Why you are here?
[because I AM]

What makes intentblog interesting for you?
[the intelligence, insight, and diversity of culture and experience found here]

How is it different from other blogs?
[has a lot of variety and deeper subject matter and seems to be spirit dominant rather than ego dominant, although there is Ego to be found here]

What have you discovered about the writers on the blog? [they are very different from each other and so are their perspectives and interests]

What have you discovered about your self?
[I come in many flavors. Many other micro minds seem to be connected to the same macro mind and many of the same thought is occuring in all the micro minds, we all seem to be thinking the same thoughts, unless of course everyone is just reading my stuff]

I am here because I first learned of intentblog from Deepak Chopra's appearance on Larry King the other night. What a jewel this is!

It is different because it makes people really think about the deeper issues.

It seems from the few days I have read these blogs that no two people have exactly the same perspectives. We are all coming from our own unique individuality. I am trying to reread those answers that make me mad just to try and see it from their perspective. Not an easy job.

I'm seeing a large variety of very intelligent people, diverse people and in this forum at least I consider myself equal with all. This is something new for me.

OMG where do I begin..

I didn't even know what a blog was until June 23rd when this blog started the day after my divorce! I love to write....so this blog became part of my tranformation of meeting myself again. It is something I do alone, but with the whole world.

I have not ventured onto any other blogs as this one is enough lol My path start with an experience of attending one of Deepak's workshops. I then went onto his site and got to the blog on the first day. There are a handful of us that have been here since.....the "pioneers" as Mallika has called us.

This adventure has been one of transformation for myself....I am writing again, I love it! I feel "connected" to the people on here, I write poetry, I get political, I laugh, I cry, I get shocked...It is a rainbow of feelings that I experience way into the late night...somethings too late. It can be addicting!

It is hard to go into all that I feel as so much has to do with where I was personally right before this blog started. But, I have rediscovered many things about myself, my spiritual self, love of self and other people, the powerful connections of friends and the power of prayer and the thirst for peace in the world.

The feeling of gratitude towards the Chopra family and Shekhar Kepur comes rolling off the words on my computer screen as my fingers play the keyboard like a piano as I listen to music as I write. I love this blog!

:) Joanie

I found this site quite by accident through the huffingtonpost blog and since Deepak was a fellow Indian I just clicked on the link on an impulse. At first it totally didn't seem the sort of place I would fit in and I expected to just have been in and out. But then I happened to read a blog that I felt I had to respond to and you know you never can stop at one! Meanwhile I got to know some of the folk, and I discovered that this is a family enterprise with father, son and daughter all blogging together which I find kind of charming. Some of the people here tend to bring out the best in you and I like writing here as it makes me practice an alternate, calmer style of communicating than I am normally used to. Sometimes though I feel the Intentblog universe is a bit too sugary and predictable, which makes the conversational exchange not very rewarding.

Generally, I think blogging is one of the best ways to waste an afternoon. It's amazing how personal it gets. In the 3 years or so that I have been doing this type of thing I have learned a lot about myself and evolved in many ways. There's a lot to gain from the company of strangers.

I can see I will be collecting a treasure of thoughts from all of you-awesome writers and thinkers yourselves by the 3rd. I'm reading every single post just so you know.
Thanks for taking the time to do this.

The question, "Why am I here?" i.e.,"why you are here?" is so complex, one would have to know every physical force and cause in the universe to answer it completely.

I am here because at the beginning of June I received a birthday present which was a book entitled "How To Know God" by Deepak Chopra. This book led to a TREMENDOUS spiritual shift on my part. So at the end of June, halfway through the book, I went to the Chopra website out of pure interest and here I am.

I find IntentBlog interesting because it's all about the COMMUNICATION which is a vital part of my life. I have gained huge amounts of knowledge from the variation of subjects. Information I would not have known otherwise.

I have searched for other blogs and haven't found any that I would like to participate in.

From what I see, the writers are all unique. I love reading something as complex as Deepak's thoughts and the next minute laughing at something Gotham wrote, and the next reading a beautiful poem from another writer.

I have discovered in myself that I have lots of room to open my mind further. KNOWLEDGE FEELS GOOD!!

I suppose it is for new readers like me too :-)

What makes intentblog interesting for you?

I wanted to read Indian blogs. When I checked them out, half of them are right wing crap full of hatred and hypocrisy and a big chunk of the remaining ones are by people brainwashed by that ideology and people who cannot think deeply. I was really wondering why saner people don't write blogs. Then I came across this one. Even though I feel Deepak's theory are not based on proper scientific basis, I like many of his other ideas. I like Nandita's blog. Slowly I started following others too.

How is it different from other blogs?

My answer to previous question takes care of this one too.

What have you discovered about the writers on the blog?

There are more sane bloggers in here than in other places. People with different backgrounds getting together in a single place. Convergence of ideas is always good.

What have you discovered about your self?

I discovered long back that right wingers who are filled with hatred towards other religion and hypocrisy (right for them but wrong for other religion) are unfit for a society where I live. I hate Al Qaeda, I hate Klu-Klux Klan and I also hate BJP. In my opinion anyone spreading hatred in any form do not belong to a civilized society.

Oops. I missed the fact that it is for bloggers in this site. Can you delete my post.

you are doing just fine Krish.It is for everyone who accesses this blog. Thank you for sharing your thoughts

I was directed here by Deepak on the Larry King Show. Mr. Chopra's words are like ice on a hot day, soothing and relaxing, I can center myself and actually think about EVERYTHING and conclude that whatever I contribute to the dialogue will be well thought out!

I come here to learn all perspectives and expect little else other than contemplation.

xox

I first learned about this blog while watching Deepak Chopra on the Larry King show.I am impressed by the gravitas of the mind set of the bloggers, the depth of the topics discussed and a sense of intellectual empowerment it has afforded these rational people many of whom are trying to gather conviction to confront the suffocating and oppressive religio-political atmosphere which surrounds us nowadays.

Why am I here?
Quite simply...because I believe it can change the world.

Why am I here?

