tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post6384285835798847639..comments2024-03-28T00:17:55.823+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: Thanks to commenters, and reflections on blogging and Christian evangelismBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-8565680611625256982016-03-08T18:06:10.272+00:002016-03-08T18:06:10.272+00:00Dr Charlton: "In general I find that writing ...Dr Charlton: "In general I find that writing is thinking; mostly my meditative writing (and creativity) is with a notebook and a pen and a coffee; but to some extent, sometimes, as I am actually doing the blog post (usually early in the mornings, before breakfast) I am in a kind of elevated state in which the words come to me and I learn something from what appears on the screen."<br /><br />Yes, and it shows.<br /><br />Your writing is never boring, but it is easy to tell when the content has mostly been intellectually created, and when it has been spirit created. The first prompts an analytic response from this reader, but the second prompts a feeling of revelation and wonder - its obvious and real, no analysis necessary. Sometimes there is both in the same post, as though you suddenly took off from the mundane and soared into the air.<br /><br />For me, the experience as reader is like air and light expanding within - a freshness. I also have the distinct feeling that it is similar to your state as writer as you wrote - an exhilaration of rightness being achieved.<br /><br />The result is a sharing of vital knowledge - a wholly connected understanding.<br /><br />This is why I like your blog.<br /><br />SeekerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-44512073785762914342016-03-08T15:31:32.549+00:002016-03-08T15:31:32.549+00:00Believe it or not, I found "10% happier"...Believe it or not, I found "10% happier"by media star Dan Harris, excellent. It depicts his long road to understanding and mastering meditation, with many bumps, and the positive effects it had on his life. I'm embarrassed to say that my wife had to nag me for months to get me to read it....pyrrhushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150605108788285274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-56965466207584419242016-03-08T14:43:55.039+00:002016-03-08T14:43:55.039+00:00@JP - I have certainly posted on several/ numerous...@JP - I have certainly posted on several/ numerous occasions about meditation. The only way I can find posts on a theme is to use the word search facility - and it comes up with this: http://charltonteaching.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=meditation. <br /><br />In general I find that writing is thinking; mostly my meditative writing (and creativity) is with a notebook and a pen and a coffee; but to some extent, sometimes, as I am actually doing the blog post (usually early in the mornings, before breakfast) I am in a kind of elevated state in which the words come to me and I learn something from what appears on the screen. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-66833470350652841282016-03-08T13:52:33.762+00:002016-03-08T13:52:33.762+00:00an aspect of how I meditate.
I'd like to kno...<i>an aspect of how I meditate. </i><br /><br />I'd like to know more about this - and in particular, how to meditate in order to increase one's awareness of / openness to spiritual influences. If there has already been a blog post on this, just point me to it...JPnoreply@blogger.com