tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post2247530120868759940..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: The Greatness Of Little ThingsThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-75060858534410668202016-06-15T14:20:03.175+01:002016-06-15T14:20:03.175+01:00I have been pondering on and delighting in your ko...I have been pondering on and delighting in your koan for several days now, Nick.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-63759913051497504262016-06-10T14:58:42.353+01:002016-06-10T14:58:42.353+01:00So which is the dream and which reality? Are you R...So which is the dream and which reality? Are you Robert dreaming of being the butterfly, or the butterfly dreaming of being Robert?Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-83460502564234552612016-06-09T09:09:59.743+01:002016-06-09T09:09:59.743+01:00Thanks for all these comments. I'm taking '...Thanks for all these comments. I'm taking 'pity' to mean empathy with human suffering, Amanda.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-27255249434873352812016-06-06T20:21:29.644+01:002016-06-06T20:21:29.644+01:00Pity, economy and modesty - I can understand the l...Pity, economy and modesty - I can understand the latter two but the former? Need to investigate how Taoism defines pity. Amanda Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942636545948440422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-14030829865756133972016-06-05T20:50:34.899+01:002016-06-05T20:50:34.899+01:00An enlightening post, Robert. Also a bit of seren...An enlightening post, Robert. Also a bit of serendipity for me, as I am currently reading two books that are closely connected with these themes — THE PATH: WHAT CHINESE PHILOSOPHERS CAN TEACH US ABOUT THE GOOD LIFE, by Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh, and THE WAY OF THE SMALL, by Michael Gellert.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-8060286510560462672016-06-05T11:44:03.858+01:002016-06-05T11:44:03.858+01:00Intrigued ...Intrigued ...Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-20724616895132212752016-06-04T22:18:05.386+01:002016-06-04T22:18:05.386+01:00Okay Walker, I am going to be a Taoist. Have to r...Okay Walker, I am going to be a Taoist. Have to read more. I recently posted a picture of a turn of the century tea basket sold in a mercantile in Kansas. About an 8 ounce size. it once held green tea grown in Japan, traveled over the ocean and up the mighty Mississippi River to Kansas. It had a pencil mark of 35 cents, which would have been expensive back then.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.com