I just found out about the site last week during the Larry King show. But have known about Deepak for many years and have read some of his books. I find this blog refreshing, interesting, and stimulating. I'm always left with exciting material to ponder on..... For a few hours in the evening as I read the posts, I feel part of something I've yearned for, for a long time.....And I have found this site as a way for me to connect with other kindred souls seeking more knowledge, more enlightenment. And as I'm reading, I'm struck by just how much more awareness I have of being part of universal intelligence/consciousness.....the "I AM" presence....so to speak. I love the diversity of the content and the writers. I look forward to much more engaging and stimulating communication....THANKS!

In our daily life we mostly come across people who are motivated by the external enviornment, be it politics, religion, sports, technology, art and many such things. This is the place where people (mostly) are motivated by an idea which is original (or seems so). Atleast they support there idea with a rational which is so very rare.

oops- pressed post by mistake

Anyways, to continue with my response

This blog has the capacity to change the world. Why else would anyone create such a forum and likewise why else would you participate unless you believed that in some way your words could alter potential life outcomes. I love the "go big or go home" feel of the blog- it has huge aspirations. "Giving Birth to a global mind shift".
Cool...

I discovered this Blog approximately two months ago.

As for why I now make it a daily stop?

...quite simply because of high caliber of people, sharing high quality messages/lessons, such as....
http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2005/08/amazing_grace.html

..in which I responded..

"A very nice message indeed, Thank-you."

..this reply could be used as a response to the many quality messages/lessons/thought provoking inquiries, found within the threads of intentBlog.

Why am I here? A dream I had about Deepak helping me realize I wanted to levitate and fly again--an out-of-body type of dream that gave me that "incredible lightness of being," that I hadnt had after getting very sick for a while.

Then I found the Intentblog aroung Independence Day--here in America--the Fourth of July, and I wrote to Gotham a story about a young psychic in India, in 1980-telling me I'd become very interested in psychic stuff back in America--and Gotham commented on that, and I began to feel welcome in an international conversation that didn't exclude anyone--and has grown to include some of the most extraordinary hearts and minds I've found anywhere--in one conversation.

I've never "blogged" before as I am, to say the least, not as astute as most on the Intentblog--when it comes to computers or any kind of high-tech communication.

But Mallika, Shekhar, Gotham, and all these wonderful respondants, made me feel like I was welcome to be here, and even more important--that I might still be needed in this world--in spite of getting myself to a point of being deathly sick for a while. I am slowly and steadily healing and it is "souly" because of the people who talked to me, and sent me the energy of love and friendship--through the cyberspace of this Intentblog.

Soooo....this blog is the only one I've ever checked into because, like soooo....many new friends here feel, it makes me "feel everything in life, again," it makes me "feel alive, again!" Love--Dave

Why you are here?

truth is I was guided ...

What makes intentblog interesting for you?

like minded able to agree to disagree ... generosity ... humor ...compassionate understanding... mirror impact ...

How is it different from other blogs?

do not know many other blogs ... intimacy comes to mind ... closeness to my soul's yearning for itself ...permission to be fully human never stops amazing me .. delight to play ... specially when my detective gets ignited ...as well as my artist ...

What have you discovered about the writers on the blog?

exceptional depth of thinking and being with what is going on in the world ...

not to mention the ability to be profoundly human and funny ...

What have you discovered about your self?

how I tend to move inwards when the dialogues get intensly intlectual ...

even if I love to follow a thread and explore its different meanings as possibilities ...

specially dominant when I feel overwhelmed ... where I look for light humor and down to earth stories ...

like Malika with her children or Gotham with his night drives ...

so very funny to me ...

I also noticed that at times I think that i have nothing to contribute as I am not a scientific mind ... and prefer discussions that i can feel with my heart ... as if I am there ... with my senses wide awake ... rather than through concepts which I struggle to connect to ...as if feels too abstract to me ...

paradoxically I have become aware of how I easily disconnect from myself or others ... by either going deep within and wanting nothing with the external world or by babbling my way out and missing what is ...

oh yes my longing to be be present.. in all that I am ... with what is ...

nothing to be added ... nothing to be taken away ...

trusting the power of attraction to what is taht is calling me to rise up and be ...

oh yes I love dancing ...
but feel overwhelmed once it feels crowded ...

a reflection maybe of my longing to be with a family that knows me and I know them ...

which I am able to find more and more with everything I attract... able to feel God's faces on it ...

a level of intimacy I simply adore ...

Why am I here?
To have an experience that I can learn a lot of. This blog leaves everyone in his or her dignity and grants everyone his or hers own voice. And they come in many flavors to communicate with and learn from. And I am one of these flavors.
Mieke

And Yeah: "Ditto"--to the others here.

Baba speaks about communicating from the heart--and how it closes her down when it gets to intellectual (because of people like me!), and...

...she makes me remember the teachings of the likes of Jeshua, Joseph-bar-Joseph, when he taught that Spirit "reads" the prayers of the heart (not so much the words of the intellect), that JC further taught: As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he (and/or She!)--with so many great teachers who have echoed this down through the ages.

The Intentblog has an "Unparalleled Heart," then, in that way!!! Dave-again....

Why am i here? -- thats easy!

descartes - i think, therefore i am.
vedanta - i am, therefore i blog.

:)

I stumbled on this blog by accident, actually i rememeber reading one of Deepaks books "How to know God" a few years back, well i ended up leaving the book at the Los Angeles check-in desk, and it wasn't until i was at my gate when i realise what i had done...

But you know what there was part of me that wanted to get the book back so i could read something useful on my 18-hour trip back to London and a part of people that didn't want to go through the whole circus ritual with the scanners and taking off the shoes deal...

So i thought, i'll let the book be free.... I'll hope someone else, a traveller, a cleaner, someone sutumble upon it. I hope it found a good home.

anyway... i was thinking about one of the paragraphs that was in that book, regarding the notion of reality and the nature of matter and what it means in the quantam world...

i couldn't find the quote on the net, in fact i couldn't EVEN find it on Google Print (print.google.com) -- whys that all about? -- set it free!

Suresh.

i joined this blog to read deepak's post.

I am here because I want to share with you my life story.

(Life is so boring without sharing! I am one of those who believe everything & everybody is interconnted in the Universe.)

I have gone through the following stages:-

A baby------I am. Therefore I exist.(If I am not
comfortable, I cry!).

A child-----I learn. Therefore I exist.(I am real
curious!).

A teenager--I experience. Therefore I exist.(It is an exciting world! I want to try everything!!!).

An adult----I grow. I achieve. Therefore I exist.(I am my own destiny!!)

