Comments on: Finding myself beyond my identity http://www.lionslinger.com/2009/09/23/finding-myself-beyond-my-indentity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finding-myself-beyond-my-indentity Life is all lessons...ignorance is not a destiny... Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:05:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Denton http://www.lionslinger.com/2009/09/23/finding-myself-beyond-my-indentity/comment-page-1/#comment-69495 Denton Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:54:39 +0000 http://www.lionslinger.com/?p=255#comment-69495 Hey Walter,

This was an intriguing article to read especially since I love reading different material with a psychological and philosophical base. Here are some of my thoughts in relation to some of your comments:

“It’s amazing how man can tap the infinite if he can liberate himself from the shackles of his preconditioned lot in life.?

I agree with this statement, and yet one must be careful when deducing what those shackles are, and that we do not remove what the “world” may call shackles when in reality they are guides.

I really wish I never would have ever heard the coined phrase, “Finding yourself.” I remember long talks with my sister regarding this phrase. Then in my twenties I came across a quote which said, “Life is not about finding yourself, it is about creating who you want to be.”

I wish, this type of language would have been used. The former puts too much on fate, whereas the later says, a person has control over who they want to be, as a person: character, thoughts, acts, etc…

Thanks for the intriguing thoughts.

]]> By: Andy http://www.lionslinger.com/2009/09/23/finding-myself-beyond-my-indentity/comment-page-1/#comment-46479 Andy Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:53:06 +0000 http://www.lionslinger.com/?p=255#comment-46479 A very thoughtful piece, Walter. I’m struck by your reference “Be in the world but not of it. Use structures, the physical world wisely, live in integrity and yet let it not build you a manufactured identity.”
This is close to Bhuddism, which also teaches detachment. Finding peace within and really living each moment, instead of striving for some elusive future goal or lamenting some past loss, should be the way to live. Like many others, I sometimes find it difficult to quieten my mind, but I’m trying through meditation. Thanks for this.

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]]> By: Kate Loving Shenk http://www.lionslinger.com/2009/09/23/finding-myself-beyond-my-indentity/comment-page-1/#comment-692 Kate Loving Shenk Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:20:29 +0000 http://www.lionslinger.com/?p=255#comment-692 Your last sentence holds a real truth: that we have the choice of what we will become. And too much thinking gets in the way of finding peace of mind.

Great blog post!!
.-= Kate Loving Shenk´s last blog ..Squid Angel Prayers For 11/10/2009 =-.

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