Comments on: would you like a hug? http://www.moritherapy.org/article/would-you-like-a-hug/ making lives better, making better lives Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:02:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Natalia http://www.moritherapy.org/article/would-you-like-a-hug/comment-page-1/#comment-812992 Natalia Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:47:43 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/would-you-like-a-hug/#comment-812992 Nice article..I mean that sunshine has a power that contains the value of treatment that affect both human health, physically and spiritually. Nice article..I mean that sunshine has a power that contains the value of treatment that affect both human health, physically and spiritually.

]]> By: pelf http://www.moritherapy.org/article/would-you-like-a-hug/comment-page-1/#comment-361991 pelf Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:27:37 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/would-you-like-a-hug/#comment-361991 Aww.. That's just sooo sweet. Too bad we don't have free hugs here in Malaysia :( Aww.. That’s just sooo sweet. Too bad we don’t have free hugs here in Malaysia :(

]]> By: isabella mori http://www.moritherapy.org/article/would-you-like-a-hug/comment-page-1/#comment-227778 isabella mori Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:11:49 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/would-you-like-a-hug/#comment-227778 thanks for your lovely comments, janet and sara. i like how they show that in many ways, christian and buddhist practices have so much in common. thanks for your lovely comments, janet and sara. i like how they show that in many ways, christian and buddhist practices have so much in common.

]]> By: sara http://www.moritherapy.org/article/would-you-like-a-hug/comment-page-1/#comment-226474 sara Thu, 27 Sep 2007 07:02:23 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/would-you-like-a-hug/#comment-226474 was reminiscing about September 11th, felt this year anniversary very deeply, alot of feelings came back about that day, horror and sadness. Then, while exchanging with a friend about our memories of connecting with people and consciousness, the realization of how we all opened to one another, and strangers made contact, and prayed together and cried and helped one another. It was beautiful and I said out loud why does there need to be something that horrific to have people break out of their shells and embrace one another, feeling that we are in this together and that our challenges and tensions and conflicts and pain and joys don't have to isolate us from one another and we feel good when we relate from the heart to one another. Sometimes we connect in a crisis and sometimes with a powerful spiritual teacher or music concert but I love the idea of a day to dedicate to this. so we can experience this from within, our inner connection, Spirit, and step over the obstacle to see one another, and reach out. A group in my church is going out on Tuesdays in town to take literally Jesus' command to do greater works than him, asking people if they could use prayer or need healing, and praying for them. There have been wonderful testimonies of healings and also for people reporting on the joy of overcoming the fears of going out like this. I just went out once with a group and we partnered. I observed because it was my first time. It was a positive and powerful experience, and interesting. Some people had no interest but they were nice about it, great, you're okay, have a nice day, kind of thing. New at this group and this is my first comment. I love your September 10th hug day. I notice people hug when they see each other at the local health food stores alot, although somewhat less as the area gets more stressful or gentrified. was reminiscing about September 11th, felt this year anniversary very deeply, alot of feelings
came back about that day, horror and sadness.
Then, while exchanging with a friend about our
memories of connecting with people and consciousness, the realization of how we all opened to one another, and strangers made contact, and prayed together and cried and helped one another.
It was beautiful and I said out loud why does there need to be something that horrific to have people
break out of their shells and embrace one another, feeling that we are in this together
and that our challenges and tensions and conflicts and pain and joys don’t have to isolate
us from one another and we feel good when we
relate from the heart to one another.

Sometimes we connect in a crisis and sometimes
with a powerful spiritual teacher or music
concert but I love the idea of a day to
dedicate to this. so we can experience this from within, our inner connection, Spirit, and
step over the obstacle to see one another, and
reach out.

A group in my church is going out on Tuesdays in
town to take literally Jesus’ command to do
greater works than him, asking people if they
could use prayer or need healing, and praying
for them. There have been wonderful testimonies
of healings and also for people reporting
on the joy of overcoming the fears of going out
like this.

I just went out once with a group and we partnered. I observed because it was my first
time. It was a positive and powerful experience,
and interesting. Some people had no interest but they were nice about it, great, you’re okay,
have a nice day, kind of thing.

New at this group and this is my first comment.

I love your September 10th hug day. I notice
people hug when they see each other at the local
health food stores alot, although somewhat less
as the area gets more stressful or gentrified.