A fourtyish-I meditate. Therefore I exist.(Mid-age crisis???-------I am not sure about life anymore!!)

[When I was in my late fourties, I found out I was able to talk to my pet rock, flowers, birds, the ocean, the sky, and everybody that is(was) alive now or ever; all except for the military muslims & the evangelicals, who I cannot stand for more than a minute & who think of themsevlves & Heaven, (which may or may not exist) all the time.]

An old spinster--I know. Therefore I exist.(Since I cannot use all my other sense doors to achieve happiness--physical pleasure--like when I was young any more--I better find some mental, intellectual, spiritual, and
other ways of keeping me going!!!!!!)

That's when I finally find GOD.

Old man talks about wisdom. Yet he is always referred to as a stupid old fool!

Why is that so???????????????????????

Then I realize Stupidity & Intelligence are two sides of the same coin. No matter how many times you flip it, it is still 50-50 you will turn out stupid.

Only GOD is perfect!!!!

FINIS!!!!!

Hi Kavita,

Why am I here?
I am here to learn and share. I prefer to listen more then speak. Perhaps it is because I am not as articulate as I wish I were. I express my feelings,and ideas more with the visual art then in words.

What makes intentblog interesting for me?
The many interesting, intelligent and inspiring voices.

How is it different from other blogs?
This is actually the first and only blog I’ve gone to. It feels to me like a very special place…where people can come together and voice their thoughts, feelings and concerns without being judged. It feels like a place that can bring peace to the world.

What have I discovered about the writers on the blog?
Many things but mostly that there are many wonderful people here.

What have you discovered about your self?
Hmmm.. Well, I guess the one thing that stands out for me at this moment is that I don’t know a lot about some very important issues. Perhaps my not knowing released me from having to take action.. Anyway now that my eyes are open to more
things I am trying to make more of a positive difference.

Love to you and All,
Robin

A good story is worth repeating!!!!

To prove my point, every story is worth sharing & sharing is good!!

Just think! If I don't share my story with you, You will never find out anything about me. And even if you are interested in me, it will take you hours or even days to find me out.

Just think of all the time I save you guys & gals!!! A million bloggers times a thousand minutes should work out to a billion.

Humour! Humour! Guys & gals!! Only the evangelicals & the military muslims are not laughing!! And they bore everybody to death. And they tell you you will never go to Heaven.

Because they want to reserve Heaven for themselves so that they can continue their fight up there!!!!

So here is my favourite story.

CBC CANADA had an intelligent & excellent feature on Stupidity in July, 2005, for people with or without cancer, with or without a brain.

"Time & Stupidity are the two things that are infinite in the universe."-----Einstein

Everybody knows what time is. It takes 20 seconds to finish peeing & it takes 20 minutes to go to work. (On average, you dummy!!!!)

So what is Stupidity?

"Stupidity is the absence of Intelligence." Some wise man says. So someone designed the Stupidity Test(otherwise known as the IQ Test) some 50 years ago. And they rank Stupidity accordingly:-

Idiots----------------with IQs of 0-25
Imbeciles-------------with IQs of 25-50
Morons----------------with IQs of 51-52
Some says the moron also gets 51% of the vote.
Fools, Dorks...-------with IQs of 53-99
Einstein, Jesus, Buddha, Allah, Ghandi, Mr. Chopra----------------with IQs of over 200
You & me--------------with IQs of 100, a perfect score

But Intelligence & Stupidity are two sides of the same coin. If you flip the coin 10 times, Stupidity & Intelligent Design will tell you that 1,2,3, or up to 5 times you will end up stupid.

So what if bush is 10 times stupid. It is just bad luck!!

The collateral damage is high & with every American or Iraqi dying, we, as human beings, are diminishing.

Both saddam, bin laden, & bush & all the radicals are dragging us back to history by 200 years-----------remember the Middle Ages??

Before I die of leukemia, I want to leave you with my favourite quote:--

"GOD, (who are plural, omnipotent, omnipresent, timeless, almighty) are much more than what the military muslims & the Evangelicals are trying to depict HIM.

GOD give us life & happiness & compassion. Devil gives us religions & hell.

The devil also gives us the axis of evil.

This is wonderful. I'm so glad I thought of doing this piece..Its great to be on the other side and read all these wondereful thoughts.
Keep 'em coming!

Some PH. D. is explaining that things are so complex in this world that although he knows he can never fully explain it to us.

Some fool says, "Keep it simple, stupid."

Some fool wants to change the world.

A wise says, "No one can ever change the world. The world will change(evolve) itself."

Thus start the debate on Evolution vs Intelligent Design!!Which, I am sure, will last till the end of the world!!!

"Einstein, we have to add two more things that are infinite in the Universe to make four:-

Time
Stupidity
Evolution and, the last but not the least
Intelligent Design"

Never mind. It is just me talking to Mr. Einstein.

One thing though. If we add Intelligent Design to science teaching to the kids in America as some moron has suggested, we will create a whole nation of evangelicals in no time.

(I am not opposed to include Intelligent Design as a religious & spiritual teaching in school.)But who the hell am I???Just another stupid old fool!

So my hope is let's all pray India & China will produce all the scientists, engineers... in the future.

Otherwise I am afraid we will drift to the Middle Age again.

Think of the Roman Empire.

I just flip the coin. I think I am real stupid this time!!!!

Think of the muslim civilization.

I talked to Allah last night & he is in a really bad mood!!

All this is f§@#!ng great to read :)
Mieke

To Mieke,

The women in the muslim world are covering their noses & mouths because they are forced to by men.

You are hiding behind those dity symbols out of your own free will.

Shame on you, Mieke!!!!!!

Dear Tyan,

I am really sorry if I have offended you in any way. This was not my purpose. And I would really like everyone to be happy in his or her own way. I am not hiding behind any symbol. I just read Gotham´s post and I acted very impulsively by posting this message to this blog. Lesson learnt, I admit. I am a player, i fail to fail smarter :)
Mieke

Hello Kavita,

The same question were asked by Goutham and Mallika differently about direction and purpose of intentblog before.

Why you are here?
Iam here to learn different thoughts shared by bloggers from different fields and their perspectives about the world, about India, about spirituality, politics, economics, ecology, entertainment, consumption etc...

