Comments on: Enjoying the Summer http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/ Teachings on Spiritual Awakening and Enlightenment Sun, 03 Jul 2011 12:24:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sharon Wilson http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-1596 Sharon Wilson Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:56:22 +0000 http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/#comment-1596 Lovely Post - I really enjoyed reading it and for some reason it made me really miss summer time :) - That's okay, it will be here soon enough, Thanks for the blog, Keep up the great work. Lovely Post – I really enjoyed reading it and for some reason it made me really miss summer time :) – That’s okay, it will be here soon enough, Thanks for the blog, Keep up the great work.

]]> By: Chris http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-1288 Chris Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:15:47 +0000 http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/#comment-1288 Summer? We have not had a summer here in the UK just too much rain! Summer? We have not had a summer here in the UK just too much rain!

]]> By: Tom Stine http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-1260 Tom Stine Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:28:49 +0000 http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/#comment-1260 @Harold I'm inclined to agree that there is not such thing as "not spiritual." I equate spiritual with life, and don't see the two as separate. With spiritual we are just discussing, at times, the non-material or non-manifest portion. That's all. :-) Thanks for the comment. You are always welcome to leave one. @Harold I’m inclined to agree that there is not such thing as “not spiritual.” I equate spiritual with life, and don’t see the two as separate. With spiritual we are just discussing, at times, the non-material or non-manifest portion. That’s all. :-) Thanks for the comment. You are always welcome to leave one.

]]> By: Harold Loomis http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-1255 Harold Loomis Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:46:48 +0000 http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/#comment-1255 Hi Tom Maybe there is no such thing as not being spiritual. Those energy beings that are labeled "criminal" are also teaching us what happens when we direct energy against ourselves or others that is "not spiritual". So to create a more "positive" environment, we lock those beings away from the rest of us. Maybe everything is a "spiritual" journey. Some journeys are very slow, others can be very quick and most are at a speed somewhere in between. Maybe a vacation is just a change in direction or speed before the next experience (or lesson). Maybe some beings think that when they reach a "certain level" that they are totally enlightened and go very slowly in their spiritual evolvement after that point. Or they slow down to help other beings (those that are interested) to evolve. It just might take a lot of awareness to know who to help and how to help them without blowing the lessons those beings are involved in learning. Passing on beliefs (information) isn't always the best way. The best way I know of is having them do something (a technique) that helps them experience what happens in their energy. Then they know what to change that will help them evolve (become more aware). Sorry that I got carried away in "promoting" information. Hi Tom
Maybe there is no such thing as not being spiritual. Those energy beings that are labeled “criminal” are also teaching us what happens when we direct energy against ourselves or others that is “not spiritual”. So to create a more “positive” environment, we lock those beings away from the rest of us. Maybe everything is a “spiritual” journey. Some journeys are very slow, others can be very quick and most are at a speed somewhere in between.
Maybe a vacation is just a change in direction or speed before the next experience (or lesson).
Maybe some beings think that when they reach a “certain level” that they are totally enlightened and go very slowly in their spiritual evolvement after that point. Or they slow down to help other beings (those that are interested) to evolve. It just might take a lot of awareness to know who to help and how to help them without blowing the lessons those beings are involved in learning.
Passing on beliefs (information) isn’t always the best way. The best way I know of is having them do something (a technique) that helps them experience what happens in their energy. Then they know what to change that will help them evolve (become more aware).
Sorry that I got carried away in “promoting” information.

