Catching Up

Hello,

I have re-read Chapter 6 of the Dalai Lama's How to See Yourself as You Really Are, and found that I missed the crucial part for my purposes: the comment on Truth.  The Truth is considered ineffable, undefinable.  There is a story about a man in a debate who says he knows the answer to the question put forth, but he has no words for conveying that truth.

At this point I became frustrated and wondered if there would be a clearer answer later in the book.  I intend to find out, but in the meantime I'm reading some lighter things for enjoyment, leaving the heavy stuff on the back burner for a bit.

My sister, a reverend (Methodist), sent me an informal book on faith by Anne LaMott called Traveling Mercies, which I thoroughly enjoyed reading because it wasn't heavy - comedic, really - and didn't proseletize.  She also sent me a workbook for a study group focused on forgiveness.  It's a 28-week course.  She knows I have a lot of old issues with that, and wants to help.  I'm honored to accept the help, too.

Lately, for fun I'm reading James Patterson's Cat and Mouse.  For brain food, I'm reading notes of an informal course on the subject of ColdFusion programming.  That is my husband's main profession, although he also learned many other languages for his Business Computing degree and has taught himself still more languages.  He's brilliant.  If he can teach me what he knows,  I'll be able to infuse our bank account considerably and we can finally get where we want to be.  Most jobs would not work for me as I am agoraphobic, but he often works from home, so theoretically, so could I, at least part of the time.  Wish me luck?