What makes intentblog interesting for you?
bloggers from different fields offering their perspectives makes it interesting. I see this blogsite as an educational forum to expand my awareness in many areas of life. It is just interesting to come and read the posts

How is it different from other blogs?
I don't read blogs from other sites. So I cannot compare.

What have you discovered about the writers on the blog?
I see all the bloggers have a great heart to serve. Since my intention is to serve and the bloggers intent is to serve, it is easy to align with the bloggers thoughts.

What have you discovered about your self?
After reading the posts from different bloggers, I realize the potent of information transforming and expanding one's awareness. This personally helps me to make appropriate choices in life

Overall it is a great place for me to come and get nourished, educated and connected. Posts from Mallika, Deepak and Shekar to name a few soothes my heart

Namaste,
Venky

I love thinking about the mysteries of the human mind and spirit. Most blogs are stuck at the first level - politics, religion, whatever. Here, almost every comment makes that leap to other semantic levels - where the real action is for me. Almost every comment here reveals important clues as to who we are to be wandering around and bumping in to each other in this awesome yet perverse universe. Who would not be fascinated?

1. Why you are here?

The first spiritual law is the Law of Pure Potentiality.

The second spiritual law is the Law of Giving.

The third spiritual law is the Law of Karma.

The fourth spiritual law is the Law of Least Effort.

The fifth spiritual law is the Law of Intention and Desire.

The sixth spiritual law is the Law of Detachment.

The seventh spiritual law is the Law of Dharma.

Here it comes;

1. Pure Potentiality - out of the field of infinite possiblities

I choose...? to spamm..?
yes, I did!
With Passion!

2. Giving - did ya...
the gift of caring, affection, appreciation, and love. Each time I meet someone, I will silently wish them happiness, joy, and laughter?

yes, I did!

3. Karma -
~"Karma" is both action and the consequence of that action; it is cause and effect simultaneously, because every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind.

did I..

Whenever I make a choice, I will ask myself two questions:

1. "What are the consequences of this choice that I’m making?" and

2. "Will this choice bring fulfillment and happiness to me and also to those who are affected by this choice?"

Yep, I did!
Some info, educational links and a smile!
(oh, I forgot my ´mission impossible - crashed and burned´ applepie on Christmas wedding proposal on the synchrodestiny blog..But that too was good for a good laugh!)

4. Least Effort -
Having accepted things as they are, I will take Responsibility for my situation and for all those events I see as problems. I know that taking responsibility means not blaming anyone or anything for my situation (and this includes myself). I also know that every problem is an opportunity in disguise, and this alertness to opportunities allows me to take this moment and transform it into a greater benefit.

Sure, I spamm with absolutly no effort what so ever!

5. Intention and Desire
I will release this list of my desires and surrender it to the womb of creation, trusting that when things don’t seem to go my way, there is a reason, and that the cosmic plan has designs for me much grander than eve those that I have conceived.

A song, a laugh and a smile was had by all!

6. Detachment
I will allow myself, and those around me, the freedom to be as they are. I will not rigidly impose my idea of how things should be. I will not force solutions on problems, thereby creating new problems. I will participate in everything with detached involvement.

Everbody feels free to be her or himself here..,
I read..;)

7. Dharma -
~Dharma is a Sanskrit word that means "purpose in life."

did you ask yourself:
How can I serve?" and "How can I help?"

Offcourse, I did!, and do!!!,
with some info, links, advise, song and last but certainly not least..
a smile!

2. What makes intentblog interesting for you?

Fullfilment of desire,
by,
Human Needs psychology,
1. Certainty
2. Uncertainty/variety
3. Significance
4. Connection/Love
5. Growth
6. Contribution

3. How is it different from other blogs?
The people who Spamm here,
and the messege coming from,

4. What have you discovered about the writers on the blog?

Extraordinary family of Bloggers!
Love them!

5. What have you discovered about your self?

- That spammin´ my wedding proposal on deepak´s
Blog is no guarantee, for manifesting an apple pie on Christmas Eve, (ic. the lady in question..;)

- There are some weird, wired, and cabled people
spammin´ around the world (read some of the comments posted..;)

- That practising the fundamentals of Deepak´s programm´s,
repetition is the mother of all skills,
is a must,
Don´t get me started on the ´level of understanding and practising´ by other people spammin´...I´ll take the fifth or the non-Judgement on that one..;)

- it´s all about love!

- pop the bubbly, life is lovely!

All sun no rain
No strain can’t complain
Pass hell pain but no coumbaya
Now I boomshaka laka laka boo ah ah
I got the good life no strife real nice
An I’m a papa my son trey haha
An when I’m on tour he be mad I’m gone
But then he smile an come runnin screamin daddy’s home
Then he hold me slightly tightly
Mom your wish came true I got one just like me
My life be so good so good
Ka chicka chicka ka chicka chicka good
Things come to those who wait
But too late my life’s to great to wait
I wanna celebrate good times c’mon

Chorus

Livin lovin lovin livin it’s all good
I’m lovin livin it’s all good

Livin lovin lovin livin it’s all good
I’m lovin livin it’s all good

Livin lovin lovin livin it’s all good
I’m lovin livin it’s all good

and..

- Now you would think after all my heartbreaks I’d be cruel
Hiding behind my ego evil but no
Much the contrary I’m very much certain
You searchin for joy it’s on the other side of hurtin
Finally found a person worthy of all
Instead of pushin me down you wanna cushion my fall
Your eyes could make the sun rise all the birds sing
Seal it with a kiss bind it with a ring
More carrats than even bugs could eat in a week
An the ribbon in the sky close your eyes don’t peek
I’ll tell you what I see in the future
A hacienda so cute with five little kids callin you mom and callin me dad
Havin more good times than jj had
Judging by the look in your eyes you see it
Lets´ romance ever, welcome to forever..!

;)

In the Far East, when one dies, he checks in with Buddha.

In the Middle East, he checks in with Allah.

In the West, he checks in with St. Peters, who represents Jesus up in Heaven.

Tyan died & St Peters greeted her at the Gate.

St. Peters checked with his BOOK & said to Tyan,"You are not supposed to be here yet. Gleevec is a very good Leukemia drug & you shouldn't be here
for another 5 years or more."

Tyan,"I am looking for my boyfriend. He was fighting in Iraq & he was missing in action."

St. Peters,"what is his name?"