]]> By: Tom Stine http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-1254 Tom Stine Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:34:18 +0000 http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/#comment-1254 @Steve I couldn't agree more! :-) @Takuin I listen to my kid talk about Pokemon. Did you know that a level 100 Pikachu can use an electric attack against a level 100 Squirtle? Or did I get that backwards? Okay, maybe I should say "allowing my kid to talk about Pokemon while I daydream about a Paris cafe." I also love a good walk in nature. ;-) @Steve I couldn’t agree more! :-)

@Takuin I listen to my kid talk about Pokemon. Did you know that a level 100 Pikachu can use an electric attack against a level 100 Squirtle? Or did I get that backwards? Okay, maybe I should say “allowing my kid to talk about Pokemon while I daydream about a Paris cafe.” I also love a good walk in nature. ;-)

]]> By: Takuin http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-1252 Takuin Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:55:23 +0000 http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/#comment-1252 Hey Tom, Akiko just arrived in Boston this morning. She is visiting some friends over there, and I decided to stay in Tokyo. She is taking a nice break from work, and quite possibly, a nice break from Takuin. :) Chopin used to advise his students to practice only 45 minutes for every hour. With the remaining 15 minutes, his advice was for the student to do something entirely different. Take a walk through nature, read a book, look at paintings, etc. I wonder - assuming we are speaking of the <em>spiritual journey</em> - what people do with their 15 minutes? It would be nice to hear from other readers, "<em>What do you do with your spare 15 minutes?</em>" So to speak. Hey Tom,

Akiko just arrived in Boston this morning. She is visiting some friends over there, and I decided to stay in Tokyo. She is taking a nice break from work, and quite possibly, a nice break from Takuin. :)

Chopin used to advise his students to practice only 45 minutes for every hour. With the remaining 15 minutes, his advice was for the student to do something entirely different. Take a walk through nature, read a book, look at paintings, etc.

I wonder – assuming we are speaking of the spiritual journey – what people do with their 15 minutes?

It would be nice to hear from other readers, “What do you do with your spare 15 minutes?” So to speak.

]]> By: Steve Mills http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-1251 Steve Mills Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:46:58 +0000 http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/#comment-1251 I think that times where we grow need to be balanced by times where we can just Be. It is good to just spend time with ourselves, doing what we enjoy and let the new realizations that we have obtained to fully emerge and develop. I think that times where we grow need to be balanced by times where we can just Be. It is good to just spend time with ourselves, doing what we enjoy and let the new realizations that we have obtained to fully emerge and develop.

]]> By: Tom Stine http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-1247 Tom Stine Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:28:30 +0000 http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/#comment-1247 @Akemi I love that you are a spiritual entrepreneur. I think in many respects we agree: life is LIFE. We use the term spiritual, but it is the same thing. I would also tend to agree that spiritual growth is related to being. Knowing yourself through and through, that's spiritual growth. @Akemi I love that you are a spiritual entrepreneur. I think in many respects we agree: life is LIFE. We use the term spiritual, but it is the same thing. I would also tend to agree that spiritual growth is related to being. Knowing yourself through and through, that’s spiritual growth.

]]> By: Tom Stine http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-1245 Tom Stine Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:24:40 +0000 http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/#comment-1245 @Writer Dad I hadn't thought of us like plants, but the analogy is perfect. My pleasure. :-) @Writer Dad I hadn’t thought of us like plants, but the analogy is perfect. My pleasure. :-)

]]> By: Akemi "spiritual entrepreneur" Yes to Me http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-1241 Akemi "spiritual entrepreneur" Yes to Me Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:34:08 +0000 http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/#comment-1241 We are spiritual being, so everything we experience is spiritual, I think. (Some people seem to wonder why an intuitive like me writes about entrepreneurship, but for me, it's very spiritual -- it's about embracing challenges and expanding) And spiritual growth is about being. Although it may appear to take a lot of doing, like meditation, it's essentially about being. A little vacation can be a great reminder for that. We are spiritual being, so everything we experience is spiritual, I think. (Some people seem to wonder why an intuitive like me writes about entrepreneurship, but for me, it’s very spiritual — it’s about embracing challenges and expanding)

And spiritual growth is about being. Although it may appear to take a lot of doing, like meditation, it’s essentially about being. A little vacation can be a great reminder for that.

]]> By: Writer Dad http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-1238 Writer Dad Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:07:33 +0000 http://tomstine.com/enjoying-the-summer/#comment-1238 We're a lot like plants. We need the sun and the water. I guess the rest is like our shade. Thank you. We’re a lot like plants. We need the sun and the water. I guess the rest is like our shade. Thank you.

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