]]> By: Janet Riehl http://www.moritherapy.org/article/would-you-like-a-hug/comment-page-1/#comment-199557 Janet Riehl Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:16:28 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/would-you-like-a-hug/#comment-199557 Free hugs. Ah. Lovely. What I sense in your piece is the desire to offer. To extend. And, you also observed boundaries, physical and emotional. In your reply to Terra's comment, I feel the answer lies. The same practice of seeing Buddha nature in everyone exists in Buddhism. The advantage of extending our love silently as you did on the bus is that it doesn't exert any expectations on the person your sending your love to. It's less aggressive. Less a personal love and more universal and absolute in its nature. It's a love that's not about you...or even about them...it's about love and not just the possibility of loving but doing it on the spot. This can be transformative for the giver, the receiver, and the environment on the bus we all ride on. Free hugs. Ah. Lovely. What I sense in your piece is the desire to offer. To extend. And, you also observed boundaries, physical and emotional. In your reply to Terra’s comment, I feel the answer lies. The same practice of seeing Buddha nature in everyone exists in Buddhism. The advantage of extending our love silently as you did on the bus is that it doesn’t exert any expectations on the person your sending your love to. It’s less aggressive. Less a personal love and more universal and absolute in its nature. It’s a love that’s not about you…or even about them…it’s about love and not just the possibility of loving but doing it on the spot. This can be transformative for the giver, the receiver, and the environment on the bus we all ride on.

]]> By: isabella mori http://www.moritherapy.org/article/would-you-like-a-hug/comment-page-1/#comment-198088 isabella mori Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:27:34 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/would-you-like-a-hug/#comment-198088 terra, yes, and that is exactly what i'm thinking about right now. what IF we had deep affection for everyone? what IF we expressed that with something like hugs? in christianity there is an idea/ideal of "seeing christ in everyone." that has always intrigued me. i think christ often stands for the ideal (and transcended) lover/sibling/partner or, simply, love object. (urgh, "love object", that sounds ugly). sometimes i'm on the bus and i look at people and i try this on in my head: "YOU are christ, and YOU, and YOU." to what degree does love need to be private? i know, this is all very academic. i assure you that working on my deep affection for stephen harper or george bush is not top of my to-do list. what i AM attracted to, though, is to at least play with this concept of universal love. and yesterday gave me a chace to spend some time in that sandbox. terra, yes, and that is exactly what i’m thinking about right now.

what IF we had deep affection for everyone? what IF we expressed that with something like hugs?

in christianity there is an idea/ideal of “seeing christ in everyone.” that has always intrigued me. i think christ often stands for the ideal (and transcended) lover/sibling/partner or, simply, love object. (urgh, “love object”, that sounds ugly).

sometimes i’m on the bus and i look at people and i try this on in my head: “YOU are christ, and YOU, and YOU.”

to what degree does love need to be private?

i know, this is all very academic. i assure you that working on my deep affection for stephen harper or george bush is not top of my to-do list.

what i AM attracted to, though, is to at least play with this concept of universal love. and yesterday gave me a chace to spend some time in that sandbox.

]]> By: Terra http://www.moritherapy.org/article/would-you-like-a-hug/comment-page-1/#comment-197422 Terra Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:45:41 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/would-you-like-a-hug/#comment-197422 special affection...to expand: some people fall in love easily and some say i love you easily. i'm in and out of love at the drop of a hat, it seems, but when in the thick of it, it's deep. hugging is the same. it's <b>deep</b>. special affection…to expand: some people fall in love easily and some say i love you easily. i’m in and out of love at the drop of a hat, it seems, but when in the thick of it, it’s deep. hugging is the same. it’s deep.

]]> By: nancy (aka money coach) http://www.moritherapy.org/article/would-you-like-a-hug/comment-page-1/#comment-197311 nancy (aka money coach) Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:34:04 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/would-you-like-a-hug/#comment-197311 argh! I missed it! I'm not sure I would have been 'hippy' (to use your word) enough to hug strangers, but I would have watched from the sidelines and maybe dive in next year. How many people were there? And what did you do? Just kind of fan out all over vancouver and walk up to people and say "hi, do you want a free hug"? Was there much press? argh! I missed it! I’m not sure I would have been ‘hippy’ (to use your word) enough to hug strangers, but I would have watched from the sidelines and maybe dive in next year.

How many people were there? And what did you do? Just kind of fan out all over vancouver and walk up to people and say “hi, do you want a free hug”? Was there much press?

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