"Celia."

St. Peters checked his BOOK again & said,"He has not checked in yet. Maybe he has converted to the muslim camp."

"How do I find out?"

"Ask GOD."

And there was this voice thundering down,"Celia has turned to Peace & is joining the Hindu Camp. He is following this guy, & I think his name is Gandhi."

Tyan asked, timidly, "Is this Gandhi a Zen Buddhist? I am real fascinated with meditation & Zen Buddhism. They teach nothingness & with nothingness, you never have to worry or suffer. So you don't have to worry about birth, sickness, decaying, death."

St. Peters,"Not really, but they talk to each other sometime."

"Do you think they will let me see Celia?"

"If you join the Hindu Camp, 100%. If you join the Buddhist Camp, 50%. If you join us or the Muslim Camp, NEVER!!"

So Tyan is back on earth to try to get in contact with the Hindu gang.

To Mieke,

I was never angry at you.

I just didn't understand.

The military muslims force their ladies to cover their noses & mouths when they appear in public because all men stink.

It is good intention on their part.

Explain yourself!!

?????????????????????????????????????????????????

Mr. Chopra,

You are the best of the worst(the most powerful, the most wealthy, the most connected, the most spiritual, the most intelligent....).

So when are you going to do something for us, the most helpless????

GOD, who are plural, omnipotent, omnipresent, almighty, timeless....are much, much......
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!more than what the military muslims & the Evangelicals & the bush--ers want to define HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I have leukemia & I believe in GOD & I believe in Buddha, in Jesus, in Allah, in Einstein, in Moses, in Gandhi....................

and the Evangelicals are telling me that I will go to HELL because I beleive more than I beleive in Jesus.....To them, Jesus is the only savior!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and the military muslims are going to take me out of this world in a suiside bomb in the Middle East if I opt to travel there.

Thanks!! Mr. President!

Thanks! America!!!!

If I stay home, I will be safe.

You are fighting a holy war in the Middle East so that I can be safe at home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BULLSHIT!!!!Mr. President!!!

If you are conscious, you will find lots in your range!!!!

But I will die of leukemia before Bush takes his next vacation in his range!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And I am part of this universe.

Everything & everybody is interconnected. Every death diminishes me & you.

And you too!! Mr. President!!

And Mr. Chopra, you are too intelligent & too complex for me!!!

Dear Tyan,
I will try to explain. There are words in the English language that have a heavy meaning as regards to religion and sex. Two of these words are :
damned, this means a kind of a curse and
fucking which means something like fooling around.

Since the sixties a lot changed in the West in how we began thinking about religion and sex.
After worldwar II our society in Europe slowly recovered and capitalism was gaining more and more support, both in the U.S. and in Europe. As we got more wealthy we were able to receive more education and had access to all kinds of books to make us more conscious of the world around us. Moreover archeologists discovered all kinds of ancient papers that were convincing enough to make us doubt whether the Bible really was the Holy Book that we all thought it was. By having more money we were also able to make trips to other countries to discover how other people lived and what their values were. There were also many music bands that told us how and why through their music. And then there was science who came up with all kinds of theories about our world and the Universe to make us even more aware of investigating what really was true or not. So it was a time of experiment and vivid expression. We wanted to find out for ourselves what to believe and what not. And because we were with so many and economy was booming, we had the freedom to do so. And all kinds of "fixed" believes were put aside. And so jokes were made of many words that belonged to those "fixed" believes. And among others also the two words I mentioned above.

What I really meant to say was that it was fantastic to read the messages why everyone is here, responding to this blog. It is a great way to exchange ideas. Now these two words in the English language are nowadays used to express our feelings. You can say: the film I saw yesterday was damned good or the book I read was fucking good. This is the positive way. Then there is the opposite to this: If you do not understand what someone is telling you, you might ask "What the fuck do you mean?
Or I´d be damned if I know what you mean. There are words in other languages, such as the Dutch language who can also have more explanations than one. If you are not familiar with this then it is indeed very confusing. But because these words came so used in different expressions, we did not even consider it anymore. But nowadays this all is beginning to change because there are many people who can get confused by it. And that is exactly the mistake I made by just throwing this expression on this blog in an attempt to be funny. I hope this explanation will make it all a bit clearer to you. And that is why I apologized to you not knowing that you did not understand it.
I am very sorry to read that you are so ill.
There is an Internet Site that is called Blogforhope that perhaps might give you an answer to your questions in your last post.

http://blogs.health.yahoo.com/blog-for-hope

I truly wish that you will recover. I send you my best wishes and love. Mieke

Why am I here?
Reading is the intense pleasure of my life. I wish I could just make a career out of reading. Don't know if really can!!!!!
Anyway, when reading opinions, poems, ramblings, intellectual thoughts, funny stuff, perceptions, just plain nonsense or generics makes me realise my level. This blog seems to have generated enough input for me to be coming here again and again to read and ponder and sometimes contribute.

What have I discovered about myself?
I am not the only being on the face of this planet who thinks about things that do not matter or affect us individuals in our daily life. These people from various facets of life contribute and make interesting reading as Marx would for a communist or Gandhiji would for an Indian(well I wonder!!).

How is it different from other blogs?
It is interesting, for instance, to read that someone like Rahul Khanna or Shekar Kapur or Milind Deora also blogs. Some of these people have made a name for themselves and this I feel establishes a connection to some successful minds.

What have you discovered about the writers on the blog?
They are normal human beings. Although they are popular and the media makes out to be of this untouchable tribe their humaness is endearing.

Thanks every one again. I'm noticing however that some of you are getting off track and emotional with each other. Please stick to answering my questions. I'm sure there will be opportunities to vent at other times!:)

I was directed to this blog by my son, who is a computer science student and web communications assistant and handles many web sites(among them India related also)of a state university.(we live in california).I particiapte and Yoga and Aghoris related blogs(forums).Since these are dedicted forums or blogs, one generally does not come across many human emotions. I was always intrigued as to how people with celebrity status express their emotions in public, and that too genuinely. Here I came across various blogs with emotions like anger,joy,sorrow,corn and superficiality etc.
It gives real insight as to how diffrent people from different culture, back ground and up bringing react to an issue. Some try to understand and some try to trivilaize it.

It is a great sight to read various opinon.

Thanks.

Men really stink.

But even if men stink, women still want to smell men.

