Tribe.net. Local Connections Legba http://gnostics.tribe.net/thread/84e37ca2-f2fe-4e2d-a318-46c66b3dcd08#86e75162-7b2f-4a44-af5e-aa7c938fb1f8 2006-12-19T07:23:29Z 2006-12-19T07:23:29Z

Something interesting that I researched a bit was that this word hapiru/habiru, meant to indicate the parasocial, problematic group referred to in the Amarna documents and so forth, also widely believed to have been one and the same with the Hebrews, could also be translated as "passers-by"...that makes Jesus' benediction somewhat more rooted in his tradition, somehow...

Legba 2006-12-19T07:23:29Z FraterLSD http://gnostics.tribe.net/thread/84e37ca2-f2fe-4e2d-a318-46c66b3dcd08#88ab2bfa-ffc5-4cc4-97be-cfa0cba214dd 2005-07-27T05:30:51Z 2005-07-27T05:30:51Z

I agree - "be in this world but not of it" Very Gnostic.

FraterLSD 2005-07-27T05:30:51Z Alx http://gnostics.tribe.net/thread/84e37ca2-f2fe-4e2d-a318-46c66b3dcd08#451662b4-5ca3-45e6-82a7-3b619fa3e7ff 2005-07-21T22:37:50Z 2005-07-21T22:37:50Z

goes beautifully with the last quote. a framework emerging. isn't this one another way of saying, "be in this world but not of it?" Alx

Alx 2005-07-21T22:37:50Z Four Winds http://gnostics.tribe.net/thread/84e37ca2-f2fe-4e2d-a318-46c66b3dcd08#25b60224-1be1-4620-a146-7b630694a5bb 2005-07-21T02:35:29Z 2005-07-21T02:35:29Z

Become passers-by. I find a world of Gnostic thought in this small phrase. I find it very similar to the phrase "disinterested compassion", which is something I try to cultivate in my own life. Both phrases remind me not to over identify with what I see around me. They also remind me not to fragment my mind by attaching myself to everything I see.

Four Winds 2005-07-21T02:35:29Z $item.owner.firstName http://gnostics.tribe.net/thread/84e37ca2-f2fe-4e2d-a318-46c66b3dcd08#3f3fd139-7da7-48b8-86d5-459f186b9ab2 2005-07-20T13:52:55Z 2005-07-20T13:52:55Z

Live with the impermanence of this world. Cultivate non-attachment, not to be confused with detachment. Be in the world but not of it. Peace, Griffin

$item.owner.firstName 2005-07-20T13:52:55Z Four Winds http://gnostics.tribe.net/thread/84e37ca2-f2fe-4e2d-a318-46c66b3dcd08#4ded2ac1-5489-440a-bf18-1c805ada766e 2005-07-20T05:19:12Z 2005-07-20T05:19:12Z

Dear Friends: Here is the saying we have taken into our meditations and prayers since last week: (42) Jesus said, "Become passers-by." http://www.webcom.com/gnosis/naghamm/gthlamb.html Please share your thoughts and feelings. Peace, 4W

Four Winds 2005-07-20T05:19:12Z