Comments on: Sitting Beneath the Buddha with Barbara Bush http://matadorchange.com/sitting-beneath-the-buddha-with-barbara-bush Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:30:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Gabriela http://matadorchange.com/sitting-beneath-the-buddha-with-barbara-bush/comment-page-1#comment-4594 Gabriela Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:03:07 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=1360#comment-4594 I loved this post, Julie! I've done yoga with Russell Simmons a few times and I've always been amazed at how much people respect him beyond his celebrity status...He is truly one of the most active members of the yoga center, and it seems like he always manages to bridge gaps and bring vastly different people together in the name of justice and spirituality. This sounds like it was such a cool event! I loved this post, Julie! I’ve done yoga with Russell Simmons a few times and I’ve always been amazed at how much people respect him beyond his celebrity status…He is truly one of the most active members of the yoga center, and it seems like he always manages to bridge gaps and bring vastly different people together in the name of justice and spirituality. This sounds like it was such a cool event!

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]]> By: david miller http://matadorchange.com/sitting-beneath-the-buddha-with-barbara-bush/comment-page-1#comment-4589 david miller Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:04:06 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=1360#comment-4589 julie, i felt like i was right there with you. thanks so much for this post. julie, i felt like i was right there with you.

thanks so much for this post.

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]]> By: Turner http://matadorchange.com/sitting-beneath-the-buddha-with-barbara-bush/comment-page-1#comment-4572 Turner Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:44:36 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=1360#comment-4572 I too thought this was a dream at first. Wow, great opportunity. I too thought this was a dream at first. Wow, great opportunity.

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]]> By: Lola http://matadorchange.com/sitting-beneath-the-buddha-with-barbara-bush/comment-page-1#comment-4560 Lola Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:09:45 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=1360#comment-4560 Inspiring indeed. Thanks so much for this. As different as we all are, our propensity to rush to judgment, to delineate and box people up remains a major similarity and one of man’s greatest weaknesses. This is one of the reasons why I love the E.E. Cummings quote below. “To be nobody but yourself in a world that’s doing its best to make you someone else is to fight the hardest battle you’re ever going to fight. Never stop fighting”. Powerful. Inspiring indeed. Thanks so much for this.

As different as we all are, our propensity to rush to judgment, to delineate and box people up remains a major similarity and one of man’s greatest weaknesses.

This is one of the reasons why I love the E.E. Cummings quote below.

“To be nobody but yourself in a world that’s doing its best to make you someone else is to fight the hardest battle you’re ever going to fight. Never stop fighting”.

Powerful.

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]]> By: Lola http://matadorchange.com/sitting-beneath-the-buddha-with-barbara-bush/comment-page-1#comment-4559 Lola Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:08:22 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=1360#comment-4559 Inspiring indeed. Thanks so much for this. As different as we all are, our propensity to rush to judgment, to delineate and box people up remains one of man's greatest weaknesses. This is one of the reasons why I love the E.E. Cummings quote below. "To be nobody but yourself in a world that's doing its best to make you someone else is to find the hardest battle you're ever going to fight. Never stop fighting". Powerful. Inspiring indeed. Thanks so much for this.

As different as we all are, our propensity to rush to judgment, to delineate and box people up remains one of man’s greatest weaknesses.

This is one of the reasons why I love the E.E. Cummings quote below.

“To be nobody but yourself in a world that’s doing its best to make you someone else is to find the hardest battle you’re ever going to fight. Never stop fighting”.

Powerful.

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]]> By: Kate http://matadorchange.com/sitting-beneath-the-buddha-with-barbara-bush/comment-page-1#comment-4557 Kate Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:00:47 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=1360#comment-4557 Right on, Julie. This is a great piece. Can't wait to read more about this experience! Right on, Julie. This is a great piece. Can’t wait to read more about this experience!

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]]> By: Abbie http://matadorchange.com/sitting-beneath-the-buddha-with-barbara-bush/comment-page-1#comment-4555 Abbie Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:50:53 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=1360#comment-4555 How cool that you got to interact with all of those inspiring people! And I think we all have preconceived notions about people in the public eye (celebrities, athletes, politicians), it's (unfortunately) human nature. Like it was said in earlier comments, the important thing to take from it is to recognize that we do have these ideas/judgements and figure out what to do about it. How cool that you got to interact with all of those inspiring people! And I think we all have preconceived notions about people in the public eye (celebrities, athletes, politicians), it’s (unfortunately) human nature. Like it was said in earlier comments, the important thing to take from it is to recognize that we do have these ideas/judgements and figure out what to do about it.

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]]> By: susan http://matadorchange.com/sitting-beneath-the-buddha-with-barbara-bush/comment-page-1#comment-4554 susan Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:14:44 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=1360#comment-4554 Wow, Julie! What an incredible read....it just hits on so many truths. The beauty of it all is the universe will keep providing us lesson after lesson so we can grow deeper in our understanding of all these things and transform how we go about living in this world full of so much...everything. It's also quite an honor to have been invited to be there in the first place, so don't forget to shine in the acknowledgement of all the great things you are working towards. It's a delicate balance we all walk. Wow, Julie! What an incredible read….it just hits on so many truths. The beauty of it all is the universe will keep providing us lesson after lesson so we can grow deeper in our understanding of all these things and transform how we go about living in this world full of so much…everything.

It’s also quite an honor to have been invited to be there in the first place, so don’t forget to shine in the acknowledgement of all the great things you are working towards. It’s a delicate balance we all walk.

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]]> By: Christine http://matadorchange.com/sitting-beneath-the-buddha-with-barbara-bush/comment-page-1#comment-4553 Christine Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:46:10 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=1360#comment-4553 I agree with Reeti's point about something you just said in another post, Julie, about the fact that we all have pre-conceived notions, and really, the worst aspect of that is that we forget that we all have them. I think the biggest challenge for our generation has to do with finding that common ground, getting to the root of what is beneficial for literally all people, and moving past the idea that one must be torn down in order for another to rise up. It is a huge paradigm shift that I know many people are working on every single day, and we can easily fall back to our old ways. But I think it is important to keep our eye on that prize, and not let the naysayers keep us down. Thanks for this post, Julie. I agree with Reeti’s point about something you just said in another post, Julie, about the fact that we all have pre-conceived notions, and really, the worst aspect of that is that we forget that we all have them.

I think the biggest challenge for our generation has to do with finding that common ground, getting to the root of what is beneficial for literally all people, and moving past the idea that one must be torn down in order for another to rise up. It is a huge paradigm shift that I know many people are working on every single day, and we can easily fall back to our old ways. But I think it is important to keep our eye on that prize, and not let the naysayers keep us down.

Thanks for this post, Julie.

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]]> By: Hal Amen http://matadorchange.com/sitting-beneath-the-buddha-with-barbara-bush/comment-page-1#comment-4552 Hal Amen Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:20:42 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=1360#comment-4552 When I started reading I thought you were describing a dream! Amazing. When I started reading I thought you were describing a dream! Amazing.

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