That is Evolution.

And that is also Intelligent Design.

I don't want to cover myself. I want to smell men.

Had my MOM never met my DAD, I would have never been born!!!

How true!!

But if I were never born, I would have never suffered.

And that is Nirvana!!!

But GOD give us life & happiness & love & compassion. I am supposed to enjoy life.

So what is Nirvana????

When I was last at the Gate of Heaven, St. Peters told me when I mentioned Zen Buddhist:-
"Dalai Lama is a real Buddhist & he is funny & very open-minded. Talk to him if you want to join the Buddhist Camp."

The last time I heard, some scientists are trying to save a 'danger species' they call the 'blue butterfly' because they eat their offspings & they are going to be extinct if they are not stopped by Intelligence Design!!

Evolution or Intelligence Design???

I'm here after watching Deepak on Larry King's show and was surprised to see a forum where some real thoughts could be exchanged with like minded thinkers.

I'm also a writer and it is always interesting and refreshing to read free flowing intelligent thoughts, which is what this blog is primarily about and the comments are often much more interesting than the original post, as each of them reflects a different voice, a different perspective.

At the end of the day, it proves that we all live in an exciting time, when ideas can be exchanged almost instantaneously and shared by thousands, if not millions on global forums which bar no one from freely expressing his or her innermost thoughts, feelings, desires and ideas.

In a way, it is as if this blog has spouted a collective brain, a collage of different thoughts and each comment here is like a neuron or ping.

One day, you may wish to organize and publish streams of these thoughts on another site by collecting comments from different posts as I've found that the original topic may be one thing and suddenly, the comments take a different turn and we see vastly different ideas emerge as a discussion progresses.

The only grouse I have is that some people are here with an agenda and are therefore, against the basic purpose of this blog, which is to encourage free expression of thought without any need to thrust your opinion down other people's throats. This is childish, infantile behavior and the minds who probably read their comments would instantly realize what a shallow, hateful person you really are.

In a way, posting on a blog is like exposing your body and soul for inspection by keen minds who know when there is an honest thought being expressed or if the person posting is just a 'troll'. There's one thing to be said about 'trolls' though. Sooner or later, they are ignored and I guess, that's the worst punishment any poster can receive.

Guilty!!!

Your honour!

I will not touch my computer for a long while.

I will talk to the ocean instead.

Why you are here?
Um, because I choose to be?

What makes intentblog interesting for you?
The possibilities of it. I'd welcome a site that gave voice to the immsense diversity and wonder of South Asian and South Asian diasporas (which would have to include Muslims, queers, Pakistanis, Sri Lankans, hijras, etc.) That's not this though--not yet at least.

How is it different from other blogs?
It seems to be a Huffington Post for Indians and Indian Americans and Indophiles and Orientalists (not necessarily mutually exclusive). It's pretty happy-go-lucky from what I've read and seen so far. How about some substantive stories--maybe some about death?

What have you discovered about the writers on the blog?
Well, I discovered this prior to coming here, but there's no sense in not spreading innuendo when you have the opportunity: there's one that's been accused of consorting with the RSS/VHP/BJP and hasn't adequately explained it. I won't name names...for now.

;)

What have you discovered about your self?
I'm a relentlessly negative human being. But I like answering marketing surveys.

So set your thinking caps and hit the keyboard!
Okay!

I have a need to unite others and awaken truth within myself that drives my life.

Sometimes when I come here and open my heart along with my ears, I find the truth within through experiencing along with another. When that person is someone I may have thought was much different than I am - so much the better. Illusion starts to fade.

What have I learned? Way too much to express in words. But I can say that even in the very short time I have participated here, I have come to know myself in a much deeper way. It's so very true that - my sister and I are one. Some of what I have found within myself is painful and not what I wanted to find, but for myself this is an exciting time because I can see the warring voices within alongside the peaceful ones and I know that for both, the ultimate desire is the same.

Love, Kristin

Hmmm!!
Why am I here?
It just happen, like every thing in my life.
Been at the right place at the right time or the wrong place at the same time.
Who knows.
I like to see how people come together and put their emotions into words and the respond that brings some mix energies in effect.
Just looking at life unfolding.
God bless us all. Viviana

Kavita,
first time that I am writing to someone with my name
I am in India. From what I have read, Dont seem to be so many from apna desh. funny because it is about that ,in the first place.
ever heard of the term SEEKERS ARE FINDERS.No? well ,I just happened to coin it. Now what I am about to narrate to you is the absolute truth.
I have been an avid reader of Philosophy. Through that journey have explored the realm of ideas with various minds. Vivekananda, Aurobindo And Deepak chopra have left an indelible impression.
A few days back, I was wishfully thinking that it would be wonderful to be on some communication with deepak. I know for sure tat he is here for a purpose As each of us are . But he seemed to be a soulmate. I dont know how that sounds, but I am going to write the truth as it is.
I was always also wishing to be in touch with people of a certain heightened sense of awareness. Not superficially. It was a deep desire.
Being a vippasana meditator, and having seen some of its benefits first hand, I am not at all surprised that on reading the morning newspaper a couple of days back, therwe was a news item on this site. I visited here and immediately felt a connection. I have to be in communication with you all. Share the same name! you and I ! coincidece or Pre determined ? You figure it out. I already know. There are no coincidences in life.
So, to sum it up, Happy to be here. There is so much of positive energy here. So many seekers .so many thinkers, so many buddhas in the making.
All the best .Keep you spirit alive and goodwill ablaze.

So wonderful to read all the posts here!

Kavita, hello.
Why am I here? Because... the universe conspired to get us all together :) This isn't my line, it's Deepak's, and he's expressing something that is now obvious to me- we are all exactly where we should be, meeting the people we should meet. My intention brought me here, I wanted to come closer to people I respect, who belong to a culture I admire. I wanted to learn more about our human family and see through the eyes of Asian people. Like everyone else on this blog, my intentions were in harmony with the intention of the universe. So, here we are :)

What makes intentblog interesting for you?
Everything about it. Most of all, the honesty of the people posting, have you noticed it? Some of us are anonymous, some of us are public persons, but regardless of our "status" I perceive a general trend: we all dig deep within and express as much of ourselves as we are aware of. I find it fascinating.

