tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post8171188826357021899..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: The Journey As A Psychological QuestThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-83780170812129958042015-09-23T09:55:21.504+01:002015-09-23T09:55:21.504+01:00And Naples... is just... tremendous... including a...And Naples... is just... tremendous... including all the dodgy parts. The Archaeological Museum is fantastic!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-17836200344357843022015-09-23T09:53:54.883+01:002015-09-23T09:53:54.883+01:00Ruth, I adore what you say and quote here, and I l...Ruth, I adore what you say and quote here, and I love Suzuki's book, which I read many years ago and has always stayed with me.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-26937919376762156122015-09-22T14:11:57.573+01:002015-09-22T14:11:57.573+01:00I like this from Rob Brezsny today, which reminded...I like this from Rob Brezsny today, which reminded me of your post:<br /><br />"To achieve what the Zen Buddhists call "beginner's mind," you dispense<br />with all preconceptions and enter each situation as if seeing it for the first<br />time.<br /><br />'In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities," wrote Shunryu<br />Suzuki in his book "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind," "but in the expert's there<br />are few.'<br /><br />As much as I love beginner's mind, though, I advocate an additional<br />discipline: cultivating a beginner's heart. That means approaching every<br />encounter imbued with a freshly invoked wave of love that is as pure as if<br />you're feeling it for the first time."Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-81416937878509406492015-09-22T13:29:14.459+01:002015-09-22T13:29:14.459+01:00These thoughts of Goethe's really resonate wit...These thoughts of Goethe's really resonate with me and my experiences in new places. I wish I'd been to Naples now. Beautiful photos.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-32217877157803952142015-09-21T17:01:03.896+01:002015-09-21T17:01:03.896+01:00Naples must be my favourite Italian city, Pat — ap...Naples must be my favourite Italian city, Pat — apart from the magnificence of Rome and the bedazzlement of Venice.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-61793397402575617702015-09-21T14:33:36.613+01:002015-09-21T14:33:36.613+01:00I totally agree with that last paragraph Robert - ...I totally agree with that last paragraph Robert - nothing compares with the experience of life in a new country. Love Naples, although it does have its seedy side - but then so does everywhere if you look for it.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com