Comments on: Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai – If you are seeking Allah http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/04/16/shah-abdul-latif-bhitai-if-you-are-seeking-allah/ Sacred Poetry from Around the World Tue, 21 May 2013 18:51:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Duane Tucker http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/04/16/shah-abdul-latif-bhitai-if-you-are-seeking-allah/#comment-53505 Duane Tucker Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:27:42 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=1955#comment-53505 Great image Ivan, Religion as base camp! Great image Ivan,

Religion as base camp!

]]> By: patricia Taylor http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/04/16/shah-abdul-latif-bhitai-if-you-are-seeking-allah/#comment-53490 patricia Taylor Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:47:53 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=1955#comment-53490 Good Tuesday Morning Ivan, from here in Australia. It made me think of Thomas Merton, or was it Bede Griffith? Whoever it was reminded us that Religion is simply the pathway or guide to the Greater Truth. There may come a time when you leave religion behind and just dwell in the Presence itself. blessings, Trish Good Tuesday Morning Ivan, from here in Australia.
It made me think of Thomas Merton, or was it Bede Griffith? Whoever it was reminded us that Religion is simply the pathway or guide to the Greater Truth. There may come a time when you leave religion behind and just dwell in the Presence itself.
blessings,
Trish

]]> By: Megan Hughes http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/04/16/shah-abdul-latif-bhitai-if-you-are-seeking-allah/#comment-53488 Megan Hughes Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:14:44 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=1955#comment-53488 I liked this poem - and was interested in your thoughts about the institutional church as the base camp and the insight that many do not choose to climb the mountain. I think this is true but I am not sure that it is a solitary task. We rely on the encouragement and support of other 'climbers' to help us keep seeing and to keep climbing and also to support us when we have lost sight of the peak. I think that there is very little in this journey that is solitary - and I think if it is it can be seen as deficient because we build our insights upon the insights of others. Therefore anything that relies only on our own solitary insight is journey could be seen as lacking depth. Is this not the purpose of this blog Ivan? Anyway thanks for helping me think and reflect upon this! Megan I liked this poem – and was interested in your thoughts about the institutional church as the base camp and the insight that many do not choose to climb the mountain.
I think this is true but I am not sure that it is a solitary task. We rely on the encouragement and support of other ‘climbers’ to help us keep seeing and to keep climbing and also to support us when we have lost sight of the peak.
I think that there is very little in this journey that is solitary – and I think if it is it can be seen as deficient because we build our insights upon the insights of others. Therefore anything that relies only on our own solitary insight is journey could be seen as lacking depth.
Is this not the purpose of this blog Ivan?
Anyway thanks for helping me think and reflect upon this!
Megan

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