How is it different from other blogs?
I'm not sure, this it's my first :) But I've checked up a few other blogs after I started to read here and the difference would be the intention of the bloggers.

What have you discovered about the writers on the blog?
That they are me, in many different shapes and flavours :D

What have you discovered about your self?
Through this experience? That I am a part of a whole that includes absolutely everyone.

Dear Kavita...
you ve beaten me to it!!!!this is a question i've been reflecting on for some time.To begin with, i was recently introduced to the world of blogging courtesy some of my more computer literate frens..and accidently discovered intentblog! Result being that i've been blogging off and on but definately lurking on a regular basis.
What intrigues me and yet withholds me about the blog is the question about MY intent/purpose!!!

One doesn't need to reflect much to know that the major factor lies with the fact as to Who are the contributors?(here fame plays an important role.) Fame breeds fame or atleast curosity pertaining to what the socially imporant therefore socially aware people think regarding various political, social, economic and most definately individual issues.
Knowing their opinion and perspective in turn,leads me to believe that i know the individual behind the thought.So its about KNOWING and SHARING!!
Last but not the least(actually the most important factor)is the fact,am introduced to a platform where i can interact,share my thoughts and my stories with the set of people i want to be heard most by!so its also about making a DIFFERENCE.
(i think these are the factors which draw you to the blog in the first place but then again your participation is sustained by the content and subject matters discussed on the platform...)
well thats that..wish you love and luck!!!

Why you are here?
Being a subscriber to Deepak Chopra's newsletter Namaste I was introduced to this site via email.

What makes intentblog interesting for you?
It gets me connected with like minded people.

How is it different from other blogs?
The topics of discussion are very interesting, it explores areas on which I would like to expand my knowlege.

What have you discovered about the writers on the blog?
Most of them are very knowledgeable.

What have you discovered about your self?
It reinforces ideas that I believe about and shows me how much I like to share ideas, my curiosity of learning from others and how much I want this world to be a better place for all as the great leader Gandhi put it "There is enough in the world for everyone's need; there is not enough for everyone's greed".

Love & Blessings,
Sharon

I am here because every time I come into contact with Dr. Chopra, my vision is widened, my lazy brain cells kick into gear and I learn. I have learned many marvelous things, learned to see myself and others, come to realizations about purpose and being. Negative/positive comments, pro/con, for/against ... it all makes me think. Deepak thinks and questions, he shares it with those who care to know, we all think and question, and learn.
That's why I am here.

Hi Kavita,Why am I here?I could say it was divine intervention,but it will be a half truth.The truth is I am too nosy! Actually I am so nosy my nose is growing at an alarming rate,and if I don't stop this nosiness I will be too embarassed to go out!I was visiting the Chopra home page for daily inspiration and happened to click on the daily blog.

As one of the bloggers had said conversation (true heart to heart conversation )is minimal these days. Everybody is too busy,wrapped up in their lives, in their work,to really talk to each other.So this is a good place where you can air your thoughts,kind of talk to each other.

Most of the writers are so creative,so talented, I see extraordinary vividness of feelings and thoughts.The likes of Gotham and Rahul make us rock with laughter.The likes of Mallika and Kanika make us feel all mushy,gushy,fuzzy,cheesy,with their heart warming or heart aching stories.Then there is Shekhar,who is very creative with his poems and pictures. Some of us got on this band wagon to learn some spiritual lessons,from Deepak.

I did not even know what a blog was when I joined this blog. I have not participated in other blogs except I did read stuff on Huffington.(it was awful,so much negativity!)On this blog there is such variety of topics.There is something for everyone.

The writers are all different.Some are very young.Some are not so young.Some are always positive.Few are negative. Some can't be figured out,because they keep changing.Most are so innovative,creative,artistic,inspired,accomplished, crazy and so cool it is a fun thing to read them.It is literature pure and simple sometimes.It is wonderful when some of the writers respond to the comments.There is great creativity at play here.

Once I got addicted to the blog I realised that I like to write.I look forward to having free time so I can get on the blog and see what everybody is up to, especially Gotham,with his antics.I also found other people who are like me.There are people on the blog who have similar tastes.I also realised what a blabbermouth I am.

Kavita, thank you for asking us to write on this topic.If I hurt any one's feelings with this I apologise.I only mentioned a few names to keep it short.I have enjoyed most of the topics and authors. God bless you always.

GJayaram: Ditto Baby!!! Love your post! Dave

Why you are here?
I have followed Deepak Chopra's work since 1989. Therefore I am here on this blog. The other answer for why I am here, if it is a existential question: "I took physical form to experience expanding bliss".

What makes intentblog interesting for you?
Deepk ands his family post here, and nthe I realized that there are many other bloggers here with great insights!

How is it different from other blogs?
That someone like Deepak Chopa is here, and post and read. Thanks to the internet we have so mjuch easier to get knowledge than before.

What have you discovered about the writers on the blog?
That even people who meditate can use the f word, and the idiot word, it is very interestering to see the language someone like Gotham uses. Those words and expression is human, and we now have a human experience. If thow words are used carefully, and with a distance, it is cool.

What have you discovered about your self?
That in the past I chose my words very carefully as I thought that was expected by meditators. I hardly ever swore... Is Gotham now changing this? ;-)

(And if I get more responses than Dr. Deepak Chopra does, I promise not to complain! :)
This time Deepak will loose... ;-)

Stefan

This blog hosts interesting discussions on current issues that are happening in the world around us. It is set up well and encourages people surfing the site to voice their opinions. Most of the people who contribute their posts seem to be genuinely interested in the topic of discussion. The ease with which this is facilitated is appreciated. Frankly I do not know much about all the writers. I have always thought of Shekar Kapur as a very talented artist and director. However the intellectual thoughts and perspectives of the other writers does come through in their postings.

What have I discovered about myself?
I never realised before I participated on this site that writing/ posting comments could be so enjoyable especially when you anticipate that a lot of people out there will read and assimilate your opinions on an issue and respond - it gives you the opportunity to exude different emotions in their different shades - passion, ire, or disgust etc and all this simply by writing.

The great DC led me here. I don't know what to call him still. Dr. Deepak Chopra is just so blah/limiting... he is so much more to me. Guruji is just too many syllables and gives me images of orange robed men but let's stick with intial "G" for now.

Here's the quick version of my story...

