tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589866312350199147.post6509491045820284758..comments2023-09-21T03:39:11.577-07:00Comments on The Ogler: In search of thin placesPeter Oglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729688724318870176noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589866312350199147.post-83657733491896852802010-04-25T19:04:43.159-07:002010-04-25T19:04:43.159-07:00The island of Inishmore off Galway Ireland is a th...The island of Inishmore off Galway Ireland is a thin place. I've been three times and each visit I feel a strong spiritual connection. Undoubtedly the rocks sea and isolated location of the Aran Islands. I also feel it at the Oregon coast in places like the Seaview Motel that allowed our dogs. It's on a quiet stretch of lovely beach. <br />I am also reminded of Vietnamese Buddhist writer Thich Nhat Hanh who I did a retreat with in '96. He says the Pure Land (Paradise) is here and now, rather than in the future. To me that is heaven. <br />Good seeing you Saturday.Dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589866312350199147.post-25673803494816439612010-04-19T16:31:15.086-07:002010-04-19T16:31:15.086-07:00Good stuff and makes me think more deeply. I think...Good stuff and makes me think more deeply. I think it's good to ponder what Heaven is like, because as good as we can imagine it, it will be far better than that. I never thought of earth being even the slightest reflection of Heaven, but I suppose it can--and does.Steven K. Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12420487157711772342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589866312350199147.post-77976149971746573622010-04-16T14:27:57.999-07:002010-04-16T14:27:57.999-07:00Your words about this trip enhance what was sublim...Your words about this trip enhance what was sublime and make me again ponder “thin places.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com