tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post6560482691822775491..comments2015-12-30T10:33:25.534+00:00Comments on Throw yourself like seed: U+ A Unitarian way of lifeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248358840390936013noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-34843855303761606782013-04-16T12:59:19.692+01:002013-04-16T12:59:19.692+01:00this is great, thanksthis is great, thanksben morettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06085052884575099166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-47967368854798265482012-09-21T03:33:09.084+01:002012-09-21T03:33:09.084+01:00Thanks for posting this. Our small group is going ...Thanks for posting this. Our small group is going to discuss U+ next week as our topic. I hope it will inspire us to live more deeply and intentionally.Cindyfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728273228767187338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-26439130784881336112012-09-18T17:46:24.077+01:002012-09-18T17:46:24.077+01:00Kurt
I think you're correct. Dismantling repr...Kurt<br /><br />I think you're correct. Dismantling repressive institutions must be our goal if justice is our vision. I think the justice teaching is could be strengthened to make that point explicit and the practices need to be updated with a greater emphasis on justice and especially the systematic causes of injustice.<br /><br />Many thanks for that helpful comment.<br /><br />AndyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01248358840390936013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-76292576688783513562012-09-18T17:40:30.521+01:002012-09-18T17:40:30.521+01:00Hi Patrick. The order of practices is not meant to...Hi Patrick. The order of practices is not meant to imply their importance. They are all essential parts of the puzzle.<br /><br />I say Unitarian because I serve in the UK, where there is no Unitarian Universalism. There was never a strong Universalist movement with which to merge!<br /><br />Feel free to change Unitarian to Unitarian Universalist - search and replace! I'd ask that the name be kept U+, rather than UU+. I like the sound-alike between 'U+' and 'You+' - the potential to be 'you' and so much more!<br /><br />AndyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01248358840390936013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-70363125995930550002012-09-18T15:15:25.271+01:002012-09-18T15:15:25.271+01:00I think that this is an excellent approach for man...I think that this is an excellent approach for many. I probably couldn't subscribe because of the placement of dietary restrictions in the number one spot. But that should not deter others. I am mildly troubled by the insistence on Unitarian--a passing nod in the introductory material to Unitarian Universalism not withstanding. Is this just lazy shorthand because out name is such a mouthful, or is it a spiritual statement of its own? Actually a lot of what is described is equally empowered by our Universalist heritage, particularly as it evolved to embrace and respect world religious and spiritual practices in the 20th Century. Unitarians, fixated so long on Humanism, were actually slower to embrace spiritual practices.Patrick Murfinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191688376908660270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-20282586108448233312012-09-17T19:00:49.061+01:002012-09-17T19:00:49.061+01:00I am going to try this again. I wrote a comment y...I am going to try this again. I wrote a comment yesterday, but it seems that it did not "take." I appreciate this site and think it is long needed, particularly since the Congregation of Abraxas has long passed.<br /><br />One concern I have, however, and one that I think is relevant for UUism in general is the lack of a cogent commitment to political analyis and structural dismantling/transformation of the institutions that are so repressive today. This lack it evident in the "Teachings" here which encourage the idea that it is the individual ("each person") who we support in our justice work. The times are too difficult, and too thoroughly dominated by vast institutions (corporations, e.g.) to imagine that our focus for justice must be to liberate individuals.<br /> Further,in Practices, I believe that a deeply spiritual path must include some kind of regular engagement in the work of social/economic/political transformation. I doubt that 70 hours per year is adequate.<br /> I plan on connecting on this site--and I will add in those commitments on my own path.<br /> Blessings, Rev. Kurt A. Kuhwald Rev. Kurt Arthur Kuhwaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08301877738573906825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-9092339486231710302012-09-17T03:30:23.303+01:002012-09-17T03:30:23.303+01:00Impressive. This has much to offer. Hope this spre...Impressive. This has much to offer. Hope this spreads far and wide. A worthy approach to life and the bigger questions therein. -- BillAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01050706758393005205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-3603890367639656972012-09-17T03:26:28.479+01:002012-09-17T03:26:28.479+01:00I think this is fantastic. I am seriously going to...I think this is fantastic. I am seriously going to think about offering this up to my congregation. I would love to see you develop a more formal program to help people work towards these goals. I have been wanting something like this for a long time. Thank you for making it happen!plaidshoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16142207220763458093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-37417540997710448692012-09-17T02:50:31.515+01:002012-09-17T02:50:31.515+01:00I am glad that Rev. Pakula has fleshed out a path ...I am glad that Rev. Pakula has fleshed out a path with some rigor.<br /><br />I find one critical lack, for my own commitment, and frankly I feel for UUism as well, and that is located in both Teachings and Practices: Transformational (Revolutionary) Political Engagement. "Working for a more just world," as an expression of the necessary inclusion of action for a "just world," is not direct, nor specific, nor appropriate enough for our times. The Global Storm is great, and it calls us to disciplined engagement that, for me, cannot be separated from my spiritual practice.<br /><br />I also find a further addition in regarding the same due to the llimitation of the definiton to the opportunity for "each person" has an opportunity to fulfill their potential: Commitment to understanding/analysis of human systems that have contributed to our global unraveling and working for their transformation/dismantling.<br /><br />I'd be interested to know, Andy, what your thoughts are about what I am raising.Rev. Kurt Arthur Kuhwaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08301877738573906825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-76733956498363924882012-09-17T02:44:52.184+01:002012-09-17T02:44:52.184+01:00I am a relatively new UU (2008). However I do mos...I am a relatively new UU (2008). However I do most of this - and what I don't do is mostly dictated by lack of money. I buy organic and free-trade when possible (and the more people buy - the cheaper it gets) and I buy Made in the USA when feasible too. I am a little lacking in the spiritual practices - so that will be my goal. The volunteerism aspect - I am already at my limit (or beyond).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13264288682143202647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-20996680410013060012012-09-16T20:43:21.571+01:002012-09-16T20:43:21.571+01:00That's an impressive vision of 'doing Unit...That's an impressive vision of 'doing Unitarianism' - I like it a lot ('like' probably not being the right word). I'd be interested to see this blogged about as people take part.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10663798316168079940noreply@blogger.com