tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post5226640852283933677..comments2023-09-01T05:13:19.649-04:00Comments on the Contrary Goddess: The Wisdom of InsecurityCGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04542303804886924280noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-87749026208352914632007-09-04T01:33:00.000-04:002007-09-04T01:33:00.000-04:00Where can i get this book from ?The Wisdom of Inse...Where can i get this book from ?<BR/>The Wisdom of Insecurity by Allan Watts. I have been searching for long here in India.... but i m unable to find this book in any of the bookstores here... can u help me out.<BR/><BR/>~kk<BR/>+919881729232~kkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16389293118882732781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-8268497339918829092007-07-14T13:46:00.000-04:002007-07-14T13:46:00.000-04:00I've left this up on top for a good while partly b...I've left this up on top for a good while partly because I think it is really important. I'm especially taken with the wisdom of insecurity -- Alan Watts has a book by that name -- that we need it, for productive and compassionate reasons.CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542303804886924280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-63521146869691680442007-07-14T13:02:00.000-04:002007-07-14T13:02:00.000-04:00Hey CG--As always, I love your take, and it's fun ...Hey CG--As always, I love your take, and it's fun to riff on a topic with you. <BR/><BR/>I agree with your indictment of entitlement--we have been taught to expect someone or something to take care of our problems and this is perhaps the biggest hurdle to us ever forming self-reliant communities of contributing, inter-dependant individuals.zanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213755943592855193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-78723331453489542052007-07-11T15:23:00.000-04:002007-07-11T15:23:00.000-04:00its worth holding onto some knowlege, stories from...its worth holding onto some knowlege, stories from people no longer here, their garden and horsewise experience, much missed.clairesgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717145894222550969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-70795443902659952652007-07-11T10:41:00.000-04:002007-07-11T10:41:00.000-04:00Thanks, CG!Thanks, CG!Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878724196098024140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-53809491268956662902007-07-10T00:11:00.000-04:002007-07-10T00:11:00.000-04:00A post full of wisdom by the CG I so admire.If hum...A post full of wisdom by the CG I so admire.<BR/><BR/>If humans are to survive the inevitable collapse, it's people like you who will be among them.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01306857757487429447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-17717030440118898612007-07-09T12:13:00.000-04:002007-07-09T12:13:00.000-04:00When I get right down to it, after chasing away ev...When I get right down to it, after chasing away everything I possess, what gets to me is the ability or inability to feed, shelter and protect myself. I suppose this probably drives my need to garden more than anything - this being considered serious lunacy where I live as it's better to go to the gym, shop or have my nails done, right? This all translates into the ability to understand my Heather Jefferieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05590391262194548880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-90212364208204450872007-07-09T09:55:00.000-04:002007-07-09T09:55:00.000-04:00This post touches on a lot of things that I've bee...This post touches on a lot of things that I've been experiencing and thinking about lately. Hands-on skills, real value, real love.Madcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966173518099250557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977441.post-51843667449238184452007-07-09T02:07:00.000-04:002007-07-09T02:07:00.000-04:00It`s exactly what I`m thinking about constantly. I...It`s exactly what I`m thinking about constantly. It`s how I want to live (so badly!), and I think living in small communities in harmony with your given environment is our way (out). I think and value about my skills and I question myself how good I am in one thing or another. What skills do I have that are valuable to community? What should I learn or deepen my knowledge in? There are many Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344658275836565219noreply@blogger.com