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Title: Sufism
Post by: Michael on August 11, 2011, 09:56:53 PM

This article is by Denis Wright, one of Julie's previous supervisors, who was an expert in Asian Religions. He is currently dying of a brain tumour, and has been posting some interesting stuff. He has had an extended life due to some new drug, but it is not expected to last much longer.

It's a great piece, full of quotes.

http://deniswright.blogspot.com/2011/07/learning-from-sufis.html

Title: Re: Sufism
Post by: Taimyr on August 11, 2011, 10:45:05 PM

Ouch, dark text on black background. Will have to get a computer for that.

Title: Re: Sufism
Post by: Nichi on August 12, 2011, 06:56:47 AM

Thanks for this, M. I think I'm going to try to "Friend' him  on FB.

Title: Re: Sufism
Post by: Michael on August 12, 2011, 11:53:45 PM

Quote from: Nichi on August 12, 2011, 06:56:47 AM

I think I'm going to try to "Friend' him  on FB.

Julie tells me that's not such a good idea - it's a long story, but don't expect to converse with the man who wrote that stuff - he is strictly trivia on Facebook and Twitter.

Title: Re: Sufism
Post by: Nichi on August 13, 2011, 01:33:00 AM

Quote from: Michael on August 12, 2011, 11:53:45 PM

Julie tells me that's not such a good idea -

Oops, the deed was done soon after I posted this yesterday.

Title: Re: Sufism
Post by: Michael on August 13, 2011, 02:39:59 AM

It's not such a good idea if you expect something meaningful, otherwise it's fine.

Title: Re: Sufism
Post by: Nichi on August 13, 2011, 03:35:26 AM

Quote from: Michael on August 13, 2011, 02:39:59 AM

It's not such a good idea if you expect something meaningful, otherwise it's fine.

Understood. I will keep a watch over my expectations.
I'm no monument to profundity myself on FB!

Title: Re: Sufism
Post by: Michael on August 13, 2011, 09:37:51 AM

He seems to have a view that FB and Twitter are for very superficial, and mostly family, communications. I think he gets this idea from his partner, who loves FB for trivial discourse.

Title: Re: Sufism
Post by: Nichi on August 13, 2011, 11:24:20 AM

FB is superficial, no doubt. (Twitter is much worse.) I've regretted many times pouring any attention on it since my return to Virginia. But it all depends on how one has populated one's Friends list.  (I made many mistakes there, myself.)

At any rate, a "light-hearted" Denis Wright still reveals his spirit, in my view... So I have no regrets.