tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post3834225414458643403..comments2023-12-18T17:32:03.325+00:00Comments on Kindred of the Quiet Way: Plain dress November - finding the flow of what is naturalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-6020324545010283582014-05-29T23:54:07.994+01:002014-05-29T23:54:07.994+01:00:0) God bless your walk into freedom! x:0) God bless your walk into freedom! xPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-21588113252964387092014-05-29T21:41:54.128+01:002014-05-29T21:41:54.128+01:00I actually had a copy of the Tao of pooh back in t...I actually had a copy of the Tao of pooh back in the 80's. I was so different then. I think maybe in some ways more true to myself. I like some things about me now better but I'm glad I have this time to widen the view!Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-10578086396966553722014-05-29T21:33:06.781+01:002014-05-29T21:33:06.781+01:00I've never read that book. Maybe I should. Lik...I've never read that book. Maybe I should. Like you I started out in a Pentecostal type environment and then discovered the plain and strictness of the Mennonites and also the closed off brethren, all who don't appreciate any writers outside of the Christian circle. It 's taken me years to realize that their way is not my way and that I should actually call myself a Quaker. Don't know what all happened to me, I used to glean from many sources before and could relate to anything. I'm glad it hasn't all left me and that I've freed myself from that which God has not made for me. Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-9898003687929267212010-11-08T16:03:50.158+00:002010-11-08T16:03:50.158+00:00AA Milne is good medicine!AA Milne is good medicine!Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-29261806099911302392010-11-08T15:35:35.814+00:002010-11-08T15:35:35.814+00:00Having been meditating on the Tao Te Ching for a w...Having been meditating on the Tao Te Ching for a while, I was given the book 'The Tao of Pooh and the Te of Piglet' for my birthday and I can't put it down. A lovely introduction to Taoism wrapped in the wonderful guise of AA Milne's characters. Next summer I want to take it to the Ashdown Forest (the original setting of the Winnie the Pooh stories) and read it there!<br /><br />I highly recommend the book (although there are a couple of exceedingly harsh criticisms of the Puritans). Once my Mac is fixed, I might do a series on my blog from it to give everyone a flavour...it is so simple, light-hearted and full of wisdom at the same time - just like that silly old bear!<br />Meadowsage xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-47172299561359575292010-11-06T18:30:52.106+00:002010-11-06T18:30:52.106+00:00Er... 'posting' even...Er... 'posting' even...Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-17561752461985381992010-11-06T18:30:18.807+00:002010-11-06T18:30:18.807+00:00Hi MarilynAnn! Seems to be a Tao moment. Another ...Hi MarilynAnn! Seems to be a Tao moment. Another friend was psoting about it on Facebook. :0)Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-37821224418983606112010-11-06T17:48:08.039+00:002010-11-06T17:48:08.039+00:00I love the Tao as well. It is fascinating that it...I love the Tao as well. It is fascinating that it means a road, path and 'the way to heaven' according to the introduction to my own version (Timothy Freke). In fact I think I will pop off and do a post on my own blog on that!DaisyAnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12680034482022415405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-18176795986076606382010-11-05T18:27:00.351+00:002010-11-05T18:27:00.351+00:00Waving! Hi Jaimie! xWaving! Hi Jaimie! xPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-66234779302290661982010-11-05T18:11:06.776+00:002010-11-05T18:11:06.776+00:00Great post Pen! I picked up a copy of Tao Te Ching...Great post Pen! I picked up a copy of Tao Te Ching in the discount section of the bookstore and was impressed with it's wisdom. <br />I live a pretty simple life, not in the style of plain that you do, but very simple nonetheless. I love the spiritual "peace and quiet" it brings to my soul. And you are right, it's not primarily about externals, but it's funny how it begins to manifest that way, once the teachings become a part of us. <br />Have a blessed day Pen!<br />Love JaimieJaimiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044756167663446558noreply@blogger.com