tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post2503136570769010250..comments2023-10-28T04:53:32.505-07:00Comments on View From The Northern Wall: The Absent Tea Masterchristopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201537517464996231noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-57987561243861732952010-05-14T22:28:21.471-07:002010-05-14T22:28:21.471-07:00Now, this is beter,
makes me feel a little calmer...Now, this is beter, <br />makes me feel a little calmer.jozienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10212900310477832041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-51075579858359184582010-05-14T13:58:00.804-07:002010-05-14T13:58:00.804-07:00Ritual is the drama of incantation. You cannot ha...Ritual is the drama of incantation. You cannot have magic without it. This means if you wish your religion to have accessible power you had better find a meaningful set of rituals. It is not the ritual you dislike, my friend, it is that the rituals are meaningless for you and you dislike meaningless gestures.<br /><br />I read a German theologian once, who said, "you need effective prayer. If your prayer is not effective then consider firing that God and hiring a new one who will answer prayer."christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201537517464996231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-63989943623568818822010-05-14T13:32:42.251-07:002010-05-14T13:32:42.251-07:00I love that tea is ceremony! It is the ritual of t...I love that tea is ceremony! It is the ritual of things that so often draws me (in everything but religion, go figure). But I do not love coffee as much as I love the ritual of it, and I find comfort in something that does remain the same, has worked for the ancients as it does for the young.Wine and Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06778785233226804217noreply@blogger.com