tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103130642024-03-13T14:07:34.037-05:00Child of Illusion"In the post-meditative experience become a child of illusion" is a slogan from the Tibetan mind training tradition. We engage the world as we experience it all the while realizing that reality is not as it seems to be.Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.comBlogger6382125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-4194300383613649972014-11-05T12:47:00.002-06:002014-11-05T12:47:43.701-06:00Sigh.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-79117132905539880112014-11-02T23:50:00.002-06:002014-11-02T23:50:53.322-06:00Something very important to remember:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-18648461426189669902013-12-24T13:53:00.001-06:002013-12-24T13:53:17.007-06:00Joy!Blessings of the season to everyone on this wonderful Christmas Eve!<br />
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The painting is by Marcel Rieder (1862 -1942)<br />
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Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-83944211529257469732013-07-17T17:14:00.003-05:002013-07-17T17:14:52.369-05:00Just listen to somebody making sense here!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="275" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ONEcoq9pjac" width="420"></iframe>Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-47524740862179622322013-07-14T06:23:00.003-05:002013-07-14T06:23:30.649-05:00So very painful<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-56823980917375237382013-07-04T16:04:00.001-05:002013-07-04T16:04:23.760-05:00Interesting news from Iceland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://topinfopost.com/2013/07/04/iceland-puts-forward-bill-to-grant-snowden-citizenship"><span style="font-size: large;">Iceland Puts Forward Bill To Grant Snowden Citizenship</span></a><br />
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I have a lot of respect for Iceland. After all, during their economic crisis they bailed out their homeowners instead of their bankers.<br />
~~~Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-16467818079112329722013-07-01T22:18:00.001-05:002013-07-02T05:57:39.657-05:00Yes.Whatever else anyone may think of Jimmy Carter, he is most assuredly a true Christian.<br />
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AND (while I'm on the subject), if we had continued with his energy policy, we wouldn't be in the mess we're in today in that regard.<br />
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<br />Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-469923136593010462013-06-28T20:50:00.001-05:002013-06-28T20:50:03.279-05:00Good point. Yes, indeed; good point.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-69211708297219535152013-06-28T02:12:00.003-05:002013-06-28T02:12:50.047-05:00Excellent point!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-11783067715033715122013-05-25T19:23:00.003-05:002013-05-25T19:23:46.246-05:00Well, there you go.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-32729975322375763162013-05-17T19:28:00.000-05:002013-05-17T19:28:32.412-05:00Oh, this is rich!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-55004588208353321002013-05-12T10:39:00.002-05:002013-05-12T10:39:45.665-05:00A very important factor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-25375509098744537562013-05-10T19:46:00.003-05:002013-05-10T19:46:50.883-05:00Simply beyond beliefThis problem of religious bias in the military needs to be fixed. Really, it does.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7XKmb_Z97J0?rel=0" width="420"></iframe>Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-78335073863739680172013-05-09T13:54:00.001-05:002013-05-09T13:54:27.408-05:00A simple question and a good one<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QJtjqLUHYoY?rel=0" width="420"></iframe>Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-74160141392055700172013-05-08T06:28:00.001-05:002013-05-08T06:28:28.086-05:00How do they sleep at night, anyway?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-54025851306229685762013-04-05T17:53:00.002-05:002013-04-05T17:53:33.828-05:00Once more with feeling...I've probably posted this before. Never mind. It needs to be posted over and over and shouted from the housetops as well.<br />
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<br />Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-29144139559449924282013-04-04T09:25:00.001-05:002013-04-04T09:25:59.636-05:00Indeed.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-92154366692066265242013-03-23T19:14:00.002-05:002013-03-23T19:14:47.174-05:00Ha! Well here you GO!I literally laughed out loud when I found this:<br />
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<br />Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-25757271514010977812013-03-21T06:46:00.001-05:002013-03-21T06:46:11.463-05:00Fairly obvious, actually....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-2468775871375060212013-03-18T08:05:00.002-05:002013-03-18T08:05:47.739-05:00Okay. Here you go:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-30529653617986143092013-03-17T08:19:00.001-05:002013-03-17T08:19:07.757-05:00Something to mess with your head<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-61656794284321149792013-03-13T07:23:00.001-05:002013-03-13T07:23:10.521-05:00Good point Not only good, excellent point:<br />
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<br />Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-8799601039362654342013-03-12T08:06:00.000-05:002013-03-12T08:06:01.050-05:00Is this rich or what?Excellent. Simply excellent.<br />
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<br />Ellie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-9251023496552447802013-03-09T19:27:00.003-06:002013-03-09T19:28:01.352-06:00When to get helpSome really good points are made here through all the snark!<br />
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