectually dishonest, if I did not admit that. Nevertheless, I have been enriched by learning of and experiencing the teachings and rituals of others. It fills in blanks in my own tradition and enables me to embrace facets of God that were closed to me. The wisdom (and humour) of God does not allow itself to being boxed up. Being as imperfect a person as I am, I tend to view other faith traditions from the perspective of my own. It would be intellectually dishonest, if I did not admit that. Nevertheless, I have been enriched by learning of and experiencing the teachings and rituals of others. It fills in blanks in my own tradition and enables me to embrace facets of God that were closed to me.

]]> By: Barney http://www.anchormast.com/2009/02/03/not-a-spiritual-tourist-after-all/comment-page-1/#comment-23379 Barney Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:13:30 +0000 http://www.anchormast.com/?p=1146#comment-23379 Many decades ago a Baha'i author wrote a humorous book called "God Loves Laughter". This book is still in print and is still very popular. Many decades ago a Baha’i author wrote a humorous book called “God Loves Laughter”. This book is still in print and is still very popular.

]]> By: Tess http://www.anchormast.com/2009/02/03/not-a-spiritual-tourist-after-all/comment-page-1/#comment-23378 Tess Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:36:24 +0000 http://www.anchormast.com/?p=1146#comment-23378 Barbara Anne, your comment made me smile. And I bet giraffes and emus think we're pretty silly looking!! Barbara Anne, your comment made me smile. And I bet giraffes and emus think we’re pretty silly looking!!

]]> By: Barbara Anne http://www.anchormast.com/2009/02/03/not-a-spiritual-tourist-after-all/comment-page-1/#comment-23377 Barbara Anne Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:36:59 +0000 http://www.anchormast.com/?p=1146#comment-23377 I remember feeling I'd come home when I attended the bar mitzvah of my son's friend. To Baptist me, the Hebrew words were familiar at some deep level that I'd never been aware of. I love the sense of the faith of our fathers and mothers that gave me. Not to make light of anything anyone has written, but I was struck by the references to the humor of several people of faith. Doesn't it seem like God - in the immensity that name hints at - must enjoy laugher and good fun? The are giraffes, emus, and a good many other rather silly looking creatures that I believe tell us to lighten up and to cherish the mystery. As believers, that probably includes a responsibility to being kind to everyone and everything. Grace and peace, friends. I remember feeling I’d come home when I attended the bar mitzvah of my son’s friend. To Baptist me, the Hebrew words were familiar at some deep level that I’d never been aware of. I love the sense of the faith of our fathers and mothers that gave me.

Not to make light of anything anyone has written, but I was struck by the references to the humor of several people of faith. Doesn’t it seem like God – in the immensity that name hints at – must enjoy laugher and good fun? The are giraffes, emus, and a good many other rather silly looking creatures that I believe tell us to lighten up and to cherish the mystery. As believers, that probably includes a responsibility to being kind to everyone and everything.

Grace and peace, friends.

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