Comments on: “AWAKENING” - What is it?

By: Stephen Hopson

Stephen Hopson — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:07:24 +0000

I’ve been catching up on my favorite blogs via RSS feed and email feeds. Tom is one of my favorite bloggers. His RSS feed has survived countless “spring cleanings” when I was paring down the number of feeds I read every week.

By: Raymond Chua

Raymond Chua — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:57:42 +0000

Hi Corrine,

It is a great interview and I just love it!

Thank you for sharing it with us, Corrine.
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By: Corinne

Corinne — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:28:30 +0000

Dear Chris -

See above.

Guess it does not resonate with you!

OK with me.

By: Corinne

Corinne — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:27:27 +0000

Thanks, Deb -

Very sage comment.

“When people speak their personal story of
awakening it’s not always going to resonate
with everyone.”

I will second that!

And I feel it reaches the right ears every time!

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:12:34 +0000

Thanks for sharing Tom’s interview of
Larry with us.

When people speak their personal story of
awakening it’s not always going to resonate
with everyone.

But just imagine the one who was totally
asleep and has now been nudged by Larry’s words.

Keep up the good work Corinne. !!!

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:55:52 +0000

Sorry I’m not really familiar with ‘woo woo’. You might think I’m having a go but I don’t feel I can stand by and let this load of tosh go by.
While you say Larry isn’t asking people to follow him, the sub-text of everything he says and does is exactly that, otherwise like the rest of mankind he would just get on with his life, like Siddhartha to offer a literary example.
The interview was so full of pretentious nonsense it made me want to have others question it too.
There was a report in New Scientist: 11:56 27 May 2008
by Ewen Callaway
“God may work in mysterious ways, but a simple computer program may explain how religion evolved

By distilling religious belief into a genetic predisposition to pass along unverifiable information, the program predicts that religion will flourish. However, religion only takes hold if non-believers help believers out – perhaps because they are impressed by their devotion.”

Like the great poet/philosopher Donovan once said or sang: First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
Oh Juanita, I call your name.:-)

By: Corinne

Corinne — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:21:51 +0000

Dear Chris -

I am trying to figure out whether you have gone the route of the woo woo consciousness movement and got burned out -

Or - you never got sucked into it in the first place.

I would be in the first category. Been in it for years, both in my work and interest. Some of it is good. But I finally became a cherry picker.

One of the things I enjoyed about this kindly teacher, Larry, is that he never even suggests, as so many others do, “Follow me - I have the way.”

He is firm about we are our own teachers.

By: Corinne

Corinne — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:05:07 +0000

Hi Raymond -

See from Tom’s site that you loved his interview and are downloading it to you Ipod.

Glad you shared my enthusiasm for it!

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:38:56 +0000

I just listened to the podcast and it just sounds like a load of mumbo jumbo. The fact that these two men are even discussing this probably means they haven’t ‘got it’ yet.
Too many people trot out trite phrases like ‘Total awakening’ or ‘Seeing through the me’, ‘Living in the unknowable’.
As far as your excellent advice of broadcasting to the ‘man with the can of Bud’ these guys on the podcast just don’t qualify.
No wonder all this inner searching has reached such a multi- million-dollar industry. For all seekers who read this I’m sorry if this sounds negative.
Just give yourself a day off - there is nothing to know - get on with life and your experience. Take responsibility for your own life. Put the mumbo jumbo aside.

By: Raymond Chua

Raymond Chua — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:10:00 +0000

Hey,

Thanks folks for sharing the podcast. I’m loading it now.

I must be great!

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