Comments on: The Abbot’s Gift http://thecriticalthinker.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/the-abbots-gift/ Encouraging critical thought on relevant and controversial issues. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:19:04 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mark T. Market http://thecriticalthinker.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/the-abbots-gift/#comment-1235 Mark T. Market Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:53:38 +0000 http://thecriticalthinker.wordpress.com/?p=1618#comment-1235 Thanks totomel! Hope to see more of you online. Thanks totomel! Hope to see more of you online.

]]> By: totomel http://thecriticalthinker.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/the-abbots-gift/#comment-1233 totomel Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:15:39 +0000 http://thecriticalthinker.wordpress.com/?p=1618#comment-1233 great blog!!! great blog!!!

]]> By: Mark T. Market http://thecriticalthinker.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/the-abbots-gift/#comment-1224 Mark T. Market Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:01:08 +0000 http://thecriticalthinker.wordpress.com/?p=1618#comment-1224 My take from the story is to avoid coloring objects and situations needlessly with emotional bias (i.e. the monk was stuck with indecision between fear and pride). In the end, gratitude was a proactive decision on the monk's part. My take from the story is to avoid coloring objects and situations needlessly with emotional bias (i.e. the monk was stuck with indecision between fear and pride).

In the end, gratitude was a proactive decision on the monk’s part.

]]> By: pershie http://thecriticalthinker.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/the-abbots-gift/#comment-1223 pershie Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:07:53 +0000 http://thecriticalthinker.wordpress.com/?p=1618#comment-1223 question: does this mean you have to take things as they are and not be proactive in deciding your own course of action? question: does this mean you have to take things as they are and not be proactive in deciding your own course of action?

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