Yes G led me here though I have been synchronistically led to him as well. My journey up to here was initiated by the interest in his practise of Ayurvedic Medicine which of course unfolded into so much more.
In order to learn more I decided to take Primordial Sound Meditation through a local instructor in Vancouver.
The idea of meditation that fulfills all of your deepest heart's desires was fascinating because the meditation that I grew up learning about always was aimed at restraining from having any desires at all as if they were bad. So this very first teaching of his sparked me and made sense. I then learned about the Alliance for the New Humanity by keeping up with the Chopra Center and as if being able to feel G's intention when he thought of this I knew I wanted to be a part of it. Instantly I had a vision of myself standing on stage singing bhajans or chanting or something. I laughed to myself thinking as if that would ever happen in such a place. I am not any doctor, or activist or great leader of any kind. I was determined however to be a part of it somehow and thought it will probably take 5 years of meditation. Well would you believe it the opportunity manifested within 6 months of non-regularily practising the meditation. I thought damn what else can I do with this? Simply anything.
So of course there I was chanting Vedic mantras in Sanskrit and spoke to G many times which totally blew my mind and we kept in touch ever since... so here I am.

Read about this blog in the newspaper and out of sheer curiosity searched for it. It is totally intriguing to read what all these creative minds think about and interact with them too.

I watched some of Larry King to hear the discussion of creationism vs. evolution. I was glad to see Deepak Chopra on the panel. I have seen him sometimes on PBS, along with Wayne Dwyer. I also like to listen to Ram Dass, and years ago Indries Shah. Ram Dass has such a sense of humor.
On the show Mr. Chopra made a point of inviting people to visit this web site. Since I had the opportunity, I did. I haven't ever been on a blog or a chat room before. The subject matter on your sight is of interest to me. So I made some comments. I value Truth and that is why my interest was high.
I have been learning from my own yogic meditation that my thoughts are cultural, that is to say, that I picked them up from my environment. I dismiss them as having anything to do with Truth that I value. I use them to interact. But I find they are not as satisfying as the the intimations that come from daily attempts to contact the Divine, Who only seems to come in a process I call osmosis. So I want to say thank you for this opportunity to express myself as there are no people I have run into who would understand yoga, except Hatha yoga. I think it was Padma Sambhava who said, "Again and again, look within thine own mind." It's what I do. That's what I do, and this is a way that I respond. I am the respondent.

PS. I am surprised at the way I write. It is not the way I speak. So this is a wonderment. Gershom Scholem wrote a book called "God in Search of Man." He mentioned the concepts of awe and sublime. I think I will get my book back and look those up. So writing you has been a learning experience for me and I don't think I would have, except my guru only recently mentioned something about convictions. Maybe having the courage of or the sharing of. Something.

I have always sought to achieve the highest in personal and spiritual development, and my curiosuty has led me here. I was curious to see what the new earth challenge of hurricane Katrina was bringing to minds. I am very happy that the opportuity to learn and embrace other schools of thoughts and culture has made it in this forum, and with such focus. Thank you. I have read extensively in may text on Asian culture, traditions and religion. I have also serveral of Dr. Chopra's books, pratically all I believe, some of which he has autographed for me by him at a signing after a lecture. I applaud your efforts and bravery for taking on such a project here in the West where materalism reigns supreme. You all have alot to give, and a lot of love to share. I know you will be successful. Dr. Chopra, to you I say great job in supporting you children, family, and friends. And I say the same to them for supporting you. Stand firm and keep the faith.

Namaste

Sorry, I previously wrote that Gershom Scholem authored the book "God in Search of Man". It was someone else, but I lent the book to my daughter's mother in law. She was interested in Kabbalah and my daughter told her that I had taken classes with the local rabbi. I lent the books and some photocopies of the Zohar and such. Later I asked my daughter, "She's Christian. Christianity is full of mystics, St. Teresa, Lady St. Catherine, Henry Suso, Ruysbeck. Why does she want to read about Jewish mysticism?" My daughter responded, "I think ,mom, she wants to see what Madonna and others are into." Oh well.

Dear Tyan, I just read your comments of Aug 30. There is a saying, "God is simple. Everything else is complex." So if you are running into complexity the best bet is that you are not running into direct contact with the Divine. WY Evans-Wentz, an Oxford scholar, who researched Tibetan Buddhism wrote that it is extremely unfortunate that most "people profess, but do not practise religion." The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Charles Johnston's commentary, say that even if the religious practioner is able to rid hate from his own heart, hate will still exist for others. See the complexity? It is no wonder St Augustine ran off into the woods. (I think I read that in the Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan many years ago and I was mad at old Carl for thinking it was a bad thing. --Apparently St. Augustine was great at science.) Best wishes, Sherry :)

I am here to suggest that if anyone is really interested in what I, a philosopher of over 91 years of age, thinks, he/she may wish to check out my lengthy website: http://mysite.verizon.net/vzepglv8/index.htm. I will be most pleased to respond to anyone who would like to exchange views with me.

Intelligent Design advocates--poor lost "souls--" are not only ignorant of the basic method of science but are ignorant, also, of their ignorance of their ignorance. To argue that the complexity of the universe and its content is evidence of intelligence shows one's inability to recognize the difference between the conviction, conditioned to believe that THEIR God created the universe, underlying claims that "it must be," despite absence of evidence that "it is," surely reveals that they are ignorant of their ignorance. Obviously, they haven't a clue about the use of verification, as a tool of science, as well as of everyday life, in support of science's self-corrective imperative when new evidence requires refinement or correction of their theories that are always founded on a preponderance of evidence and facts as opposed to "must be." For further elaboration of my position regarding "Intelligent Design" or any other use of unverifiable and unfalsifiable language, theistic or otherwise, see my website: http://mysite.verizon.net/vzepglv8/index.htm.
Dr. Pasqual S. Schievella

Hi, Kavita

Intentblog seems to be more open to ideas, and more interesting, than other blogs. The writers are intelligent, warm, funny and knowledgeable. I was drawn here by a post by a famous actor, but have checked Intentblog every day since because I found so much of interest here -- the active contributors are a group of people who have deep interests, light hearts and great grace. I am replying to your call for additional feedback not because I want to be part of your article, but to express how satisfying my visits to Intentblog have become. I wish all my best to the Intentblog contributors, and express my hopes that this blog may continue to be here.

Cheers, Heather