janechin asks How does one attain a happy blending of the head and the heart?
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June 26, 2008 at 17:55 livsimpl asks What is the conflict between head and heart?
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June 26, 2008 at 17:57 robdubya “What the head makes cloudy, the head makes very clear…..” – New York Minute, Eagles
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June 26, 2008 at 17:59 livsimpl ?
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June 26, 2008 at 18:00 Luna Tick says I don’t claim to know, but wouldn’t it take more than 140 characters to explain? 
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June 26, 2008 at 18:01 robdubya SORRY, what the head makes cloudy, the HEART makes very clear…….
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June 26, 2008 at 18:31 codyrobert says lead with your heart, follow with your head
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June 26, 2008 at 20:07 janechin says an example is someone who is said to be materialistic vs. one who is said to be “spiritual”.
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June 26, 2008 at 20:08 janechin says another example I’m thinking of is whether one can blend business approach with spiritual approach.
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June 26, 2008 at 20:08 janechin has seen ego-bashing by so-called gurus who claim to be enlightened. I think we have egos for specific reasons and it’s all about perspective.
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June 26, 2008 at 20:39 nethead asks ego is what makes mankind; for good or bad
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June 26, 2008 at 20:39 nethead asks or womankind 
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June 26, 2008 at 21:49 gassho says ego is software to live in this world. it’s needed. best kept in check by spiritual bird’s eye view.
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June 26, 2008 at 21:54 gassho says head & heart aren’t incompatible, neither is material & spiritual. i’m a soulpreneur for instance & that’s service marked.
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June 26, 2008 at 21:55 gassho says b4 the heart let’s look at brain: 2 hemispheres, with band of nerves in middle, corpus callosum designed to let 2 hemis communicate.
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June 26, 2008 at 21:56 gassho says whole brain thinking, not lopsided 1 or the other. wholeness can start right in the brain & continue to the heart.
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June 26, 2008 at 21:57 gassho says will get back to you on heart.
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June 26, 2008 at 22:05 gassho says the heart is mystical. the sufis have an expression “see with the eyes of the heart” which i love & attempt to live by.
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June 26, 2008 at 22:09 gassho says the heart has an intelligence all of its own
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June 26, 2008 at 22:10 gassho says when we cultivate deeper brain waves thru various practices the heart opens & leads.
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June 26, 2008 at 22:33 janechin wants to find a happy blend of head and heart where both contribute to one’s conscious evolution
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June 26, 2008 at 22:34 janechin says gassho indeed I also am exploring the concept of the Heart Mind.
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June 26, 2008 at 22:48 livsimpl What are everyone’s thoughts on spirituality and/or organized religion? Just curious.
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June 26, 2008 at 22:56 janechin thinks an analogy is critical thinking and science. one (science) is supposed to foster another (thinking) but sometimes cause becomes the effect.
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June 26, 2008 at 23:12 gassho says livsimpl ne’er the twain shall meet. spirituality is the essence of religion which is a distorted outer husk, unfortunately.
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June 26, 2008 at 23:13 janechin says i’m not sure i agree, gassho … spirituality is a desired effect of religion and is more cause-effect than 2 tracks aiming to meet
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June 26, 2008 at 23:17 livsimpl I agree w/ janechin. New question: what is spirituality? Is it a belief in God? Discuss.
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June 26, 2008 at 23:19 gassho says religion doesn’t give true access to spirituality. it could but it’s become too rigid & authoritarian. it may aim at spirituality but misses
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June 26, 2008 at 23:19 livsimpl gasso – That’s a fairly broad statement considering how many different types of religions there are out there.
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June 26, 2008 at 23:20 gassho says theism isn’t necessarily a component of spirituality.
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June 26, 2008 at 23:20 gassho says it’s broad but ppl are leaving religions in droves. why?
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June 26, 2008 at 23:21 gassho says all i’m saying is that the pulpit isn’t serving the way it was designed. it could, but there’s too much dogma.
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June 26, 2008 at 23:29 livsimpl Out of curiosity, how *should* the pulpit be used?
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June 26, 2008 at 23:32 gassho says i’m not a *shouder* as they say don’t should on yerself.
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June 26, 2008 at 23:32 gassho says since you asked tho: to access spirituality.
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June 26, 2008 at 23:53 janechin thinks the original intent of religion is to create access to spirituality, but ego loves to set up structures and rites, and behold, religion.
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June 26, 2008 at 23:53 janechin thinks and religions themselves aren’t necessarily antithetical to attaining spirituality, but ego loves to interpret, and behold, fundamentalism.
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June 26, 2008 at 23:54 AmberCadabra thinks janechin and i will get along just fine
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June 27, 2008 at 03:31 janechin asks and who says we can’t go deep in 140 characters or less (Ok some of us write multiple strings but STILL!)