8.6.14
– Be politically incorrect!
Be a rebel, in your own way, even going against other contemporary (so-called) revolutionaries……
– Just find something else to try out!
– Mohallas
– Instantaneity
– Nissim Mannathukkaren
– T.M. Krishna
– Prophets as ‘naysayers’!
– Building frustration tolerance through sports
– Robert Flaherty
– “The World Before Her”
– Eponymous
– Mythology/biblical Studies (ancient) » Theology (medieval) » Philosophy (modern) » Critical Theory (post-modern)
– Movies:
Eyes Wide Shut
Sex, guilt & death – where is love in all of this?? What does marriage mean in this context?
9.6.14
– Buck the trend!
– Headhunters
– Passion for the field, professional competence & social skills
– My self + my world + my GOD = my life
– I am almost 35 years old, & I don’t even know what I am going to do in the future……! 😦
– Think. Pray. Love.
– Philosophy as inter-cultural & trans-religious theology
– Post-modern Platonism
– Should I stay completely outside the system?
Should I collaborate with the system as a freelancer?
Should I get into the system?
System – church, academia, NGOs etc.
– Should/can I compromise my identity (contemplative, maverick, autodidact) in order to fulfill the mission to meet a genuine need (education, philosophy, spirituality) in society?
– Am I wasting my life/burying my talents?
– Should I stop all formal ministry – fortnightly small group meetings?
– Maybe freedom (from making a living) is not without its disadvantages, after all!
– But what about the ordinary/lay people who are not in academia/seminary – who will teach/guide them??
But I am never again going after people to help/serve, when they themselves are not motivated by concern for their own growth!
– Passive seeker
– Does the shepherd need the sheep?
– Spirituality + philosophy = theology!
– I will live, believe & love among few others now. After I die, my spirit (life, words, etc.) will spread and work in & through many more……!
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