tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115926928514381661.post7917703187933389443..comments2024-03-27T21:55:09.333-07:00Comments on Catholic American Eyes in Korea: Perception ..something to think about...Catholic American Eyes in Koreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04312901777904223298noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115926928514381661.post-88785724619746603412009-11-09T12:08:31.309-08:002009-11-09T12:08:31.309-08:00Good to be nudged awake, even for a few moments, b...Good to be nudged awake, even for a few moments, by such a powerful reminder to stop and smell the flowers. <br /><br />"How many other things are we missing?" Another possible conclusion may be that the context in which things have their being and without which there would be no thingness to begin with would be missed. Some Buddhists refer to this context as present moment awareness, as "Eternity in one instant; the instant is right now." And D.H. Lawrence adds: "One great mystery of time is terra ingognita to us--the instant." <br /><br />Even Paul, in Cor. 6:2 referring to Isaiah's "time accepted" and "day of salvation," explains that "now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation." Rather than denying the theological implications of the passage, if understood in a more psychological sense as a reference to present moment awareness--time beyond time--perhaps we may be better able to grasp the "time" and "timelessness" of Christ's time on earth as pointing to the timelessness of the "day of salvation" for all of us. <br /><br />In any event, I intend to bring to mind, often, the lesson contained in that article. Many thanks for reprinting it here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com